MOSCOW, May 18 (Reuters) - Russian state-controlled diamond
producer Alrosa on Tuesday said that it expects to
produce at least 33 million carats of the precious stones in
2022.
Alrosa, which competes with Anglo American unit De
Beers, is gradually restoring production after last year's 22%
reduction. It plans to return to its usual annual output of 36
million and 37 million carats within 2-3 years, from between 31
million and 32 million carats in 2021.
(Reporting by Anastasia Lyrchikova
Writing by Polina Devitt
Editing by David Goodman
)