Albemarle Corp.

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Flame Retardent protects flexible foams.

ANTIBLAZEÂ-® 117HF halogen-free flame retardant is formulated for use with flexible foams used in furniture and automobile seats. Offered as alternative to halogen-based flame retardants, high-efficiency, non-scorching product is non-persistent and non-bioaccumulative, per U.S. Environmental Protection Agency criteria.

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Albemarle to Expand Production of MARTINAL-® ATH Flame Retardants

Strategic expansion will boost Company's ATH production by more than 15 percent BATON ROUGE, La., June 19 - To meet growing global demand for flame-retardant wire & cable compounds, Albemarle Corporation will expand the production capacity for its MARTINALÂ-® fine precipitated aluminum trihydrate (ATH) flame retardants at its Bergheim, Germany-based Martinswerk manufacturing site. MARTINAL...

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Albemarle Announces Expansion of Nevada Site to Increase Domestic Production of Lithium

Charlotte, N.C., Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that it will expand capacity at the company's lithium production facility in Silver Peak, Nev., and begin a program to evaluate clays and other available Nevada resources for commercial production of lithium, a critical mineral and key...

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Albemarle Receives Sustainable Business Award for Charlotte Headquarters Expansion Project

Charlotte, N.C., Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today it has been awarded the Carolinas Community Design Award by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for its headquarters expansion project in Charlotte, N.C. Albemarle won this award in the Interior Design and Construction category for the...

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Albemarle Corporation Recognized by Wildlife Habitat Council for Excellence in Corporate Conservation at Kings Mountain Site

Charlotte, N.C., Nov. 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that its site in Kings Mountain, N.C., was recently recognized by the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) for its excellence in corporate conservation in the Pollinator Project category at the 2020 WHC Awards. This recognition demonstrates the...

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Albemarle Corporation Recognized by Wildlife Habitat Council for Environmental Excellence

Charlotte, N.C., Jan. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that as part of the company's continued commitment to environmental stewardship it has achieved a Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) Conservation Certification for the company's pollinator garden located at its Kings Mountain, N.C., site. In May...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Albemarle Announces Completion of Lithium Joint Venture with Mineral Resources Limited

- JV provides risk-adjusted access to high-quality spodumene source, further diversifying Albemarle's lithium asset base CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that it has closed its transaction with Mineral Resources Limited ( MRL ) (ASX: MIN) under the Asset Sale and Share...

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Albemarle Announces Definitive Agreement with Mineral Resources Limited to Form Lithium Joint Venture in Western Australia

Conference call to be held on Dec. 17, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. ET CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today the signing of an Asset Sale and Share Subscription Agreement (Agreement) with Mineral Resources Limited (ASX: MIN) for a wholly-owned subsidiary of Albemarle to acquire a 50 percent...

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Albemarle Signs Exclusivity Agreement with Mineral Resources Limited for 50/50 Fully Integrated Lithium Joint Venture in Western Australia

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that it has signed an Exclusivity Agreement (Agreement) with Mineral Resources Limited (ASX: MIN) in relation to the potential creation of a 50/50 joint venture (JV) to own and operate the Wodgina hard rock lithium mine and ultimately develop...

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AlkyClean-® Technology Wins Kirkpatrick Chemical Engineering Award

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 6, 2017 - Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that it is the recipient of the 44th Kirkpatrick Chemical Engineering Award for its breakthrough AlkyClean® process technology developed jointly with CB&I and Neste. The Kirkpatrick Award honors the most noteworthy chemical engineering technology commercialized...

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Albemarle Signs Agreement for Exclusive Exploration and Acquisition Rights to Lithium Resource in Argentina

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 12, 2016 - Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Bolland Minera S.A., for the exclusive exploration and acquisition rights to a lithium resource in Antofalla, within the Catamarca Province of Argentina. Albemarle believes that this lithium resource will be certified...

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Albemarle Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Lithium Salts Production Assets in Asia

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 23, 2016 - Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the lithium hydroxide and lithium carbonate conversion assets and supporting business functions currently operated by Jiangxi Jiangli New Materials Science and Technology Co. Ltd. ( Jiangli New Materials )....

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