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Albemarle completes sale of Mineral Flame Retardants and Specialty Chemicals businesses to Huber Engineered Materials
BATON ROUGE, La. , Feb. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) today announced the successful completion of the previously announced sale of its Minerals business, which includes both Mineral Flame Retardants and Specialty Chemicals, to Huber Engineered Materials.
Read MoreAlbemarle CFO to Take Temporary Medical Leave of Absence
BATON ROUGE, La. , Jan. 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) announced today Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Scott A. Tozier will be on a temporary medical leave of absence, effective immediately. It is anticipated that he will return to his normal duties in the near future.
Read MoreAlbemarle Corporation to release fourth quarter 2015 earnings results on February 17, 2016
Conference call to be held on February 18, 2016 at 9:00 am ET BATON ROUGE, La. , Jan. 8, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that it will release its fourth quarter 2015 earnings after the NYSE closes on Wednesday, February 17, 2016.
Read MoreAlbemarle completes sale of metal sulfides business to Treibacher Industrie AG
BATON ROUGE, La. , Jan. 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) today announced the successful completion of the previously announced sale of its Tribotecc metal sulfides business to Treibacher Industrie AG . The transaction included sites in Vienna and Arnoldstein, Austria and Tribotecc's proprietary sulfide synthesis process. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Read MoreAlbemarle’s AlkyStar™ catalyst successfully employed in the world’s first solid acid alkylation unit in Shandong, China, facility
Trade News Bulletin -- Albemarle Corporation today announced that its zeolite-based AlkyStar™ catalyst successfully produced high-quality alkylate after start-up of the world’s first solid acid catalyst alkylation unit at the Shandong, China, plant of Zibo Haiyi Fine Chemical Co., LTD, a subsidiary of Shandong Wonfull Petrochemical Group Co., Ltd.
Read MoreAlbemarle enters into definitive agreement to sell Mineral Flame Retardants and Specialty Chemicals businesses to Huber Engineered Materials
BATON ROUGE, La. , Dec. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Mineral Flame Retardants and Specialty Chemicals businesses to Huber Engineered Materials, a division of J.M. Huber Corporation, a leading global manufacturer of flame retardant additives.
Read MoreAlbemarle Corporation to present at Morgan Stanley Global Chemicals and Agriculture Conference - Nov 2015
BATON ROUGE, La. , Nov. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) announced today that President and CEO Luke Kissam will present at the 4 th Annual Morgan Stanley Global Chemicals and Agriculture Conference in Boston, MA at 2:20 p.m. EST on November 10, 2015.
Read MoreAlbemarle enters into definitive agreement to sell Tribotecc Metal Sulfides business to Treibacher
BATON ROUGE, La. , Nov. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leading manufacturer of highly-engineered specialty chemicals, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Tribotecc metal sulfides business to Treibacher Industrie AG, an international leading player in the chemistry and metallurgy sectors. Included in the transaction are sites in Vienna and Arnoldstein, Austria and Tribotecc's proprietary sulfide synthesis process.
Read MoreAlbemarle reports third quarter 2015 results
BATON ROUGE, La. , Nov. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Third quarter 2015 highlights: Adjusted earnings of $0.90 per share. Three core business units grew adjusted EBITDA by 8% versus prior year, and achieved adjusted EBITDA margins of 31%, excluding unfavorable currency exchange impacts.
Read MoreAlbemarle announces leadership roles for bromine and lithium businesses
BATON ROUGE, La. , Oct. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) announced today that it has named leaders for its bromine and lithium businesses which, effective as of the beginning of 2016, will report directly to President and CEO Luke Kissam.
Read MoreAlbemarle announces quarterly dividend - October 2015
BATON ROUGE, La. , Oct. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) declared today a quarterly dividend of $0.29 per share. The dividend is payable January 4, 2016 , to shareholders of record at the close of business as of December 15, 2015.
Read MoreIncident at SunEdison's facility in Pasadena - Updated
BATON ROUGE, La. , Oct. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) :: Earlier today, Albemarle Corporation (NYSE:ALB) corrected erroneous reports that an incident occurred at its Pasadena, Texas facility.
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