Alrosa Faces Production Cuts and Staff Reductions Amid Diamond Market Crisis
Russia’s Alrosa, the world’s largest producer of rough diamonds by volume, is considering suspending some production in 2025 and reducing its workforce as it confronts plummeting global diamond prices. The company’s CEO, Pavel Marinychev, highlighted these challenges during an interview on Thursday, citing ongoing Western sanctions and a downturn in the diamond industry. Marinychev described the global diamond market as being in a “deep crisis,” with prices declining for the second consecutive year. For Alrosa,