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This article discusses protests against the development of an aluminium smelter in Helguvik, Iceland. Criticism of Century Aluminum and the Icelandic government for ignoring the environmental impact of the smelter is noted. Plans to protest the plant by the direct action group Saving Iceland are also mentioned.

The article reports that Century Aluminum Co.'s smelter in Grundartangi, Iceland has resumed full operating capacity following a power outage in the 260,000-tonne-per-year facility in early January 2012.

The article reports on the slow pace of Century Aluminum Co.'s discussions with power providers in Iceland. Century Aluminum is hopeful that it will soon resume construction on the first of four 90,000-tonne potlines at its greenfield smelter in Helguvik. Logan Kruger, president and chief executive officer of the company, said that the arbitration proceedings with HS (Orka) have concluded and they are waiting for the decision from the panel.

The article reports on the announcement by Century Aluminum Co. that it plans to resume construction of its greenfield smelter in Helguvik, Iceland in 2012, and expects its Hawesville, Kentucky plant to reach capacity by the end of 2011. The market conditions in 2009 has halted the construction that began in Helguvik in the first half of 2008. Once it has agreed to a power contract, Century will then resume construction.

The article reports that the repaired transformer at the Grundartangi smelter of Century Aluminum Co. in Iceland has been recommissioned and is expected to ramp up amperage on Line 1 in February 2011. The transformer which was sent for repair in the first quarter of 2010, has arrived ahead of schedule and is operating well, according to chief operating officer Wayne Hale during the company's fourth-quarter 2010 earnings call. Century Aluminum relates that the year-long transformer outage has failed to affect the production levels at the smelter.

The article reports that Century Aluminum Co. is expected to install a new transformer at its Grundartangi smelter on the west coast of Iceland by the end of the first quarter of 2011. It mentions that for the third quarter, the company posted a net loss of 16.8 million U.S. dollars. It cites that production output at the smelter. Likewise, the company realized a slight improvement in aluminum shipments.

The article probes into an expected decline of primary aluminum production in 2010 from the Grundartangi smelter of Century Aluminum Co. in Iceland. The loss of about 4,000 tonnes of primary aluminum production was attributed to the delay of transformer repairs at the plant. Losses during the repair was originally set at 2,600 tonnes but the damage that occurred during the return of the failed rectifier transformer increased the estimates.

The article focuses on the planned major construction of Century Aluminum Co. at its smelter in Helguvik, Iceland as of July 24, 2009. A spokesperson from the company stated that it aimed to increase its capacity from 250,000 tons to 360,000 tons per year. The proposed smelter in 2008 was temporarily suspended due to the economic slump and declining aluminum industry. However, engineering activity for the project continued and phasing has been reconfigured, according to chief executive officer Logan W. Kruger.

The article reports that several activists have set up camp and some chained themselves to equipment to protest the construction of Century Aluminum Company's smelter near Helguvik, Iceland. The company broke ground on a primary aluminum smelter in June 2008. Miriam Rose of Saving Iceland claims that Century's expansion plans will lead to the destruction of unique geothermal areas in Iceland and produce large amounts of greenhouse gas emissions. A Century spokesman says the project is supported by local communities surrounding Helguvik.

The article reports on the ground breaking at the Nordural Helguvik aluminum smelting unit of Century Aluminum Co. in Iceland.

A reprint of the article "Century Optimistic About U.S., Iceland," which first appeared in "American Metal Market (AMM)" magazine, is presented. It reports on the positive outlook of Century Aluminum Co. for its facilities in the U.S. and Iceland. The company believes that operations in the facilities can be maintained through competitive power agreements. Chief executive officer (CEO) Michael Bless stated that Century seeks to increase hot metal capacity in Iceland by about 15%.

The article reports that Nordural Helguvik, a subsidiary of Century Aluminum Co., has started initial site preparation for a 250,000 metric ton/year greenfield primary aluminum smelter and rolling mill to be constructed near Helguvik, Iceland. Logan W. Kruger, chief executive officer of Century, says that the staged approach to construction is designed to match power availability and minimize the impact on the Icelandic economy.

This article presents information on various developments in the mining industry. One of them related to the Century Aluminum Co. which has announced plans to further increase primary aluminum capacity at its Nordural subsidiary's operations in Iceland. The decision follows an agreement reached with Hitaveita Suournesja (Suournes Regional Heating) and Orkuveita Reykjavikur (Reykjavik Energy) for additional long-term supplies of electric power. The current expansion project to add 90,000 metric tons per year (mt/yr) of capacity is being increased by 32,000 mt/yr which will raise the plant's total capacity to 212,000 mt/yr by October 2006.