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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 $1 billion.
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10 august 2026
Nornickel launches a study on palladium use in green economy
10 october 2022
Nornickel is launching research and development (R&D) works on the use of palladium in green economy sectors, according to Nornickel Vice President Andrey Grachev announcing it on Friday during a round table on carbon emissions and the green economy.
AGDC is studying feasibility of producing carbon-free ammonia
07 october 2022
The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) has announced that it will study the feasibility of producing ammonia in the state’s Cook Inlet region with Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp, TOYO Engineering Corp and Hilcorp Alaska.
Energy crisis seen posing ‘existential threat’ to climate goals
06 october 2022
Europe’s energy crisis has upended the green transition and undermined efforts keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius, business leaders and environmentalists said, with one warning of an “existential threat” to climate goals.
WHO and ILO call for new measures to tackle mental health issues at work
05 october 2022
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) have called for concrete action to address mental health concerns in the working population. An estimated 12 billion workdays are lost annually due to depression and anxiety costing the global economy nearly US$ one trillion.
Scientists suggest spraying sulphur dioxide to re-freeze Earth's poles
03 october 2022
In what might seem like a last-ditch effort to save the melting icecaps and tackle global warming, scientists have suggested a mammoth and controversial solution.They suggest spraying sulphur dioxide in the atmosphere to refreeze the Earth's poles.
Nord Stream gas leaks raise climate fears, but impact difficult to quantify
03 october 2022
Unexplained leaks in two Russian gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea are spewing out greenhouse gas emissions, raising fears that the disruption could cause a climate calamity - although to what extent is still unclear. Neither pipeline was in operation, but both contained natural gas - which is largely composed of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that is the second biggest cause of climate change after CO2.
US banks are threatening to leave Mark Carney’s green alliance over legal risks
30 september 2022
Wall Street banks like JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America have threatened to leave Mark Carney’s financial alliance to tackle climate change amid fears of being sued over increasingly stringent decarbonization commitments. In tense meetings over the past few months, some of the key members of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero have said they feel caught out by stricter UN climate criteria and are worried about the legal risks of participating, according to several people taking part in internal discussions were involved.
