HAWESVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Century Aluminum has filed notice with the state saying it plans to shut down the Hawesville Smelter in western Kentucky on Oct. 24 unless the market changes.
Hancock County Judge-Executive Jack McCaslin told the Messenger-Inquirer in Owensboro (https://bit.ly/1JXmRGm ) that company officials cited a stagnant aluminum market and low prices for Chinese aluminum. McCaslin said officials indicated if the market rebounds, the shutdown may not occur.
Century said it now has about 565 employees at the smelter.
The company filed notice in 2013 to close the plant over power prices, but that was eventually worked out, and the smelter stayed open.
WDRB-TV in Louisville reported Tuesday that officials plan to remove the site from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s “national priorities list,” part of the “Superfund” program, because cleanup there by the previous owner is complete.
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Information from: Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, https://www.messenger-inquirer.com
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