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...

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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...

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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...

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David Benderly: PermaScribe seeks to put trust mark on diamond table, not just girdle

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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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About 53 tons of waste collected by the participants of the fourth Arctic Purity Cup

12 july 2024

The fourth Arctic Purity Cup event has seen more than 2,000 participants collect about 53 tons of waste at 45 locations.

"This season, environmental athletes have cleared the territory of several natural protected areas, parks and squares in towns and cities of the Arctic from household waste and construction debris," said Anna Kupryakova, head of the regional department of the Clean Games project. In 2021, 694 people participated in the events, 2,513 in 2022 and 3,000 in 2023. In total, they collected about 71 tons of waste.

The Arctic Purity Cup is being implemented with the support of the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs, the Project Office for the Development of the Arctic, the Kamchatka clothing brand Beregi and the Arctic Resource Center Foundation.

Alex Shishlo, Chief Editor of the European Bureau, Rough&Polished