Новости за 21.07.2025

World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) president Yoram Dvash has raised concern about the “meteoric” rise in the penetration of synthetic diamonds into the market, which he believes threatens the value and future of the natural diamond. He explains that synthetic diamonds started as a marginal phenomenon but has become an unprecedented flood. In less than a decade, lab-grown diamonds have grown to comprise 20% of global jewellery sales.

Refinery services provider Heraeus finds in its latest precious metals appraisal that physical gold demand is waning, while the gold price also trended slightly lower week-on-week, ending on $3 354/oz on July 16. Sales of bullion from the US and Perth Mints have shrunk over the last few months, indicating that physical investors are feeling the gold price may have run out of steam.

South Africa Manganese finished the financial year strongly, South32, the Johannesburg-, Sydney- and London-listed diversified mining company reported on Monday, July 21. June quarter sales soared by 48% while sales-mix optimisation realised a 11% premium to the medium grade 37% manganese lump ore index27.

Alcoa, the storied US metals producer, is feeling the pinch of President Donald Trump’s tariffs and has been forced to pause work on all its growth projects underway in Canada. If the levies stay in place, CEO Bill Oplinger warns that the American manufacturer may need to turn to the Canadian government for help.