Century Aluminum Company - Company Announcement

- Century Aluminum Company Icelandic Subsidiary Energizes Expansion Capacity

MONTEREY, CA--(Marketwire - November 28, 2007) - Century Aluminum Company
(NASDAQ: CENX) announced today that Nordural Grundartangi ehf, a wholly owned
subsidiary, has completed the energizing of all of the cells for its most
recent 40,000 tonne expansion project at its primary aluminum smelter at
Grundartangi, Iceland. This expansion takes rated capacity at the plant to
260,000 tonnes. 
In October of 2006, the company completed a 130,000 tonne expansion project at
the Grundartangi facility which took plant capacity from 90,000 tonnes to
220,000 tonnes. "Over the past two years we have grown capacity at the Grundartangi facility
nearly three-fold, on-time and on-budget," said Century president and chief
executive officer Logan W. Kruger. "I would like to thank our operating
management, contractors and employees for meeting this challenge. In addition,
we are grateful for the ongoing support we have received from the local
communities, government officials and Hitaveita Sudurnesja, Orkuveita
Reykjavikur and Landsvirkjun."

Century Aluminum Company owns primary aluminum capacity in the United States
and Iceland, as well as an ownership interest in alumina and bauxite assets in
the United States and Jamaica. Century's corporate offices are located in
Monterey, California. 

Cautionary Statement 

This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning
of U.S. federal securities laws. The company has based its forward-looking
statements on current expectations and projections about the future; however,
these statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, any of
which could cause the company's actual results to differ materially from those
expressed in its forward-looking statements. More information about these
risks, uncertainties and assumptions can be found in the risk factors and
forward-looking statements cautionary language contained in the company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other filings made with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. The company does not undertake, and specifically
disclaims, any obligation to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect
the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances after
the date such forward-looking statements are made. 

Contacts:
Mike Dildine (media)
831-642-9364

Shelly Lair (investors)
831-642-9357