Century Aluminum Company - Interim information

Century Aluminum Sets Date for Third Quarter 2011 Earnings Announcement

Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ: CENX) will report third quarter 2011 earnings
on Tuesday, October 25th after the close of market trading. The news release
will be issued through Marketwire. 

The company will hold a follow-up conference call on Tuesday, October 25th 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:

Investors
Shelly Harrison
831-642-9357

Media
Mike Dildine
831-642-9364