8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 30, 2003

                            Century Aluminum Company
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

             Delaware                     0-27918                 13-3070826
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
          Incorporation)                                     Identification No.)

            2511 Garden Road
         Building A, Suite 200
         Monterey, California                                        93940
(Address of principal executive offices)                          (Zip Code)

                                 (831) 642-9300
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Item 5. Other Events

On May 30, 2003, Century Aluminum Company (the "Company") issued a press release
announcing that it had entered into a new supply contract with Kaiser Aluminum
and Chemical Corporation covering all of the alumina requirements of Century's
Hawesville (KY) Operations for the period from January 1, 2006 through December
31, 2008.

A copy of the Company's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

      (c) Exhibits.

      The following exhibits are filed with this report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit Number    Description
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     99.1         Press Release, dated May 30, 2003


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                                   SIGNATURES

            Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                        CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY


      Date: May 30, 2003                By:      /s/ Gerald J. Kitchen
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Name:  Gerald J. Kitchen
                                            Title: Executive Vice President,
                                                   General Counsel and Secretary


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number    Description
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     99.1         Press Release, dated May 30, 2003


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EX-99.1

                                                                    NEWS RELEASE

Century ALUMINUM

Century and Kaiser Reach New Alumina Supply Contract

Monterey, CA. May 30, 2003 -- Century Aluminum Company (NASDAQ:CENX) and Kaiser
Aluminum and Chemical Corporation have entered into a new supply contract
covering all of the alumina requirements of Century's Hawesville (KY) Operations
for the period from January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2008.

The price of alumina purchased under this contract will be indexed to the price
of primary aluminum on the London Metal Exchange. An existing alumina supply
contract between Century and Kaiser covering the requirements of the Hawesville
facility is priced at a similar market-based formula and expires December 31,
2005.

The Hawesville reduction plant has capacity to produce 244,000 metric tons of
primary aluminum a year. Approximately two units of alumina are required to
produce one unit of aluminum. Alumina, the feedstock for producing primary
alumina, is chemically refined from bauxite ores.

Century owns 525,000 mtpy of primary aluminum capacity. In addition to the
Hawesville plant, it owns and operates a 170,000-mtpy plant at Ravenswood, WV
and a 49.67 percent interest in the 222,000-mtpy reduction plant at Mt. Holly,
SC. Alcoa, Inc. owns the remainder and is the operating partner. Century's
headquarters are in Monterey, CA.

Editorial contact: A. T. Posti (831) 642-9364