Century Aluminum Company - Company Announcement (is)

Century Aluminum Sets Date for Fourth Quarter 2010 Earnings Announcement

MONTEREY, CA--(Marketwire - January 07, 2011) - Century Aluminum Company
(NASDAQ: CENX) will report fourth quarter 2010 earnings on Tuesday, February
15th 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, February 15th 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