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    February 6, 2026

    Century's Hawesville smelter sale in the context of US primary aluminum

    Written by Nicholas Bell

    Century Aluminum’s sale of its idled Hawesville, Ky., smelter site marks another milestone for the US primary aluminum industry, coming amid heightened trade protections and ongoing constraints tied to electricity costs.

    The company said the former smelter will be redeveloped by TeraWulf into a digital infrastructure campus supporting high-performance computing and artificial intelligence (AI). Century will retain a non-controlling minority equity stake in the project.

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