Century Aluminum Company - Fyrirtækjafréttir

- Century Aluminum Sets Date for Third Quarter 2008 Earnings Announcement

MONTEREY, CA--(Marketwire - September 22, 2008) - Century Aluminum Company
(NASDAQ: CENX) will report third quarter 2008 earnings on Tuesday, October 21st
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 21st 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