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Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday announced Century Aluminum Co.'s intent to build a smelter in the Bluegrass State's Appalachian northeast. Further action is still needed to finalize a ...

The new smelter would double the U.S. aluminum capacity in the U.S. Century's stock is up more than 22% so far this month. Its new smelter is looking to benefit from lower-cost energy sources. Century ...

When John Holbrook first started working as a pipefitter in the early 1990s, jobs were easy to come by in his corner of northeastern Kentucky. A giant iron and steel mill routinely needed maintenance ...

SEOUL, April 2 (UPI) --The world's leading non-ferrous metal manufacturer, Korea Zinc, said Thursday it launched a $7.4 billion initiative to build a smelter for strategic materials in Clarksville, ...

This story has been updated with comment from the governor's office. In 2024, Gov. Andy Beshear and local leaders enthusiastically announced northeast Kentucky as a preferred site for a new aluminum ...

Trafigura has signed a term sheet with the Egyptian Aluminium Company (Egyptalum) and Metallurgical Industries Holding (MIH) to establish a new primary aluminium smelter. The initiative includes the ...

Kentucky could lose a massive, 1,000-job aluminum smelter project to another state if it can’t scrape up enough clean energy to support it. Century Aluminum would like to build its plant in Northeast ...

Editor's note: This article was first published by the Salish Current. FERNDALE — Aluminum maker Alcoa has started to demolish its sprawling Intalco smelter west of Ferndale. The multiyear demolition ...

The president exempted a copper smelter in Arizona from air-quality rules. An E.P.A. official guided the company that sought the exemption, emails show. The president exempted a copper smelter in ...