EGA, Century Aluminum team up to build first US smelter in 50 years

Century Aluminum CEO Jesse Gary, EGA CEO Abdulnasser Bin Kalban and Ryan Plotkin, US Aluminum CEO. Image submitted by Oklahoma Department of Commerce. Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) and Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ: CENX) announced Tuesday that they have entered into a joint development agreement to build the first new primary aluminum production plant in the United States since 1980. The project, named Oklahoma Primary Aluminum, is expected to double US primary aluminum production and make Oklahoma a ...