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CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that Talison, a joint venture between Albemarle and Tianqi Lithium Corporation, has approved the expansion of lithium concentrate production at its Greenbushes, Australia spodumene mine. Greenbushes is the world's largest active lithium mine. It has the largest hard rock lithium reserve and contains the highest concentration of lithium oxide available of any active mine.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Feb. 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Fourth quarter 2016 highlights: Fourth quarter earnings were $602.1 million , or $5.30 per diluted share, including $546.3 million in after-tax gains related to the sale of the Chemetall Surface Treatment business Fourth quarter adjusted EBITDA was $187.4 million, an increase of 12% over the prior year, excluding the impact of divestitures...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Feb. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) declared today a quarterly dividend of $0.32 per share, an increase of 5% over the previous quarterly dividend of $0.305 . The dividend, which has a new annualized rate of $1.28, is payable April 3, 2017, to shareholders of record at the close of business as of March 15, 2017. This increase marks the 23rd consecutive year that Albemarle has raised its quarterly dividend.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Feb. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --  Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a premier specialty chemicals company, announced today that  Albemarle and Tianqi Lithium Corporation (Tianqi) have entered into a deed of termination, pursuant to which Tianqi's exercise of a previously announced option to acquire a 20% indirect ownership interest in Rockwood Lithium GmbH and its subsidiaries has been terminated. In accordance with the deed of termination, the option agreement has been terminated and the exercise of the option by Tianqi will cease to have any legal effect.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Jan. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --  Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that it will host its 2017 Investor Day on Thursday, March 16, 2017 , in New York City. 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Jan. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --  Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) (the "Company" or "Albemarle"), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, today announced the pricing, as set forth in the table below, of its previously announced tender offers (the "Maximum Tender Offers") to purchase for cash up to a maximum repurchase amount of its 1.875% senior notes due 2021 (the "2021 Notes") and 4.150% senior notes due 2024 (the "2024 Notes"; together, the "Maximum Tender Offer Notes"). Since the aggregate principal amount of 2021 Notes tendered will exceed the Aggregate Maximum Repurchase Amount (as defined below), none of the tendered 2024 Notes will be accepted for purchase.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Jan. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --  Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) (the " Company " or " Albemarle "), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, today announced the early tender results of its previously announced tender offers (the " Maximum Tender Offers ") to purchase for cash up to a maximum repurchase amount of its 1.875% senior notes due 2021 and 4.150% senior notes due 2024 described in the table below (such notes, the "Maximum Tender Offer Notes").

Conference call to be held on February 28, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. EST CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Jan. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that it will release its fourth quarter 2016 earnings after the NYSE closes on Monday, February 27, 2017.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Jan. 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --  Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) (the " Company "), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that it intends to redeem all of its outstanding 3.000% Senior Notes due 2019 (CUSIP No. 012725AB3, ISIN No.  US012725AB30) issued by it (the "Notes") on February 10, 2017 (the "Redemption Date").

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Jan. 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) (the " Company " or " Albemarle "), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, today announced the pricing, as set forth in the table below, and expiration of its previously announced tender offers (the "Any and All Tender Offers") to purchase for cash any and all of its outstanding 3.000% notes due 2019 and 4.500% notes due 2020.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Jan. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) (the "Company" or "Albemarle") today announced that it has commenced tender offers to purchase for cash any and all of the debt securities listed in the first table below and up to a maximum repurchase amount of the debt securities listed in the second table below (collectively, the "Securities").

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Jan. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --  Albemarle Corporation  (NYSE: ALB), a premier specialty chemicals company and leader in the production of lithium and lithium derivatives, announced today that it has agreed, effective December 30, 2016 , to amend its lithium production rights agreement with the Chilean Economic Development Agency (Corfo), to both extend the term of that agreement and increase the company's authorized lithium quota at its facility in the Salar de Atacama, Chile. The terms of the amendment have been fully reviewed and approved by all applicable Chilean authorities, including both the Comptroller General and the Nuclear Energy Commission.