- Century Aluminum Sets Date for First-Quarter 2008 Earnings Announcement

MONTEREY, CA--(Marketwire - April 04, 2008) - Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ:
CENX) will report first-quarter 2008 earnings on Thursday, April 24th after the
close of market trading. The news release will be issued through Marketwire. 

The company will hold a follow-up conference call on Thursday, April 24th at
5:00 p.m. Eastern time. 

The earnings call will be webcast live on the Century Aluminum Company website,
located at www.centuryaluminum.com. Plan to begin the registration process at
least 10 minutes before the live call is scheduled to begin. A replay of the
webcast will be archived and available for replay approximately two hours
following the live call.