Century Aluminum Company, in partnership with Emirates Global Aluminium, has selected Bechtel to lead preparatory engineering work for a new primary aluminum production plant in Inola, Oklahoma. This project marks the first new primary aluminum smelter to be built in the United States since 1980 and is expected to double current U.S. primary aluminum production. The planned facility will create 1,000 permanent jobs and 4,000 construction jobs. Bechtel’s work includes plant design, infrastructure planning, and strategies to improve construction efficiency, with a focus on sustainability and minimizing local impact.

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