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Jan
16
2018

Albemarle Corporation to release fourth quarter 2017 earnings results on Feb. 27, 2018

Conference call to be held on Feb. 28, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Jan. 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --  Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that it will release its fourth quarter 2017 earnings after the NYSE closes on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018.

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Dec
19
2017

Albemarle expands FCC product portfolio by launching new Granite™ technology

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Dec. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --  Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that it is launching a new technology for the Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) catalyst market called Granite™.

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Dec
14
2017

Albemarle enters into definitive agreement to sell portion of Performance Catalysts Solutions to W. R. Grace & Co.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its polyolefin catalysts and components business to W. R. Grace & Co. (NYSE: GRA) in a cash transaction valued at approximately $416 million.

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Dec
06
2017

AlkyClean® Technology Wins Kirkpatrick Chemical Engineering Award

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Dec. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --  Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that it is the recipient of the 44 th Kirkpatrick Chemical Engineering Award for its breakthrough AlkyClean® process technology developed jointly with CB&I and Neste.

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Nov
08
2017

Albemarle continues double digit growth in third quarter

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Nov. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Third quarter 2017 highlights: Third quarter net sales were $754.9 million, an increase of 15% over the prior year Third quarter earnings were $118.7 million, or $1.06 per diluted share. Third quarter adjusted EBITDA was $209.4 million, an increase of 11% over the prior year; adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $1.08, an increase of 19% over the prior year

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Nov
06
2017

Albemarle announces quarterly dividend - November 2017

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Nov. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) declared today a quarterly dividend of $0.32 per share.  The dividend is payable January 2, 2018 , to shareholders of record at the close of business as of December 15, 2017.

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Oct
24
2017

Albemarle Corporation to present at the 2017 Deutsche Bank Lithium Supply Chain and Energy Storage Conference

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that Matt Juneau, executive vice president, Corporate Strategy and Investor Relations, will present at the 2017 Deutsche Bank Lithium Supply Chain and Energy Storage Conference in New York City, on Thursday, November 16, 2017, at 8:10 a.m. ET.

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Oct
17
2017

Albemarle Corporation to present at Morgan Stanley Global Chemicals and Agriculture Conference - November 2017

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Oct. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --  Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that Luke Kissam, chairman, president and chief executive officer and Scott Tozier, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will present at the sixth annual Morgan Stanley Global Chemicals and Agriculture Conference in Boston, MA on Wednesday, November 15, 2017. The format will include a fireside chat, with the remainder of the day consisting of one-on-one meetings. In addition to Kissam and Tozier, Sharon McGee, vice president, investor relations and corporate development, will be in attendance.

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Oct
04
2017

Albemarle Corporation to release third quarter 2017 earnings results on November 8, 2017

Conference call to be held on November 9, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. EST CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Oct. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --  Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that it will release its third quarter 2017 earnings after the NYSE closes on Wednesday, November 8, 2017.

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Sep
15
2017

New technology enables sustainable expansion of lithium production in Chile

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Sept. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --  Albemarle Corporation  (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the production of lithium and lithium derivatives, announced today that it has developed an innovative technology that could enable Albemarle to sustainably increase total lithium production in Chile to as much as 125,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) annually, without the need for additional brine pumping at the Salar de Atacama.

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Aug
31
2017

Albemarle Corporation to attend UBS Global Chemicals & Paper and Packaging Conference on September 6, 2017

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today its plans to attend the upcoming UBS Global Chemicals & Paper and Packaging Conference on September 6, 2017 , in New York City.

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Aug
07
2017

Albemarle growth story continues with strong second quarter performance

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Aug. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Second quarter 2017 highlights: Second quarter net sales were $737.3 million , an increase of 10% over the prior year Second quarter earnings were $103.3 million , or $0.92 per diluted share Second quarter adjusted EBITDA was $218.9 million...

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