Exhibit 99.1

Noranda Announces Completion of

Senior Secured Term Loan Increase,

Closing of $175 Million Notes Offering

Franklin, Tennessee – March 8, 2013 – Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation (“Noranda” or the “Company”) (NYSE: NOR) today announced that Noranda Aluminum Acquisition Corporation (“AcquisitionCo”), its wholly-owned subsidiary, has completed its previously announced private offering of $175 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2019 (the “Notes”). Noranda also announced today that AcquisitionCo entered into an incremental term loan facility in the amount of $110 million under its existing term loan credit agreement (the “New Loans”). The New Loans will also mature in 2019.

AcquisitionCo will use the net proceeds from the offering of the Notes and the New Loans to fund the redemption of all of its outstanding Senior Floating Rate Notes due 2015 (the “Redemption”), representing an aggregate principal amount of approximately $275.3 million as of the date hereof, with the balance to be used for general corporate purposes. The Redemption, which will occur on April 7, 2013, was called today and will be made pursuant to the redemption terms and notice provisions of the indenture governing the Senior Floating Rate Notes due 2015.

About the Company

Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation is a leading North American integrated producer of value-added primary aluminum products, as well as high quality rolled aluminum coils. Noranda is a public company traded on the New York Stock Exchange.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are statements about future, not past, events and involve certain important risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements, including, without limitation: the cyclical nature of the aluminum industry and fluctuating commodity prices, which cause variability in earnings and cash flows; a downturn in general economic conditions, including changes in interest rates, as well as a downturn in the end-use markets for certain of the Company’s products; fluctuations in the relative cost of certain raw materials and energy compared to the price of primary aluminum and aluminum rolled products; the effects of competition in Noranda’s business lines; Noranda’s ability to retain customers, a substantial number of which do not have long-term contractual arrangements with the Company; the ability to fulfill the business’s substantial capital investment needs; labor relations (i.e. disruptions, strikes or work stoppages) and labor costs; unexpected issues arising in connection with Noranda’s operations outside of the United States; the ability to retain key management personnel; and Noranda’s expectations with respect to its acquisition activity, or difficulties encountered in connection with acquisitions, dispositions or similar transactions.

Forward-looking statements contain words such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “should,” “pursue,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” or “anticipates” or similar expressions that relate to Noranda’s strategy, plans or intentions. All statements Noranda makes relating to its future plans or to the Company’s expectations regarding future industry trends are forward-looking statements. Noranda undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made and which reflect management's current estimates, projections, expectations or beliefs.

For a discussion of additional risks and uncertainties that may affect the future results of Noranda, please see the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

Contact Information

Robert Mahoney

Chief Financial Officer

(615) 771-5752

robert.mahoney@noralinc.com

John A. Parker

Vice President of Communication and Investor Relations

(615) 771-5734

john.parker@noralinc.com

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