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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.

Conference call to be held on May 11, 2016 at 9:00 am ET BATON ROUGE, La. , April 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that it will release its first quarter 2016 earnings after the NYSE closes on Tuesday, May 10, 2016.

BATON ROUGE, La. , March 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) announced today that Luke Kissam , president and chief executive officer; Matt Juneau , senior vice president, Corporate Strategy and Investor Relations; and Sharon McGee , vice president, Corporate Development, Albemarle Corporation to attend Barclay's Global Cross-Asset Class Materials Conference on March 29, 2016

BATON ROUGE, La. , March 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) announced today that Matt Juneau , senior vice president, Corporate Strategy and Investor Relations; Sharon McGee , vice president, Corporate Development; and Raphael Crawford, president, Bromine Solutions, will attend the BB&T Capital Markets Commercial & Industrial Investor Conference on March 23, 2016 in Coral Gables, Florida.

BATON ROUGE, La. , March 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) announced today that Matt Juneau , senior vice president, Corporate Strategy and Investor Relations, will present at the Goldman Sachs Houston Chemical Intensity Days Conference in Houston, Texas on March 15, 2016 at 9:00 am CT.

BATON ROUGE, La., March 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --  Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) announced today that Matt Juneau, senior vice president, Corporate Strategy and Investor Relations, and John Mitchell, president, Lithium, and Advanced Materials, will attend the Seaport Global Chemicals and Industrials Conference on March 7, 2016, in San Francisco, California.

BATON ROUGE, La. , Feb. 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) declared today a quarterly dividend of $0.305 per share, an increase of 5% over the previous quarterly dividend of $0.29 .  The dividend, which has a new annualized rate of $1.22 , is payable April 1, 2016, to shareholders of record at the close of business as of March 16, 2016.