Mt. Holly Aluminum Smelter Expansion to Boost Domestic Primary Aluminum Production
The restart adds 150 jobs and lifts output by 10%, company leaders said, after about $50 million in upgrades and new power deals.
- On Monday, Century Aluminum CEO Jesse Gary joined U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick to celebrate the Mt. Holly smelter in Berkeley County reaching 100% capacity for the first time in 50 years.
- Lutnick credited the facility's return to President Donald Trump's Section 232 trade policies, which increased aluminum tariffs to 50% last year to counter foreign competition and create investment conditions.
- The expansion increases total U.S. domestic aluminum production by approximately 10%, while Gary noted the smelter generates nearly $1 billion in annual economic impact for Berkeley County and the state.
- South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster and U.S. Senator Tim Scott praised the investment, with Scott stating the trade agenda brings "new jobs and investments to the state."
- Century plans to break ground later in 2026 on a $4 billion Oklahoma smelter, the first new domestic facility in nearly 50 years, expected to employ 1,000 people and produce 750,000 tons annually.
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Federal, state and business leaders gathered at Century Aluminum's Mount Holly smelter in Goose Creek to celebrate what they called a major milestone for the na
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick visits Century Aluminum Mt. Holly, Celebrate Expansion with South Carolina Leaders
CHICAGO, July 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- United States Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Senior Counselor to President Trump Dr. Peter Navarro and...
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SC aluminum smelter back to full production after a decade of lower capacity
US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick praises the reopening of an idle portion of the Mt. Holly aluminum smelter in Goose Creek, South Carolina, on Monday, July 27, 2026. Standing beside him on the left is CEO Jess Gary. On the right is Attorney General Alan Wilson. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Leieritz/Compass Global Communications)A Lowcountry aluminum plant is back to running at full capacity for the first time in over a decade, leaders announce…
SC aluminum smelter back to full production after a decade of lower capacity - The Lexington Times
By Skylar Laird, Kentucky Lantern · July 28, 2026 A Lowcountry aluminum plant is back to running at full capacity for the first time in over a decade, leaders announced Monday. Century Aluminum’s Mt. Holly smelter in Berkeley County spent about $50 million to restart an idle portion of the plant, adding back 150 jobs, said company CEO Jess Gary during a Monday ribbon-cutting ceremony. That means the full facility is running for the first time si…
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