15 DECEMBER 2015www.thestate.com
Century Aluminum begins shutting down plant with 600 workers
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Century Aluminum began closing its Goose Creek plant Monday, a move expected to put 600 people out of work eventually.
The company started to shut down one of the two lines that make aluminum at the plant, Century spokeswoman Samantha Dubay said. The first layoffs will come next week, with about half of the plant's employees affected by the initial line closure, Dubay said.
The company announced in October that it would close the plant by year's end unless it was able to reach a new power contract with Santee Cooper, South Carolina's state-owned utility.
Century proposed buying all its power from an out-of-state provider and paying Santee Cooper to transmit it. Santee Cooper said it could not agree to a rate that would increase costs for its other industrial customers.
Rep. Bill Crosby, R-North Charleston, and other legislators are scheduled to meet Monday with Lonnie Carter, the president and CEO of Santee Cooper. Crosby said he hopes to persuade both sides to continue operating under the current power contract for another six months so the state Legislature can find a solution once it convenes in January.
The company started to shut down one of the two lines that make aluminum at the plant, Century spokeswoman Samantha Dubay said. The first layoffs will come next week, with about half of the plant's employees affected by the initial line closure, Dubay said.
The company announced in October that it would close the plant by year's end unless it was able to reach a new power contract with Santee Cooper, South Carolina's state-owned utility.
Century proposed buying all its power from an out-of-state provider and paying Santee Cooper to transmit it. Santee Cooper said it could not agree to a rate that would increase costs for its other industrial customers.
Rep. Bill Crosby, R-North Charleston, and other legislators are scheduled to meet Monday with Lonnie Carter, the president and CEO of Santee Cooper. Crosby said he hopes to persuade both sides to continue operating under the current power contract for another six months so the state Legislature can find a solution once it convenes in January.
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