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...

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

Hainan to host the World environmental car conference in September

26 august 2024

The World conference of cars powered by new energy sources will be held on September 27-29 in Haikou, the administrative center of South China's Hainan Province. The forum is organized by the Association of Science and Technology of China, the Hainan Administration and the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China.

The theme of the conference is "Low–carbon transformations and global cooperation", its goal is to strengthen cooperation with the global automotive industry, stimulate the development of vehicles using alternative energy sources. In addition, the forum aims to consolidate international efforts to reduce harmful emissions.

The conference participants will discuss issues of international standardization in the modern automotive industry, the introduction of advanced network technologies in transport, the organization of large-scale production of ecological machines, the adaptation of the industry to the nuances of consumer demand and much more, TASS reports.

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