Century Aluminum Company - Company Announcement

Century Aluminum Sets Date for Fourth Quarter 2011 Earnings Announcement

Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ: CENX) will report fourth quarter 2011
earnings on Thursday, February 23rd 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, February 23rd 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 Harrison (investors)
831-642-9357

Mike Dildine (media)
Lindsey Berryhill (media)
831-642-9364