Aluminum company says preferred site for new smelter is a region of Kentucky hit hard by job losses

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Gov. Andy Beshear says an aluminum company has singled out northeastern Kentucky as its preferred site for a new aluminum smelter

FILE - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear responds to a question during an interview, Dec. 19, 2023, in Frankfort, Ky. An aluminum company has singled out northeastern Kentucky as its preferred site for a new aluminum smelter that would bring about 1,000 permanent jobs to an Appalachian region hard hit by the loss of coal and steel production, Gov. Beshear said Monday, March 25, 2024.

The governor is hoping that a state incentives package will help close the deal. He predicted that state lawmakers will provide “the tools that we need” in the closing days of their legislative session. Gary referred to the announcement Monday as "another step in our continued long-standing relationship with the state, and we look forward to the opportunity to help be a part of growing commerce in eastern Kentucky, an outcome that is very attractive to Century Aluminum.”

The region had its hopes of landing a massive aluminum plant dashed a few years ago. Another aluminum company planned to build a mill near Ashland in northeastern Kentucky but the project — which was pushed by Beshear's predecessor, former Republican Gov. Matt Bevin — never came to fruition as the company struggled to line up sufficient financing.

“We're going to work hard to help get this over the finish line,” Chaney said later in a phone interview. “This is a great opportunity for northeast Kentucky and the entire state.”

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Aluminum company says preferred site for new smelter is a region of Kentucky hit hard by job lossesGov. Andy Beshear says an aluminum company has singled out northeastern Kentucky as its preferred site for a new aluminum smelter. The project could bring about 1,000 permanent jobs to a region hard hit by the loss of coal and steel production.
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