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Conference call to be held on August 4, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. EDT CHARLOTTE, N.C. , July 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that it will release its second quarter 2016 earnings after the NYSE closes on Wednesday, August 3, 2016.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , June 17, 2016 /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 Chemetall Surface Treatment business to BASF in a cash transaction valued at

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , June 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) announced today that it and technology partner CB&I are recipients of the 2016 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) in cooperation with the American Chemical Society.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , June 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that Brian Tessin will be joining the company as vice president, tax & chief tax counsel, reporting to Scott Tozier , chief financial officer.

BATON ROUGE, La. , May 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, proudly announced today that the company has received two prestigious awards in the category of liquidity management.

BATON ROUGE, La. , May 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  Albemarle Corporation  (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, today announced that current Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate & Government Affairs and Corporate Secretary Karen G. Narwold has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of the company, effective immediately.

BATON ROUGE, La. , May 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) declared today a quarterly dividend of $0.305 per share.  The dividend is payable July 1, 2016 , to shareholders of record at the close of business as of June 15, 2016.

BATON ROUGE, La. , May 10 , 201 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation  (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, today announced that David Ryan has joined the company as treasurer, reporting to Scott Tozier , chief financial officer.

BATON ROUGE, La. , May 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- First quarter 2016 highlights: First quarter earnings of $2.02 per diluted share ( $0.40 in prior year); adjusted diluted earnings of $1.12 per share, an increase of 44% over the prior year, excluding the impact of currency and divestitures...

BATON ROUGE, La. , May 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the development, manufacture and marketing of flame retardants announced today that it is discontinuing production of its hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD)-based flame retardants so that it can focus on supplying GreenCrest® polymeric fire safety solutions, a sustainable alternative to HBCD.

BATON ROUGE, La. , April 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), announced today that President and Chief Executive Officer Luke Kissam will present at the Goldman Sachs Basic Materials Conference in New York, NY on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 11:45 a.m. ET.

BATON ROUGE, La. , April 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) announced today that Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Scott A. Tozier has returned to the company following a temporary medical leave of absence, resuming management responsibility for the company's Finance and Shared Services functions.