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CHICAGO, June 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ: CENX) America s largest primary aluminum producer, today hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the planned 50% production capacity increase at its Mount Holly, South Carolina smelter, alongside a more than $60 million capital investment. The ribbon cutting ceremony also highlighted the creation of an additional 100 new aluminum jobs, bringing the total number of employees to over 400 at the Mt. Holly, SC smelter.
Today s ceremonial restart includes remarks by South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, U.S. House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn, Santee Cooper CEO Mark Bonsall, Century CEO Mike Bless and Incoming Century CEO Jesse Gary.
Century Aluminum expanding South Carolina smelter operations
June 3, 2021
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MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (AP) A company that heralds itself as the largest primary aluminum producer in the U.S. is expanding its South Carolina operations, announcing 100 new jobs at a smelter in Moncks Corner, less than a year after saying it could possibly shutdown over an electric rates dispute.
Dignitaries including Gov. Henry McMaster and U.S. House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn were on hand for Thursday s ceremonial restart at Century Aluminum, a Chicago-based company that operates its Mt. Holly smelter in Berkeley County.
Also Thursday, Century officials announced a $60 million capital investment, money they said would allow the company to fill 100 new jobs at the Mt. Holly facility, bringing the total employed there to over 400.
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JEFFREY COLLINS, Associated Press
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1of5Senate Minority Leader Brad Hutto, D-Orangeburg, listens online during a meeting over a Santee Cooper overhaul bill on Tuesday, June, 1, 2021, in Columbia, S.C. Powerful legislative leaders reached a compromise on the bill that will be considered at a special session.Jeffrey Collins/APShow MoreShow Less
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