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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
Ceylon Waste Management Refinery inaugurates Sri Lanka’s first precious metal refinery using e-waste
20 september 2023
Ceylon Waste Management Refinery announced the inauguration of Sri Lanka’s first-ever precious metal refining factory, which uses electronic waste (e-waste) as raw materials.
Metalworkers of Norilsk Nickel enterprises showed professional skills blindfolded
19 september 2023
Metalworkers of twelve enterprises of the Polar Branch of Norilsk Nickel demonstrated theoretical and practical skills at the professional skills competition that was a part of the "Academy of Mentors" corporate project.
Norilsk Nickel's safety culture trainers visited the Port of Dudinka
18 september 2023
Trainers on the safety culture of enterprises of the Norilsk Nickel Group of companies visited its Polar Transport Branch and the Port of Dudinka.
Norilsk Nickel and Kaspersky Lab to cooperate on digital security of industrial and corporate infrastructure
15 september 2023
Norilsk Nickel and Kaspersky Lab signed a cooperation agreement to improve information security and protect corporate and industrial infrastructure.
Rosatom and MSU carry out environmental monitoring along the Northern Sea Route
14 september 2023
Rosatom State Corporation and the Marine Research Center of the Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) have prolonged an agreement on the integrated monitoring and environmental safety of the Northern Sea Route in 2023-2024 during the VIII Eastern Economic Forum.
Drones to help oil industry workers plant grass in the Arctic
13 september 2023
Gazpromneft-Geo carried out seed planting and soil fertilization using an aerial robotic complex for the first time. The pilot project was implemented at the Leskinsky site in the north of the Gydan Peninsula (Yamal), iadevon.ru reports.
Norilsk Nickel prepares to launch the Sulfur Program in Norilsk
12 september 2023
The key equipment of the project, which has no analogues in the world in terms of scale, is being tested at the sites of the Sulfur Program at the Nadezhdinsky Metallurgical Plant, the press service of Norilsk Nickel reported.
