CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- First quarter 2018 highlights: First quarter net sales were $821.6 million, an increase of 14% over the prior year; earnings were $131.8 million, or $1.18 per diluted share, an increase of 162% over the prior year First quarter adjusted EBITDA was $248.7

CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) announces that it has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.335 per share. The dividend, which has an annualized rate of $1.34, is payable July 2, 2018, to shareholders of record at the close of

CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that the company has been named to Corporate Responsibility Magazine's ( CR Magazine) 19 th annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens List. The roster

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that it is the primary hydroprocessing catalyst manufacturer for the DuPont™ IsoTherming® hydroprocessing technology, making clean fuels production

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that Scott Tozier, Albemarle Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Eric Norris, Chief Strategy Officer, will participate in a

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that it has declared force majeure due to the shortage of key raw materials in the production of diethyl toluene diamine (DETDA) curative products

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that Scott Tozier, Albemarle Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Barclays Electronic Chemicals Conference in

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that it has named Dr. Glen Merfeld as Albemarle's Chief Technology Officer for its Lithium business, effective immediately. As Chief Technology

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that it will release its first quarter 2018 earnings after the NYSE closes on Wednesday, May 9, 2018. The company will hold its conference call to

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today the successful completion of the previously announced sale of its polyolefin catalysts and components business to W. R. Grace & Co. (NYSE: GRA) in a