Century, Big Rivers to discuss Hawesville deal

Oct 09, 2012 | 12:45 PM | Suzy Waite

Tags  Century Aluminum, Big Rivers Electric, aluminum, aluminum prices, London Metal Exchange, LME, Hawesville smelter, Michael Bless Suzy Waite

NEW YORK — Century Aluminum Co. and Big Rivers Electric Corp. will meet this week in a fresh attempt to hash out a power contract for the Monterey, Calif.-based producer’s Hawesville, Ky., smelter.

Century and Big Rivers met Oct. 1 after the aluminum producer put forth a proposal for a new power contract for the 250,000-tonne-per-year smelter, and are now aiming to sit down again later this week, both parties told AMM.....





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