Century Aluminum Company - Company Announcement

- Century Aluminum Sets Date for Third Quarter 2009 Earnings Announcement

MONTEREY, CA--(Marketwire - October 01, 2009) - Century Aluminum Company
(NASDAQ:CENX) will report third quarter 2009 earnings on Tuesday, October 27th
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 27th 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