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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
July 2023 became the third hottest month in the Arctic
11 september 2023
July of this year became the third hottest month in the Arctic in the history of meteorological observations, said Roman Vilfand, the head of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia.
The first fire-fighting exercises held at the Norilsk Norilsk eco-project
08 september 2023
Large-scale fire-fighting exercises were conducted by employees of the Sulfur Program of the Nadezhda Metallurgical Plant, the press service of Norilsk Nickel reported.
The Russian Ministry of Transport approved a new list of shipwrecks subject to mandatory removal
07 september 2023
The Ministry of Transport of Russia has approved a new list of shipwrecks that are subject to mandatory removal. The list includes 204 vessels, including three in the Murmansk region, b-port.com reports.
The staff of the Norilsk Nickel enterprise is mastering sulfur dioxide neutralization technology
06 september 2023
The sulfuric acid production and neutralization unit at the Nadezhdinsky Metallurgical Plant is on the verge of a comprehensive testing of equipment and technological processes.
Experts found it impossible to contain global warming
05 september 2023
Global measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will not keep the temperature rise on Earth below two degrees Celsius by 2050. This is stated in the annual forecast of the oil company Exxon Mobil, ttelegraf.ru reported.
The water condition of the small rivers of the Kola Peninsula is critical
04 september 2023
The water condition of the small rivers of the Murmansk region is critical, according to a Roshydromet review on the state and pollution of the environment in 2022.
Norilsk Nickel helped to build a new paramedic-obstetric station in Volochanka
01 september 2023
As per agreement between Norilsk Nickel and the Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North, a paramedic-obstetric station was opened in Volochanka and keys to new houses were handed over to four of the residents of the village.
