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...
South Carolina Public Service Authority
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...
State Judge Strikes Down Century Aluminum’s Power Agreement With City Of Goose Creek
Century Aluminum’s quest to rid itself of the agreement to buy power from only the South Carolina Public Service Company...
Santee Cooper And City Of Goose Creek Meet In Court To Battle Over Century Aluminum
The fight for the life of Century Aluminum’s Goose Creek aluminium smelter continued this week in a courtroom in South...
Events
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 Signs Two-Year Power Deal With Santee Cooper To Power Mt. Holly Smelter
American aluminium smelter Century Aluminum announced the signing of a two-year power contract with the South Carolina Public Service Authority (Santee Cooper) for its Goose Creek smelter, assuring its operation through at least the close of 2020. Per the company’s press release, the contract mandates that the Mt. Holly smelter will continue to purchase one […]
Appeals Court To Hear Oral Arguments On Century Aluminum’s Suit Against Santee Cooper This Fall
The bell is about to sound in a new round of the fight between American aluminium producer Century Aluminum and the South Carolina Public Service Authority (Santee Cooper), as the federal appellate court with jurisdiction in the case scheduled a hearing last week for the case. Per local media, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals […]
Another Bill to Allow Century to Purchase Power on the Open Market for Mt. Holly Smelter Dies in Committee
A second attempt at obtaining a power rate reduction for Century Aluminum’s plant in Mount Holly, South Carolina came up short last week in the state’s legislature. A bill introduced late last month that would allow the smelter to obtain the entirety of its electrical power on the open market met its fate in the […]
Century Aluminum Again Approaches South Carolina Legislature for Relief from Power Deal with Santee Cooper
Still in pursuit of a deal that would allow it to buy power on the open market instead of from the state, Century Aluminum has again approached the South Carolina legislature to promote a bill allowing it to do just that. A bill to allow Century to power its Mount Holly smelter via the open […]
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 businesses and policymakers to accelerate decarbonization efforts. However, with COVID-19 disrupting lives and economies in an unprecedented manner, countries across the globe ...
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 ...
Aluminium of Greece (AOG): is the Pechiney spirit still alive?
Between September 24-25, FastmarketsMB organized its annual aluminium conference in Athens. A day before the conference, in accordance with an ...
