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The agency said Century Aluminum’s project in Inola would advance national and economic security. A separate lawsuit seeking to block the smelter is also pending.

Published Sept. 3, 2026

Century Aluminum billets are stacked at the company's smelter in Mt. Holly, South Carolina. The Justice Department recently asked a federal judge to dismiss the Oklahoma attorney general's lawsuit that seeks to block development of a smelter in Inola, Oklahoma.