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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...
18 november 2024
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
Mumbai’s jewellery exporters seek permission to restart manufacturing & trading
07 may 2020
While Mumbai jewellery exporters would like to commence operations at the earliest, the lockdown as well as Maharashtra (Mumbai) in the Red Zone prevents them to restart their units.
De Beers suspends applications for new sightholder contract
06 may 2020
De Beers has temporarily put on the back burner the application process for its new sightholder contract as COVID-19 continues to disrupt its clients’ business operations.
Vast upbeat about long awaited Zim diamond project
06 may 2020
Vast Resources, which is currently awaiting the finalisation of a joint venture between its subsidiary Katanga Mining and the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) in the post Covid-19 lockdown period, expects the project to play its part and be a contributor to the country's economic recovery programme post the pandemic.
Surat and Jaipur SEZs & EPIP resume production; export shipment executed since 29 April
06 may 2020
A few gem and jewellery manufacturing units in the Surat SEZ ( Special Economic Zone) and in the Jaipur SEZs and Export Promotion Industrial Park ( EPIP) have resumed limited production observing all safeguards and other prescribed norms.
COVID-19: De Beers donates $200k to assist women as gender-based violence spike
06 may 2020
De Beers has donated $200,000 across its four producer partner countries to assist women’s shelters and support organisations to respond to an increase in gender-based violence resulting from the COVID-19 situation.
Young Diamantaires Group launched its website
06 may 2020
The World Federation of Diamond Bourses announced the launch of its Young Diamantaires (YDs) website www.ydts.org.
Don’t compel clients not to purchase diamonds – De Beers
05 may 2020
De Beers believes that customers should not be discouraged from purchasing rough diamonds, despite the trying times the industry is going through.
Lucapa resumes scaled mining operations at Lulo
05 may 2020
Lucapa Diamond has re-commenced scaled mining operations at its 40%-owned Lulo alluvial diamond mine in Angola. Operations at Lulo, which it owns together with Endiama and Rosas & Petalas were reduced to essential services only following the declaration of a State of Emergency in Angola in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
ALROSA’s Aikhal and Zarya diamond mines will suspend operations starting from May 15, 2020
05 may 2020
ALROSA will temporarily suspend mining works at the Aikhal underground mine and Zarya open pit from May 15, said the company in a press release distributed today.
AWDC webinar participants expect the diamond jewelry market to return to normal by the end of 2020
30 april 2020
Fifty-one percent of the AWDC webinar participants expect the diamond jewelry market to return to normal by the end of 2020.
