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Conference call to be held on August 8, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. , July 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that it will release its second quarter 2019 earnings after the NYSE closes on Wednesday, August 7, 2019.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , May 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- 

First quarter 2019 highlights:

• First quarter net sales were $832.1 million; earnings were $1.26 per diluted share
• Net sales grew 6% and adjusted diluted EPS by 4%, excluding foreign exchange and divested businesses
• Confirmed full year outlook of adjusted diluted earnings per share between $6.10 and $6.50
• Broke ground on Kemerton lithium hydroxide conversion plant in Western Australia, with commissioning expected to start in stages during the course of 2021
• Increased dividends to shareholders by 10%

CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) announces that it has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.3675 per share. The dividend, which has an annualized rate of $1.47, is payable July 1, 2019, to shareholders of record at the close of business as of June 14, 2019.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , May 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --  Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, proudly announces that Chief Information Officer (CIO) Patrick Thompson has been named to the 2019 CIO Hall of Fame from IDG's CIO, the executive-level information (IT) media brand.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , April 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --  Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today Luke Kissam , Albemarle CEO, Scott Tozier , Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, David Ryan , Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Investor Relations, and Sharon McGee, Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Development, will attend Bernstein's 35th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference in New York City on Wednesday, May 29. Kissam, Tozier, Ryan and McGee will be available for one-on-one meetings.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , April 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --  Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today Scott Tozier , Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, David Ryan , Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Investor Relations, and Sharon McGee, Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor Relations, will attend UBS Boston Chemicals Conference in Boston on Tuesday, May 21. Tozier, Ryan and McGee will be available for one-on-one meetings.

Conference call to be held on May 9, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. , April 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that it will release its first quarter 2019 earnings after the NYSE closes on Wednesday, May 8, 2019.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , March 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that its Lithium segment expects a shift of approximately 3,000 – 3,500 metric tons on an LCE basis in volume from Q1 2019 to subsequent quarters in 2019.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Feb. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) announced today that it has declared a dividend of $0.3675 per share, an increase of 10 percent over the previous quarterly dividend and representing a rate of $1.47 on an annualized basis.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Fourth quarter 2018 highlights: Fourth quarter net sales were $921.7 million, an increase of 7% over the prior year; earnings were $129.6 million, or $1.21 per diluted share, an increase of 162% over the prior year Fourth quarter adjusted EBITDA was...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Jan. 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --  Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that Luke Kissam , Albemarle CEO, will speak at the 2019 Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Agriculture and Materials Conference on Wednesday, Feb. 27, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Jan. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --  Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that the company has reached an agreement with the Chilean Economic Development Agency (Corfo) on the process for establishing and validating the preferential price and terms to be offered to specialized manufacturers meeting the criteria set forth in the Amendment.