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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
Mankind marks a dubious milestone on its way today
28 july 2022
Mankind marks a dubious milestone today (July 28), the day by which humanity has consumed all Earth can sustainably produce for this year, with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) warning the rest of 2022 will be lived in resource deficit, as per CNA Channel.
Siberia's rivers will be filled with fish
28 july 2022
One of the largest producers of nickel, copper and other metals in the world, Russian Norilsk Nickel will work to improve biodiversity in Siberian rivers. Starting from 2023 the company will start to finance scientific research on the assessment of the state of aquatic bioresources and fish habitat. These scientific developments lack funding, and such support will create a benefit not only for Russian science, but also world science as a whole, experts believe. Later on, the company plans to annually release fry of different fish species into Siberian rivers, including one of the region's largest rivers, the Yenisei.
Norilsk Nickel uses unique equipment for reclamation
27 july 2022
At the mouth of the Ambarnaya River, reclamation of the land affected by the fuel spill in May 2020 continues. Experts from the Norilsk-Taimyr Energy Company (NTEK JSC) and Norilsk Nickel’s Land Improvement Operation are working on the territory of the miner’s Polar Division.
Almazy Anabara evacuates from the tundra hundreds of tons of scrap metal
26 july 2022
Along the Northern Sea Route, Almazy Anabara JSC of the ALROSA Group sent to Arkhangelsk another cargo of scrap metal with a total weight of 778.2 tons, collected last year in the tundra of the Anabar district, absoluttv.ru reports.
Asia to face major environmental issues by 2030
26 july 2022
The major environmental problems which confront Asia are grouped under four themes: water management, deforestation and land degradation, air pollution, and climate change.
Sochi tops the ranking among the greenest cities in Russia, Astrakhan ranks lowest
25 july 2022
The analytical company Marketing Logic has rated the “greenest” cities in Russia based on open data and geoinformation technologies. The resort city of Sochi topped the ranking with almost 90% of its area covered with urban forests and parks, and Astrakhan ranks lowest with 5% of the green areas in the city.
Krasnoyarsk Court approves settlement between Nornickel subsidiary and Fisheries Agency
22 july 2022
PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel and a major producer of platinum and copper, announces that the Krasnoyarsk Region Arbitration Court has approved a settlement agreement between the Yenisei Territory Administration of the Federal Fishery Agency (Rosrybolovstvo) and JSC Norilsk-Taimyr Energy Company (NTEC), a subsidiary of Norilsk Nickel.
