Noranda Obtains Court Approval to Sell Aluminum Smelter and Facilities in New Madrid, Missouri to ARG International AG

Franklin, Tennessee - September 30, 2016 - Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation NORNQ ("Noranda" or the "Company") today announced Court approval for the sale of the Company's aluminum smelter and facilities in New Madrid, Missouri, to ARG International AG for a purchase price of $13.7 million. The Court approval follows an auction that took place on September 28, 2016. The Company expects to close the transaction in October 2016, subject to certain closing conditions.

Noranda's alumina refinery in Gramercy, Louisiana, and bauxite mining operation in St. Ann, Jamaica, were not included in the auction for the New Madrid aluminum smelter and facilities. With respect to its bauxite and alumina operations, Noranda continues to explore strategic alternatives, including discussions with potential acquirers. Agreements, if any, from these discussions would remain subject to auction and court approval.

Additional Information

Additional information is available on the restructuring page of the Company's website, www.norandaaluminum.com/restructuring. Court filings and other information related to the court-supervised proceedings are available at a website administered by the Company's claims agent, Prime Clerk, at http://cases.primeclerk.com/noranda. The Company has also established a Restructuring Hotline at 855-410-7360 (U.S.), or 646-795-6965 (international), as well as a Customer Hotline at 855-252-2156 (U.S.), or 917-651-0441 (international).

Forward-Looking Statements

For this press release, statements that are not purely historical are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "plan," "intend," "will" and other similar expressions. All forward-looking statements made by Noranda reflect the Company's expectations and not guarantees of future performance and are subject to various risks, uncertainties and factors relating to Noranda's operations and business environment, and the progress of its Chapter 11 Case, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond Noranda's control, which could cause Noranda's actual results to differ materially from those matters expressed in or implied by these forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: those described under the "Risk Factors" section and elsewhere in Noranda's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 which is available on Noranda's website www.norandaaluminum.com and on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov; unfavorable economic, financial and business conditions; and risks and uncertainties relating to the Chapter 11 Case.

Forward-looking statements made by Noranda in this press release, or elsewhere, speak only as of the date on which the statements were made. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for Noranda to predict these events or how they may affect it or its anticipated results. Noranda assumes no obligations to update any forward-looking statements made in this press release to reflect subsequent events or circumstances or actual outcomes.

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