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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
Supercomputer predicts climate disaster on the planet
13 july 2023
A team of Swiss scientists together with colleagues from the USA, China, Ireland, Finland and Sweden ran a climate simulation on a supercomputer that predicted a climate disaster for the Earth, reports aif.ru.
Subsidiary of Norilsk Nickel conducts large-scale studies of the Norilo-Pyasinsky aquatic ecosystem
12 july 2023
The Norilsk-Taimyr Energy Company (NTEC, a subsidiary of Norilsk Nickel) and the All-Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography have launched a fisheries research program in the Norilo-Pyasinsky water ecosystem.
Chinese scientists test fiber film to protect glaciers from melting
11 july 2023
Researchers from Nanjing University are testing a material that protects snow and ice arrays from sunlight. The tests took place on the Dagu glacier at an altitude of 4.8 km above sea level, TASS reports.
Eskom to transform coal power plant location into solar, battery
10 july 2023
Eskom, a South African energy monopoly, secured funding to "repower" and "repurpose" the Komati coal power station. The conglomerate secured a concessional funding of $497 million for the project.
Mining-related investment of $4 trillion needed to achieve net-zero emissions - McKinsey
07 july 2023
Mining, refining and smelting sectors need to invest up to $4 trillion to support the net-zero transition, otherwise the supply shortage of materials necessary to reduce CO2 emissions may hinder the progress in the field, according to a report by McKinsey.
India to retaliate on green hydrogen trade restrictions
06 july 2023
India will put up barriers in green hydrogen trade in response to other nations imposing restrictions, the nation's renewable energy ministry said at a conference on Wednesday, as reported by Reuters.
PPE for employees of Norilsk Nickel is supplied by domestic enterprises
05 july 2023
For more than a year, the Russian market has existed without major foreign manufacturers of personal protective equipment (PPE). Due to the difficult geopolitical situation, suppliers had to quickly reorient themselves to the domestic market.
