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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
Enterprises of Norilsk Nickel conducted training on accident response
22 august 2023
Employees of the Center for Emergency Response and Rescue Operations of the Polar Branch of Norilsk Nickel conducted a number of trainings together with the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia.
Norilsk Nickel dismisses violators of cardinal safety rules
21 august 2023
Thirty-eight employees were dismissed for ignoring safety standards In the Norilsk Division in 2022-2023, said Evgeny Ryabtsev, acting director of the Department of Industrial Safety and Labor Protection of the Polar Branch of Norilsk Nickel.
Nornickel improves industrial safety with the help of AI
18 august 2023
Norilsk Nickel's Bystrinsky Mining and Processing Plant increases industrial safety thanks to artificial intelligence (AI).
Warming in the Arctic to cause a cold snap in Moscow in February – expert
17 august 2023
Global warming in the Arctic will lead to abnormal cold in Europe and Moscow. Such a disappointing forecast was voiced by Sergey Mukhametov, senior lecturer of the Department of Oceanology of the Geographical Faculty of Moscow State University.
Polar Climate temperature record shows July average above 10°C
16 august 2023
Polar Climate is a meteorological term for Arctic regions with mid-average temperature for the warmest month in the year of less than 10°C. This year, some regions crossed that mark.
Russian scientists investigated the problem with drinking water in the Arctic
15 august 2023
A group of scientists from Tomsk State University analyzed the diversity of sources and the quality of drinking water available to the indigenous population of the Arctic zone of Western Siberia, the press service of the university reported.
500,000 tons of plastic waste annually enter the World Ocean
14 august 2023
500,000 tons of plastic waste enter the World Ocean annually, and most of the garbage has been floating on the surface for decades, scientists at Utrecht University found out.
