Exhibit 99.1

For Information: Scott Lamb
Telephone: (713) 332-4751	November 1, 2004

KAISER ALUMINUM COMPLETES SALE OF VALCO INTERESTS

     HOUSTON, Texas, November 1, 2004 — Kaiser Aluminum has completed the previously announced sale of its interests in and related to Volta Aluminium Company Limited (VALCO) to the Government of Ghana.

     Terms of the transaction and related details are summarized in Kaiser’s 10-Q for the second quarter of 2004.

     Kaiser Aluminum (OTCBB: KLUCQ) is a leading producer of fabricated aluminum products and owns interests in alumina and primary aluminum.

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