Albemarle Corp (ALB.PA) company profile

Albemarle Corporation is a specialty materials company that develops and manufactures engineered chemicals for critical global industries. The organization structures its activities through operating segments comprising Energy Storage, Specialties, and Ketjen, alongside refining solutions and fine chemistry services. Its product lines center around lithium compounds, bromine solutions, and specialized catalysts designed for modern chemical processing and energy storage applications. Albemarle serves industrial manufacturers, commercial producers, and technical partners across automotive, clean technology, and consumer product value chains.

The enterprise conducts operations across a wide international footprint, maintaining assets, facilities, and joint ventures in countries including the United States, Australia, Chile, China, Jordan, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Japan, and Taiwan. Major production units and development initiatives include the Kemerton facility and the Wodgina venture. Albemarle coordinates its worldwide processing activities, resource holdings, and manufacturing plants from its central corporate headquarters situated in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Summary of the business section of Albemarle's latest annual report, written by StockData.

“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.

Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.

“As of December 31, 2025, we had approximately 7,800 employees, including employees of our consolidated joint ventures, of whom 3,100, or 40%, are employed in the U.S.”