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century aluminum is a primary aluminium producer, supplying standard-grade, high-purity and value-added primary aluminum products. century has approximately 1,300 employees and is an equal opportunity employer. we have operations in hawesville, ky., sebree, ky. mt. holly, s.c. and grundartangi, iceland, with headquarters located in chicago, ill. in addition to our primary aluminum assets, we operate a carbon anode and cathode manufacturing facility located in vlissingen, the netherlands. our strategic objective is to maximize the financial returns we generate for our stockholders by: - optimizing our safety and environmental performance; - improving our cost structure for our existing assets by managing costs and improving productivity and efficiency; - pursuing upstream investment opportunities in bauxite mining, alumina refining and the production of other key operating supplies; and - expanding our primary aluminum business by improving and investing in the facilities we currently o