ALBEMARLE CORP
Albemarle Corporation is an American specialty chemicals manufacturing company based in Charlotte, North Carolina. It serves several different industries including Agriculture/Food, Automotive/EV, Aviation/Aerospace, Building/Construction, Conventional Energy, Electronics, Grid Storage, and Industrial Processes. The company reported over $5.4 Billion in revenue in 2024.
Basic company information
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- Business sectors
- chemical industry [1]
- Company / filing name
- ALBEMARLE CORP [2]
- Headquarters location
- Baton Rouge [1]
- Founded
- 1994; 1994-02-28 [1]
- Leadership in background record
- Kent Masters [1]
- Official website
- www.albemarle.com ↗ [1]
- Annual revenue
- USD 7,320,104,000 · reported year 2022 [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US0126531013 [1]
- CIK
- 915913 [2]
- Country in background record
- United States [1]
- Symbols / exchanges
- ALB (NYSE), ALB-PA (NYSE) [2]
Company positioning and business
Albemarle Corporation is an American specialty chemicals manufacturing company based in Charlotte, North Carolina. It serves several different industries including Agriculture/Food, Automotive/EV, Aviation/Aerospace, Building/Construction, Conventional Energy, Electronics, Grid Storage, and Industrial Processes. The company reported over $5.4 Billion in revenue in 2024. [3]
As of April 2025, Albemarle was the fourth highest grossing producer of Lithium, falling behind Rio Tinto, Sociedad Química y Minera, and Ganfeng Lithium. [3]
Albemarle is a large developer of flame retardant chemicals technologies, with production plants in the United States, China, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, Austria, and the United Kingdom. It also has a line of antioxidants and blends which concentrate on improving storage life and stability of fuel and other lubricant products. It produces products used in rigid and flexible polyurethane foam applications and ammonium polyphosphate products, pigments for paper applications, aluminium oxides used for flame-retardant, polishing, catalyst, and niche ceramic applications, as well as magnesium hydroxide mainly used as a flame-retardant. It is one of the largest producers of hydro processing catalysts (HPC) and fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) catalysts used in the petroleum refining industry. Production locations (excluding joint ventures in Brazil and Japan) are: Bayport, Texas and Amsterdam, Netherlands. Albemarle also produces fine chemicals and chemical services for the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries. The Alternative Fuel Technologies division participates in the market for biofuels, gas to liquids, and coal liquefaction. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Albemarle Corporation. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Management and corporate governance
The Wikidata background record identifies Kent Masters in the chief-executive role. This background entry is not an official confirmation of the current board or executive roster. [1]
Understanding company scale
Annual revenue: USD 7,320,104,000 · reported year 2022. [1]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
Listed securities: ALB (NYSE), ALB-PA (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [2]
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
No individual financial documents have been indexed yet. Open the source to consult company disclosures. [2]
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was ALBEMARLE CORP founded?
Founded: 1994; 1994-02-28. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Where is the headquarters of ALBEMARLE CORP?
Headquarters location: Baton Rouge. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Which business sectors are recorded for ALBEMARLE CORP?
Business sectors: chemical industry. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Sources and review dates
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Company identity and profile data ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Albemarle Corporation (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.