Century Aluminum Company - Company Announcement

Century Aluminum Sets Date for Second Quarter 2011 Earnings Announcement

MONTEREY, CA--(Marketwire - July 08, 2011) - Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ:
CENX) will report second quarter 2011 earnings on Thursday, August 4th after
the close of market trading. The news release will be issued through
Marketwire. 

The company will hold a follow-up conference call on Thursday, August 4th at
5:00 p.m. Eastern time. 

The earnings call will be webcast live on the Century Aluminum Company website,
located at www.centuryaluminum.com. Plan to begin the registration process at
least 10 minutes before the live call is scheduled to begin. A replay of the
webcast will be archived and available for replay approximately two hours
following the live call. 

Contact:
Shelly Lair (investors)
831-642-9357

Mike Dildine (media)
831-642-9364