Corporate Profile

Albemarle is a leading global developer, manufacturer and marketer of highly engineered specialty chemicals. Our products and services enhance the value of our customers’ end products by improving performance, providing essential product attributes, lowering cost and simplifying processing. We sell a highly diversified mix of products to a wide range of customers, including: manufacturers of consumer electronics, building and construction materials, automotive parts, packaging, pharmachemicals and agrichemicals, and petroleum refiners. Our commercial and geographic diversity, technical expertise, flexible low-cost global manufacturing base and experienced management team enable us to maintain leading market positions in those areas of the specialty chemicals industry in which we operate. With over 4,100* employees in 46 locations around the world, we serve more than 3,400 customers throughout 100 countries. Our operations are managed and reported as three business segments: Polymer Additives, Catalysts and Fine Chemicals.
*As of December 31, 2008

Sales and Markets

Sales are currently approximately $2.5 billion per year. They are split between various end markets; consumer electronics, refining, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, petrochemicals, construction, automotive and packaging. Our sales have doubled in value over the last six years.

Foundation Technologies

Chemistry is the cornerstone of our business – our main strengths lie in bromine, phosphorus, aluminas, zeolites, metal oxides, and organometallics. We also possess expertise in orthoalkylation, amination and bromination, and we consider ourselves to be one of the leaders in the safe handling and processing of highly reactive chemicals.

Creating Chemistry for Life

Innovation and a strong chemistry foundation enable us to develop leading market positions and create long-lasting value for our customers. Using our chemistry skills, we will continue to pioneer complex and emerging technologies that will enable us to offer the value-adding products of the future.

We have developed a formula for success based on providing chemistry that enhances people’s lives. Given the commitment and drive displayed by Albemarle People all around the world, we are confident of achieving that success.