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Mmetla Masire: Okavango to resume diamond sales in January
Botswana’s state-owned Okavango Diamond Company (ODC) is set to resume diamond sales in January 2025, whether the market remains depressed or not. ODC managing director Mmetla Masire told Rough & Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa on the side-lines of...
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Helga Pombal: Angola's Stardiam finds solution to the threat posed by lab-grown diamonds
Stardiam manager of production Helga Pombal told Rough&Polished's Mathew Nyaungwa on the sidelines of the Angola International Diamond Conference that lab-grown diamonds are creating a parallel market for more accessible stones, combined with lower...
11 november 2024
Ellah Muchemwa: ADPA to launch Africa's first diamond mining standard next year
The African Diamond Producers Association (ADPA), which is based in Luanda, Angola, and represents the interests of mainly African diamond producers and those with the potential to produce diamonds, will next year launch the Sustainable Development...
04 november 2024
Dmitry Fedorov: I want our jewelry to be displayed at a museum in the future
Dmitry Fedorov is the founder of the eponymous jewelry house. His main focus is the creation of Orthodox-inspired premium luxury jewelry of high artistic merit. He told Rough&Polished about his journey in the jewelry industry, about choosing the ‘Orthodox...
28 october 2024
Responsible business practices ‘no longer optional’, says WDC President Feriel Zerouki
The president of the World Diamond Council takes time out of her busy schedule to tell Rough&Polished readers about the critical work of the WDC. Zerouki, the first female present of the body, which includes all the important industry organizations among...
14 october 2024
CIBJO postpones annual congress, will be rescheduled in 2021
10 june 2020
CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, announced that its annual congress, which this year was scheduled to have taken place in Dubai, UAE, October 5 to 7, will be postponed to 2021, as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Dharmanand Diamonds organizes first-ever Virtual Trade Show
10 june 2020
Announcing its first-ever Virtual Trade Show --- Diamond Prevé, a private exhibition for customers--- Indian company, Dharmanandan Diamonds Pvt Ltd (DDPL), claims that for the last four decades it has continued to introduce technology for the Indian diamond industry.
ALROSA considers claims presented to it in the Arbitration Court of Yakutia unfounded
09 june 2020
On Monday, Rough & Polished received comments from ALROSA regarding the 34.7-billion-ruble claim filed by ALROSA-Nyurba minority shareholders in the Arbitration Court of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).
Angola makes progress towards establishment of diamond hub, bourse
09 june 2020
The Angolan government has plans to further develop its industry specific market infrastructure and efforts to optimise as well as expand its services to the global diamond trade through the establishment of an Angolan Diamond Hub and an Angolan Diamond Bourse.
WFDB expands membership to key industry players; CTF joins Board
09 june 2020
The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) is inviting key players in the global diamond and jewellery industries to join its ranks, to expand the influence and the relevancy of the organization, which was founded in 1947 specifically to protect the interests of diamond bourses and their members.
BlueRock boosts production at Kareevlei after Covid-19 lockdown
09 june 2020
BlueRock is recording production of 41,500 tonnes in the 21-day period following the resumption of its operations last month when mines in South Africa were allowed to partially resume operations.
Mountain Province Diamonds proposes to enter into a transaction to sell U.S.$50 mn of diamonds
09 june 2020
Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. announced that it proposes to enter into an agreement to sell U.S.$50,000,000 of diamonds to Dunebridge Worldwide Ltd.
Edward Asscher named president of the World Diamond Council
09 june 2020
Edward Asscher is the new President of the World Diamond Council (WDC), the international organization that is charged with leading the industry’s effort to prevent conflict diamonds from entering the jewelry supply chain and with representing it in the tripartite Kimberley Process coalition.
ALROSA is sued for 34.7 billion rubles
08 june 2020
On June 5, the Arbitration Court of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) accepted a multi-billion-ruble lawsuit against diamond mining company ALROSA. A freezing injunction has already been issued for this lawsuit.
UAE's leading gold retailers to shut down stores for now
08 june 2020
Two of the UAE’s leading jewellery retailers, Joyalukkas and Malabar Gold & Diamonds are affected drastically by the current situation and are shutting outlets to stay afloat to counter the COVID-19 impact on gold demand.
