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Escaping the ‘panic phase’: DMCC-commissioned study urges natural diamond industry to emulate Swiss watch revival
The natural diamond industry is currently facing a disruption that closely mirrors the existential threat the Swiss watch industry encountered during the 1970s quartz crisis. According to a new comparative study commissioned by the Dubai Multi Commodities...
26 october 2026
Diamond market crash is Africa’s opportunity, not its crisis – M'zée Fula Ngenge
Global natural diamond supply is forecast to fall below 95 million carats this year, the lowest since 1987. For Dr. M'zée Fula Ngenge, chairperson of the African Diamond Council (ADC), this is not a death knell but a clarion call. In an exclusive...
12 october 2026
Tracr passes 5 million rough diamonds milestone as De Beers expands provenance push
De Beers Group's blockchain-enabled traceability platform Tracr reached a significant milestone in 2025, with more than 5 million rough diamonds individually scanned and registered, up from 2.8 million cumulative registrations reported in 2024. The...
28 september 2026
South African diamonds head to Hong Kong: SDT partners with BRINKS for JGW 2026
South Africa’s State Diamond Trader (SDT) has confirmed the country's participation in Jewellery & Gem World Hong Kong (JGW) 2026 through a partnership with BRINKS. SDT marketing and communication manager Tsholofelo Gopolang Tselapedi...
14 september 2026
David Benderly: PermaScribe seeks to put trust mark on diamond table, not just girdle
In this interview with Rough & Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa, PhotoScribe Technologies president and chief executive David Benderly explains how PermaScribe differs technically from conventional laser inscription, its potential to strengthen security, and...
31 august 2026
Climate ambition and economic growth must reinforce each other - Minerals Council
Yesterday
Minerals Council South Africa senior climate specialist Shalendra Subramoney believes that climate ambition and economic growth must reinforce each other.
Nornickel launches pilot reliability rating for contractors
27 october 2026
Nornickel held a seminar in Norilsk to mark the launch of a pilot project to roll out a reliability rating system for its contractors. More than 70 participants, including heads of production units, gathered to discuss how to transform safety oversight into a systematic, collaborative partnership.
Russia develops floating station for removing oil from waterbody beds
19 october 2026
Scientists at the Novosibirsk State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering have developed a floating station designed to remove oil and petroleum products from the beds of waterbodies following accidental spills. According to TASS, the system extracts bottom sediments, separates the various pollutants, and collects them into dedicated containers, enabling the cleaning of the bed to the full depth of the contamination.
Russian segment of Caspian sea recedes 20,000 sq. km in 20 years - report
15 october 2026
The drying up of the Caspian coastline, specifically within its Russian segment, has amounted to 20,000 square kilometers over the past 20 years, Russian’s president Vladimir Putin stated.
Canada to develop carbon removal market framework under Paris agreement
06 october 2026
Canada is working to develop policies that will allow its domestic carbon removal companies to participate in international carbon markets, a move advocates say will help spur investment in new technologies and deepen the country’s economic links with the EU and Asia.
Caspian littoral states agree on joint program to protect sea ecosystem
30 september 2026
Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Iran, and Turkmenistan have agreed on a joint program to protect the Caspian Sea, covering the period from 2026 to 2027.
Nornickel, VNIRO to strengthen scientific partnership
23 september 2026
Nornickel and the Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO) signed a cooperation agreement at the 9th Global Fishery Forum in St. Petersburg.
