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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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --  Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, proudly announces that executive vice president and chief financial officer, Scott Tozier, has been named Charlotte Business Journal's 2017 CFO of the Year award winner in the public company category. This annual awards program is intended to honor the region's top professionals for outstanding performance in senior financial leadership.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , July 10, 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 October 2, 2017 , to shareholders of record at the close of business as of September 15, 2017.