Amber market reports
The importance of Baltic amber to culture and civilisation is so great and enduring, many people question the time horizon for the depletion of the mineral's natural resources.
Where does amber come from? Let's look beneath the surface of the earth
Although amber is primarily associated with the beaches of the Baltic Sea and romantic walks after a storm, its history begins much deeper - literally and figuratively.
Balance of resources of amber deposits in Poland in 2023.
Despite seven active amber mining concessions in the Lublin region, only 150 kg of amber was extracted last year - from the Niedźwiada III deposit.
Balance of resources of amber deposits in Poland in 2022.
Geological balance resources at the end of 2022 have increased compared to the previous year and amount to 3,491 tonnes of amber due to the documentation of a new deposit in the Lubartow district - Niedźwiada Kolonia II with resources of 3.33 t.
Balance of resources of amber deposits in Poland in 2021.
The geological balance resource of amber at the end of 2021 decreased by 92.27 tonnes or 2.6% from the previous year to 3,488.57t.
Balance of resources of amber deposits in Poland in 2020.
Geological balance resources at the end of 2020 increased by 2 034.19 tonnes, i.e. by 131.5% compared to the previous year and amount to 3 580.84 tonnes of amber. The significant increase in the size of the resource was due to the documentation of new amber resources at the Niedźwiada II deposit (an increase of 2,032.80 tonnes) and the extension of the boundaries of the Górka Lubartowska-Leszkowice deposit (an increase of 14.32...
Balance of resources of amber deposits in Poland in 2019.
The geological balance resource of amber at the end of 2019 increased by 220.24 tonnes, or 16.6%, from the previous year to 1,546.65 tonnes. Excluding amber collected on beaches, only about half a tonne of raw material was extracted from indigenous deposits last year.
Balance of resources of amber deposits in Poland in 2018.
Balance resources of 1,326 tonnes, 700 kg of mined material, 11 new geological work projects approved for exploration and more than 1,200 kg of amber seized during smuggling attempts at Poland's external borders - these are the key figures from the „Balance of Mineral Deposit Resources in Poland” summarising 2018.
Balance of resources of amber deposits in Poland in 2016.
8 documented deposits of amber estimated at more than 1,100 tonnes, 1,842 amber extracted during exploration works, 33 new approved geological works projects, 7,500 retained raw material at the borders - this is the shortest summary of the „Balance of mineral resources in Poland” for 2016 published by the Polish Geological Institute.
Balance of amber deposit resources in Poland in 2011.
Study prepared by the Polish Geological Institute and the National Research Institute. Status as at 31.12.2012.
Balance of prospective amber resources in Poland in 2009.
Study prepared for the Ministry of the Environment by the National Geological Institute and the National Research Institute. Status as of 31.12.2009.
The Ukrainian World of Amber
The year 2013 was full of many important cultural events organised by the association Ukrainian World of Amber. After the launch of amber extraction from the two deposits in Klesovo and Volodymyr, it was time to undertake promotional activities.
International Amber Workshops in Gdańsk (2009-2013)
Inspiring designers from all over the world who have never used this noble resin in their work with amber is the basic premise of the international amber workshops that have been held in Gdansk since 2009.
Amberif - Development perspectives for the export of Polish Baltic amber products
Poland's ambition is to maintain its leading position in the international amber market, which, although niche, still has its amateurs in more than 50 countries around the world.
Outline of the mining of Baltic amber deposits in Poland
The geological resources of amber deposits in Poland, according to data from the end of 2011, amount to 1118 t (Szufilcki et al., ed., 2012), and are deposits occurring in Holocene, Pleistocene and Palaeogene sediments.
Amber in the jewellery art of Ukraine 2005-2010
Although Ukraine has its own deposits of raw amber, the foundations for the operation of the amber industry in the country have only been laid for several years.
Ukraine: Law on amber adopted
The repeatedly announced liberalisation of amber legislation has become a reality: the Ukrainian parliament has adopted a new law „On Amber” by an absolute majority. What effects will it have on the Ukrainian and Polish amber markets?
Ukraine's amber troubles
Under pressure from the Polesie municipal authorities, liberalisation of amber mining and marketing in Ukraine is slowly progressing.
Ukrainian amber stream
A small north-western corner of Ukraine, stretched along the border with Belarus in the wet forest zone of Polesia, is rich in amber deposits that are not very abundant, but very numerous and convenient for exploitation.
Mining and processing of amber in Ukraine 1993-2006
The declaration of Ukrainian independence has triggered a significant increase in interest in the issue of amber mining.
Buying raw amber from Sambia will be even more difficult
Several successive privatisations and re-privatisations of the Kaliningrad Amber Combine have not only failed to prevent permanent losses in the business activities of this company, but have had an adverse effect on the entire amber processing industry in the Russian Federation as well as in the traditional foreign buyers of the raw material, especially Poland.
Market situation of the Polish amber industry in 2007
Contrary to earlier predictions of a market offensive of attractive fossil resins from various parts of the world, Baltic amber, or succinite, remains the only type of amber that counts in the global market.
