Century Aluminum Company - Company Announcement

Century Aluminum Subsidiary and the United Steelworkers Announce Constructive Discussions Regarding New CBA

MONTEREY, CA--(Marketwire - July 26, 2010) - Century Aluminum of Kentucky, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ: CENX), and the
United Steelworkers union announced today that the parties have had productive
meetings this past week and the negotiations will resume in the near future.
Union members remain on the job and the Hawesville plant is operating normally. 

Century Aluminum Company owns primary aluminum capacity in the United States
and Iceland. Century's corporate offices are located in Monterey, California. 


Cautionary Statement 

This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements are statements about future events and involve certain risks and
uncertainties, any of which could cause our actual results to differ materially
from those expressed in our forward-looking statements. Such risks and
uncertainties may include, without limitation, our ability to successfully
conclude our labor negotiations at our Hawesville, KY smelter. More information
about these risks, uncertainties and assumptions can be found in the risk
factors and forward-looking statements cautionary language contained in our
Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other filings made with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. We do not undertake, and specifically disclaim, any
obligation to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence
of future events or circumstances. 


Certified Advisors for the First North market of the OMX Nordic Exchange
Iceland hf. for Global Depositary Receipts in Iceland: 

Atli B. Gudmundsson, Senior Manager - Corporate Finance, NBI hf. 

Steingrimur Helgason, Director - Corporate Finance, NBI hf. 


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