Century Aluminum shares rose 4.4 per cent to USD 45.89 on August 27, extending a strong 2026 rally, but GuruFocus' GF Value model puts the stock's estimated intrinsic value at just USD 23.25. Century Aluminum Co's stock is moving in two very different directions depending on which metric you look...
The US' push to rebuild its domestic aluminium industry has been underway for years, with tariffs playing a central role in the strategy. But as Washington tries to attract new smelting investment, opposition to a major proposed project in Oklahoma is raising questions about how easily the country...
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Century Aluminum will not restart its Ravenswood plant if the state Public Service Commission adopts rate plans drawn up by the Consumer Advocate Division or Appalachian Power attorneys, the company said Tuesday. The first round of final briefs in Century's power rate case before the PSC was filed...
The state Consumer Advocate Division has created a counter-proposal to Century Aluminum's special power rate request that it says will protect customers from higher rates. Division director Byron Harris said he's dubbed the proposal, filed with the state Public Service Commission Monday, the "do no...
Century Aluminum has issued a 12-month notice to terminate its power contract with Big Rivers Electric Corporation for its Hawesville, Ky., smelter, citing unsustainably high power prices. Chief Executive Michael Bless noted the smelter "is competitive on the global market in every category other...
Century Aluminum Company, located in the small town of Ravenswood, West Virginia, has announced it will decide in September whether to reopen its smelting plant, restoring health insurance benefits to retirees. Retirees, including men and women in their 60s, 70s, even 80s, began occupying a median...
Century Aluminum officials want Big Rivers Electric Corporation to file new rates with the Kentucky Public Service Commission that would provide them with a lower rate, and they want Big Rivers to use $150 million in reserve funds to offset the impact the cost-shifting would have on the utility's...
State regulators have delayed the timeline for deciding whether to approve a special electricity rate for Century Aluminum's Jackson County plant. Appalachian Power and several other parties told the Public Service Commission that they need more time to file additional briefs. They say they haven't...
An attorney representing Century Aluminum on Monday said the company's rate change proposal might not raise rates for other Appalachian Power customers. Century's aluminum plant in Ravenswood has been closed since 2009. Officials hope to restart the plant, but say they can't operate it at the...
Shares of Kaiser Aluminum Corp (KALU) are up more than 15% so far in 2012. However, KALU's performance so far in 2012 is very impressive relative to its peers. Other leading Aluminum companies such as Alcoa (AA), Century Aluminum Co (CENX), Alumina Ltd (AWC), and Aluminum Corp of China (ACH) are...
The decision on whether or not people will wind up helping to foot the bill for a Jackson County business is in the hands of the Public Service Commission. The PSC wrapped up its evidentiary hearings with Century Aluminum on Wednesday. The hearings ended on an emotional note for the Century...
Should Appalachian Power customers help Century Aluminum pay its bills? That's the big question that the Public Service Commission is trying to sort out. The PSC wrapped up it's first day of hearings on Monday. The hearing surrounds a proposed 'special rate' that Century wants to pass on to its...
Thursday, 26th July, Century Aluminum begins pleading its case before the public. The company wants lower power rates to keep its smelter operating. The good news is, Century Aluminum and Big Rivers are talking again. The bad news is they still don't agree on much. Century Aluminum officials say...
JPMorgan Chase increased their price target on shares of Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ: CENX) from $6.00 to $7.00 in a research note issued on Wednesday. The analysts wrote, “Century continues to successfully turn around its two domestic smelters and for the second quarter in a row, we lift our...
SmarTrend recommended three companies in the Aluminum industry with the lowest forward price to earnings (P/E) ratios. Forward P/E uses estimated earnings to compare relative value among companies in the same industry. Generally, the lower the forward P/E, the more undervalued a company is believed...
Live testimony in the evidentiary hearing that begins on Mon., July 30, in the Century Aluminum electricity rate case before the Public Service Commission of West Virginia may be less restrained than the written direct testimony that has been filed so far. "Prefiled testimony is generally gone over...
Century Aluminum Co swung to a second-quarter loss as lower aluminum prices offset rise in shipments. Net loss was $12.3 million, or 14 cents a share, compared with a net profit of $24 million, or 24 cents a share, the company said. Revenue fell 12 percent to $323.6 million. Shipments of primary...
Saying it would "substantially reduce the risk" to regular ratepayers, Century Aluminum officials have changed some key aspects of a power rate proposal pending with the state Public Service Commission. In testimony filed with the PSC last Friday, the company removed a controversial "guaranteed...
Century Aluminum's chief executive said last week his company would be willing to invest up to $100 million in its idled Ravenswood plant, should Century get a viable power agreement from the state Public Service Commission. Century is currently working with state officials to craft a power...
An aluminum company warned Monday that its nearly 800-employee Hawesville smelter in western Kentucky is being put at risk as a result of stalled negotiations to achieve concessions in its power costs to help offset sluggish global aluminum prices. Century Aluminum executives updated plant...
