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

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

Eco-tech-parks for waste recycling to be created in Krasnoyarsk

06 march 2025

The authorities of Krasnoyarsk Krai (Territory) have announced a competition to create eco-tech-parks in five municipalities that will handle municipal solid waste.

The eco-tech-parks are planned to be created in Kansky, Minusinsky, Yeniseisky, Boguchansky districts and in Norilsk, TASS reports. All five concession agreements are set to last for 17 years. At the same time, the constructed facilities must be operated for at least 25 years.

"In the polar city [Norilsk], the capacity of the sorting complex should be 71,000 tons of waste per year, the design capacity of the landfill for waste disposal is 51,000 tons. According to the terms, the concessionaire must attract 3.4 - 5.1 billion rubles in investments to create the facility," the authorities reported.

Theodor Lisovoy, Managing Editor, Rough&Polished