# Century Aluminum to restart second pot line at Mount Holly smelter

Century Aluminum plans to restart the second pot line at its Mount Holly smelter in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, with a $60 million investment, adding over 100 jobs and bringing capacity to 75% of 229,000 metric tons.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2021-08-23
- Where: Moncks Corner, South Carolina, United States
- Value: $60.0M
- Jobs: 100
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 229,000 metric tons of aluminum per year (75% after restart)
- Products: aluminum billet
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Century Aluminum](https://endata.com/companies/53066.md)

## Sources

- [scbiz.com](https://scbiz.com/mount-holly-aluminum-plant-eyes-electrical-cars/), 2021-08-23: "Future firing of Mount Holly's second pot line, and hiring another 100-plus employees, will bring the smelter back to 75% of its 229,000 metric tons of annual aluminum production capacity."

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