# Century Aluminum and EGA form joint venture for new Oklahoma aluminum smelter

Emirates Global Aluminium and Century Aluminum entered a joint development agreement to build a new primary aluminum smelter in Inola, Oklahoma, with EGA owning 60% and Century 40%. The plant will produce 750,000 tonnes per year, creating 1,000 permanent jobs.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2026-01-26
- Where: Inola, Oklahoma, United States
- Jobs: 1,000
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 750,000 tonnes per year
- Products: primary aluminum
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Emirates Global Aluminium](https://endata.com/companies/15758.md) (partner)
- [Century Aluminum](https://endata.com/companies/53066.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [investors.centuryaluminum.com](https://investors.centuryaluminum.com/news-events/press-releases/press-release-details/2026/Century-Aluminum-Joins-EGA-Project-to-Build-First-U-S--Smelter-in-Almost-50-Years/default.aspx), 2026-01-26: "Emirates Global Aluminium and Century Aluminum Company announced today that they have entered into a joint development agreement to build the first new primary aluminum production plant in the United States since 1980"

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