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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...
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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
Employees of Norilsk Nickel make suggestions to improve safety
29 march 2024
Sergey Shilenko, Deputy Director of the Polar Branch of Norilsk Nickel for Industrial Safety and Labor Protection, held an annual reception of employees to discuss issues related to the organization of production processes and workplaces, labor rules and regulations at enterprises.
The Northern Forum creates working groups on IT infrastructure and climate change in the Arctic
28 march 2024
The Northern Forum international organization has formed new working groups on climate change issues and the development of IT infrastructure, said the organization’s executive director Vladimir Vasiliev.
'Sea unicorns' spotted in the Arctic
27 march 2024
Narwhals, colloquially called the sea unicorns, have been spotted in the Arctic.
The Kola NPP finds a way to dispose of Class I and II hazard waste
26 march 2024
In 2024, the Kola NPP found a solution to dispose of Class I and II hazard waste by concluding an agreement with the Federal Environmental Operator.
Large-scale coral bleaching observed on Great Barrier Reef - scientists
25 march 2024
The Australian Government Reef Conservation Authority and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Reserve have again recorded massive coral bleaching.
Melting of Arctic ice may lead to extremely warm summer in Europe
22 march 2024
A group of British oceanographers studied changes in the salinity of seawater in the north Atlantic and concluded that fresh water coming from melting Arctic ice is likely to affect summer weather in Europe.
The number of polar bears in the Arctic increased 1.5 times in two years
21 march 2024
The Chukchi-Alaskan polar bear population reached 3,000 individual animals, including 864 on Wrangel Island and 180 on the Bear Islands in Yakutia, said Vladimir Chernook, head of the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute "Ecology".
