Kaiser Aluminum Corporation to Present at the Goldman Sachs Basic Materials Conference

FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif., May 23, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (Nasdaq:KALU) today announced that Daniel J. Rinkenberger, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Goldman Sachs Basic Materials Conference in New York on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at approximately 1:45pm Eastern.

A live webcast of the presentation will be available on the Company's website at http://investors.kaiseraluminum.com/events.cfm. A copy of the presentation will be available for download prior to the start of the webcast. An audio archive of the conference presentation will be available on the Company's website for a period of 90 days following the live webcast.

Company Description

Kaiser Aluminum Corporation, headquartered in Foothill Ranch, Calif., is a leading producer of semi-fabricated specialty aluminum products, serving customers worldwide with highly-engineered solutions for aerospace and high-strength, general engineering, and custom automotive and industrial applications. The Company's North American facilities produce value-added sheet, plate, extrusions, rod, bar, tube and wire products, adhering to traditions of quality, innovation and service that have been key components of our culture since the Company was founded in 1946. The Company's stock is included in the Russell 2000® index and the S&P SmallCap 600® index.

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Available Information

For more information, please visit the Company's web site at www.kaiseraluminum.com. The web site includes a section for investor relations under which the Company provides notifications of news or announcements regarding its financial performance, including Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, investor events, and earnings and other press releases. In addition, all Company filings submitted to the SEC are available through a link to the section of the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov which includes: Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and Proxy Statements for the Company's annual stockholders' meetings and other information statements as filed with the SEC. In addition, the Company provides a webcast of its quarterly earnings calls and certain events in which management participates or hosts with members of the investment community.

CONTACT: Investor Relations Contact:
         Melinda C. Ellsworth
         Kaiser Aluminum
         949-614-1757
         
         Public Relations Contact:
         Dave Quast
         Financial Dynamics
         646-421-5341

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Released May 23, 2011