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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
Bulk waste recycling has begun in Yamal
28 november 2023
An incinerator for recycling and burning construction waste was launched at the Gubkinsky town in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, TASS reported citing the press service of the regional government.
"Clean Norilsk" named the best Arctic project
27 november 2023
Norilsk Nickel became the winner of the 5th All-Russian competition of regional environmental practices "Reliable Partner - Ecology".
Rosprirodnadzor counted polar bears in the Arctic
24 november 2023
Polar bears remain endangered, and one of the tasks in preserving the population of rare predators was the implementation of the project "The Owner of the Arctic" on keeping aerial tracking of polar bears, said Svetlana Radionova, the head of Rosprirodnadzor.
Russian scientists identify the main cause of Arctic pollution
23 november 2023
The main cause of Arctic pollution is the so-called "waste storms", scientists from the Northern (Arctic) Federal University have established during the Arctic Floating University expedition, RIA Novosti reports.
Russian scientists discuss environmental challenges for the Arctic
22 november 2023
The conference of leading Russian scientists studying the climatic, ecological and economic features of the Arctic regions of Russia was held in Moscow.
Design stage of the Kola NPP-2 to be completed by the end of 2023
21 november 2023
The designing stage of the Kola Nuclear Power Plant (NPP-2) is planned to be completed by the end of this year, while engineering and geological surveys are being completed at the construction site, said Igor Marakulin, Deputy Director of Development for the Kola NPP-2.
Vattenfall supplies first electricity from a new offshore wind farm in Denmark
20 november 2023
The first electricity from the Vattenfall Vesterhav Syd offshore wind farm has been supplied to the Danish power grid.
