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Century Aluminum acquires Noble's 55% Jamalco stake for $1
CENTURY ALUMINUM CO
- Acquired Noble Group's 55% interest in Jamalco JV (bauxite mining and alumina refining) via purchase of General Alumina Holdings for US$1.00.
- Transaction effective May 2, 2023; Century subsidiary Century Aluminum Jamaica Holdings entered into Share Sale and Purchase Agreement.
- Jamalco JV is in Jamaica; acquisition secures Century control over key upstream assets: bauxite and alumina.
- Previously announced deal now definitive; representations, warranties, and covenants in the agreement are standard.
- Consideration of $1 reflects distressed asset conditions or assumed liabilities; no specific debt assumed disclosed.