<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000949157-16-000207.txt : 20160629
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20160629161826
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000949157-16-000207
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160628
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160629
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160629

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CENTURY ALUMINUM CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000949157
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PRIMARY PRODUCTION OF ALUMINUM [3334]
		IRS NUMBER:				133070826
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1000
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60606
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3126963101

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1000
		CITY:			CHICAGO
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60606

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Berntzen Jarl
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001355035

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34474
		FILM NUMBER:		161739033

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY
		STREET 2:		2511 GARDEN ROAD, BLDG A, SUITE 200
		CITY:			MONTEREY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			93940
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    <periodOfReport>2016-06-28</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000949157</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>CENTURY ALUMINUM CO</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CENX</issuerTradingSymbol>
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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001355035</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Berntzen Jarl</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>1 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE, SUITE 1000</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>CHICAGO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>IL</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>60606</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2016-06-28</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>19775</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>88566</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Includes (i) 12,930 performance shares granted to the reporting person on June 28, 2016 pursuant to a Rule 16b-3(d) plan representing the annual grant of service based performance shares made to directors which vest on the one year anniversary of the grant date or earlier upon the occurrence of certain other events and (ii) 6,845 performance shares granted to the reporting person on June 28, 2016 pursuant to a Rule 16b-3(d) plan representing the reporting person's annual retainer which will vest in four equal quarterly installments.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Settlement of the performance shares has been deferred until the termination of the reporting person's service as a director of the Company.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Includes deferred performance share units to the Reporting Person in connection with previous annual grants of Performance Shares made to the Reporting Person pursuant to a Rule 16b-3(d) plan.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Jesse E. Gary, attorney-in-fact for Jarl Berntzen</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-06-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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