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ALROSA offered African partners to develop technology to reduce CO2 emissions together

St. Petersburg, 28 July 2023 – ALROSA, the world leader in diamond mining, has invited representatives of diamond mining companies from African countries to join the expert group on a project to study the ability of diamond-bearing rock – kimberlite – to absorb carbon dioxide.

According to ALROSA CEO Pavel Marinychev, research and practical application of kimberlite’s unique properties will help diamond mining companies minimize their carbon footprint and make an important contribution to improving the climate balance. Mr. Marinychev made this statement on Friday, 28 July, at the Russia–Africa Summit and Economic and Humanitarian Forum.

In his speech at the session of the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment ‘Bringing Russian Prospecting and Development Technologies to Africa’, the Head of ALROSA spoke about the company’s activities in environmental safety and measures aimed at reducing the carbon footprint. These include increasing the share of renewable energy sources in the balance of energy consumption, improving energy efficiency, implementing research projects and introducing the best available technologies.

One of the promising areas of the environmental agenda, according Mr. Marinychev, is the research of kimberlite’s ability to absorb CO2. In 2023, ALROSA completed interim studies that confirmed the high ability of kimberlite ore in the process of its beneficiation and storage to absorb and retain carbon dioxide contained in atmospheric air and water.

 “If we scale the research results to all ALROSA sites where this property has been studied, we can calculate that the potential of CO2 absorption from the atmosphere exceeds the annual emission of CO2 equivalent of the entire ALROSA Group 1.5 times,” noted Pavel Marinychev.

The next step, according to the Head of ALROSA, will be research and development of technology that enhances the absorption capacity of kimberlite, which will allow the company to achieve an even greater effect.

“Despite the fact that diamond mining accounts for only a small part of CO2 emissions compared to other mining enterprises, the development of such technology may be important for counteracting climate change. As part of the development of cooperation and exchange of experience between ALROSA and African countries, I believe it is important to invite scientists and industry specialists to participate in the expert group of the project to study the absorption capacity of kimberlite. We will also be happy to assist in conducting similar studies at diamond deposits in African countries,” said ALROSA’s CEO.

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“We highly value the results of our joint work at the summit. I am sure the achieved results are creating a good foundation for further deepening the Russia-Africa partnership in the interests of our nations’ prosperity and wellbeing.”

President of the Russian Federation
Vladimir Putin

The Russia–Africa Summit, which is taking place in Sochi on 23–24 October 2019, encapsulates the historically friendly relations between the African continent and the Russian Federation. This Summit carries great significance as it is the first of its kind to emerge during a period of major global and international transformations. In response to the aspirations of the people it is representing, the Summit intends to build a comprehensive framework for expanding Russian–African relations into broader horizons of joint cooperation across different fields.

The African nations and Russia share a common understanding of international relations, based on the principles of respect for the rule of international law, equality, non-interference in the internal affairs of states, and the peaceful resolution of disputes. Both sides affirm their commitment to support multilateral actions to oppose new international threats, be they terrorism and extremism in all their forms, or declining growth rates. The two sides share a firm conviction regarding the importance of developing trade flows and supporting mutual investment in such a way as to ensure security, peace and development for the African and Russian people.

African countries have huge potential and opportunities that will allow them, once efforts to streamline their economies have been achieved, to emerge as real global players. In recent years, the nations of this continent have achieved major successes spanning the political, economic, social and administrative spheres. Africa has flourished in terms of growth over the past decade, reaching a continent-wide growth rate of 3.55% in 2018.

The African Union Summit, which was held in Niger in July 2019, continued the efforts of the African countries and saw the African Continental Free Trade Agreement come into force, along with its operational instruments. The agreement is one of the key objectives of Agenda 2063, an African development strategy that has been created to address the African people’s desire for prosperity and decent living standards.

These successes are opening up wide-ranging prospects for cooperation between African countries and the Russian Federation, and confirm the determination of African governments and their people to cooperate with multiple partners in order to establish mutually beneficial relations.

With this in mind, we express our hopes that the Russia–Africa Summit will help in the establishment of constructive strategic relations, based on partnership between two sides across various fields, and in the service of fulfilling the hopes and aspirations of the African people and their friends in Russia.

President of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Abdelfattah ALSISI