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

The great reset: Paul Zimnisky on supply catharsis, De Beers' bargain and the case for natural diamonds

The natural diamond industry is in the throes of its most profound reset in a generation. Supply is plunging to its lowest level since 1987 and De Beers—once valued at over $9 billion—is reportedly being sold for as little as $1 billion.
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10 august 2026

Volunteers from Norilsk Nickel came to the aid of the Lapland Nature Reserve

17 august 2022
The volunteers of the second eco-shift of the Norilsk Nickel’s “Poneslos” (Things Got Rolling) eco-marathon helped the employees of the Lapland Nature Reserve once again. Last year, the eco-marathon participants built the so-called “Reindeer Trail” and an interactive platform. This season, the volunteers are now busy repairing excursion trails, painting poles and improving the road leading to the Reserve. The experts were invited to deliver several lectures and give some lessons to them. Sergey Ridzik, Honoured Master of Sports of Russia, was among the special guests at the eco-campaign. “It is very good that the environmental work that our volunteers have been doing for several years at the Lapland Nature Reserve resonates well with the Norilsk Nickel employees and also with the residents of the cities where the company operates and they want to make their contribution. Every year, the contribution becomes increasingly important,” said Maxim Ivanov, Deputy General Director of the Kola Mining and Metallurgical Company.