Albemarle Corporation
Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) operates as a world leader in transforming essential resources into critical ingredients for mobility, energy, connectivity, and health. The company's website is www.albemarle.com. With approximately 7,800 employees distributed globally—40% in the U.S. and Americas, 33% in Asia… From the company’s description.
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What Albemarle Corporation does
In the company’s own words
Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) operates as a world leader in transforming essential resources into critical ingredients for mobility, energy, connectivity, and health. The company's website is www.albemarle.com. With approximately 7,800 employees distributed globally—40% in the U.S. and Americas, 33% in Asia Pacific, 19% in Europe, and 8% in the Middle East and other areas—Albemarle maintains more than 25 production and research and development facilities worldwide while serving approximately 1,900 customers across 70 countries.
The company operates through three reportable segments: Energy Storage, Specialties, and Ketjen. The Energy Storage segment develops and manufactures lithium compounds including lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, and lithium chloride, sourced through joint ventures including its 49% stake in Windfield Holdings and 50% interest in MARBL Lithium Joint Venture, as well as through solar evaporation operations in Chile and Nevada. The Specialties segment optimizes a portfolio of bromine and specialized lithium solutions serving energy, mobility, connectivity, and health industries, with bromine sourced from Arkansas and the Dead Sea through its 50% interest in Jordan Bromine Company Limited. The Ketjen segment provides refining catalysts, fluidized catalytic cracking catalysts, and performance catalyst solutions to the global refining industry.
In October 2025, Albemarle signed a definitive agreement to divest its controlling interest in the Ketjen Refining Solutions business while retaining a 49% ownership stake and maintaining its Performance Catalyst Solutions business. The company completed the sale of its 50% interest in Eurecat S.A. in January 2026.
Albemarle's competitive advantages include world-class mineral resources with reliable supply, leading process chemistry capabilities, high-impact innovation, and customer-centric service. The company owns more than 1,500 active patents and 750 pending patent applications. Approximately 26% of employees are represented by unions or works councils. The company maintains significant operations in China, which represented 39% of net sales in 2025, alongside substantial international operations across approximately 83% of total net sales.
Company details
- Sector
- Materials
- Industry (SIC)
- Chemicals
- Headquarters
- CHARLOTTE, NC
- Fiscal year end
- December
- CIK
- 915913
- SIC
- 2821
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2013–2025 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns Albemarle Corporation — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · Albemarle Corporation’s weight in each
Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.
Albemarle Corporation’s bonds, as funds hold them
Funds report holding 1 issues of Albemarle Corporation’s debt, $40.94M at market value — what funds hold, not the company’s total debt. Weighted-average coupon 5.05%, maturing 2032 to 2032.
Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.
Recent filings
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