Century Says Hawesville Aluminium Smelter Curtailment Won’t Affect Mt. Holly
American primary aluminium producer Century Aluminum Company assured investors that the recent curtailment of production at its Hawesville facility will...
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Century Aluminum Net Sales Rise 14 Percent In Second Quarter
American aluminium smelter Century Aluminum reported results for the second quarter of 2022 this week. The firm enjoyed higher net sales in the quarter, but increased power prices took their toll on the quarter’s bottom line. In the second quarter, Century saw...
Strong Q4 Caps Century Aluminum’s Loss-Making 2021
American primary aluminium producer Century Aluminum Company released results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2021 this week....
Century Aluminum Inks Power Contract With Santee Cooper For Mt. Holly Aluminium Smelter
American aluminium smelter Century Aluminum said on Thursday that its subsidiary Century Aluminum of South Carolina (CASC) has finalized a...
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Century Aluminum Strikes Accord With Santee Cooper Over Mt. Holly’s Power Supply
Century Aluminum has come to an agreement with the South Carolina Public Service Authority (Santee Cooper) on powering the Mt. Holly aluminium smelter, ending a long and heated fight between the two entities over where the plant is allowed to purchase its electricity. In a press release yesterday Century said the three-year contract has Santee […]
Century Aluminum Sustains US$58.2 MM Loss In Third Quarter, But Sees Market Recovery On Horizon
American aluminium smelter Century Aluminum released third-quarter results on Thursday. Like all firms, the company felt an impact from the economic struggle caused by COVID-19, but management says both the firm and the market are recovering. Shipments for the third quarter totaled 203,022 metric tons, down by 3 percent on the year from the second […]
Century Aluminum Issues Notice Of Impending Closure Of Mt. Holly Smelter To Plant’s Labor Force
American aluminium smelter Century Aluminum issued a notice to its employees at the Mt. Holly aluminium smelter that it intends to shut down production at the plant if a suitable power arrangement is not obtained to replace the contract it has with the South Carolina Public Service Authority (Santee Cooper). The contract for power between […]
Century’s Mt. Holly Smelter Again At Risk Of Closure In Absence Of New Power Deal
American aluminium maker Century Aluminum said in a filing to the SEC on Friday that obtaining a more friendly power agreement is critical to the future of its smelter in Mt. Holly, South Carolina. In its annual 10-K filing, the firm said that continuing to purchase one-quarter of its total power output from the South […]
Century Posts 19 Percent Jump In Net Sales During FY 2018
American aluminium smelter Century Aluminum released results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2018 on Thursday. Though shipments and sales rose in both periods, elevated alumina prices weighed down financial numbers for both the quarter and the year. The fourth quarter saw Century ship 199,466 metric tons of product, up from the prior […]
Biden Infrastructure Bill A Big Boon To Aluminium Industry: Norsk Hydro VP Mike Stier
Earlier this month the United States Congress passed into law President Joe Biden’s US$1.2 trillion infrastructure package. The Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (or the INVEST in America Act) will allocate US$550 billion ...
The Net-Zero Shift Starts With Low Carbon Aluminium
2020 was supposed to be “year of climate action”, with the Glasgow COP26 acting as a major milestone for both ...
Aluminium at the LME Week – Key Takeaways
Between October 28 and November 1st, London hosted the traditional London Metals Exchange (LME) Week gathering of analysts, brokers, traders ...
Aluminium Market Oversupplied, Demand Growth Flat
Base metals prices reacted positively to the progress registered in the latest round of US – China trade talks in ...
