Century Aluminum posts third-quarter loss

Oct 26 （Reuters） - Century Aluminum Co （CENX.O） reported a third-quarter loss on Tuesday, hurt by a $12.2 million mark-to-market loss on forward contracts.

The net loss was $16.8 million, or 18 cents per share, compared with a profit of $40.1 million, or 45 cents per share, in the same quarter of 2009, the Monterey, California-based company said.

Sales rose to $279.2 million from $228.7 million, a year earlier.