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accession: "0000949157-24-000033"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CENX"
cik: "0000949157"
company_name: "CENTURY ALUMINUM CO"
filed_at: "2024-03-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T08:54:44.888755+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# DOE selects Century Aluminum for up to $500M grant to build first new US aluminum smelter in 45 years

## Summary
- Century awarded up to $500M DOE grant to construct new green aluminum smelter; first new U.S. primary smelter in 45 years.
- Project would double size of current U.S. primary aluminum industry, strengthening domestic supply chains for EVs and renewables.
- Expected to create over 1,000 full-time jobs (United Steelworkers) and 5,500 construction jobs.
- Smelter site to be located within Ohio/Mississippi River Basins; partnerships with local training colleges.
- Funding sourced from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act Industrial Demonstrations Program.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000949157-24-000033
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CENX
- cik: 0000949157
- company_name: CENTURY ALUMINUM CO
- filed_at: 2024-03-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/949157/000094915724000033/0000949157-24-000033-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/949157/000094915724000033/cenx-20240325.htm

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