Albemarle Corporation
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About Albemarle Corporation
Overview
Albemarle Corporation is the world's largest lithium producer and a global specialty chemicals company. The company produces lithium, bromine, and catalysts for diverse applications with particular focus on lithium for EV batteries. Albemarle operates an integrated global network of lithium production facilities spanning hard rock, brine, and conversion assets across multiple continents.
Operations
Albemarle operates lithium production from multiple sources: the Greenbushes hard rock mine in Western Australia (49% joint venture with Tianqi Lithium), Silver Peak brine operation in Nevada, Salar de Atacama brine operations in Chile, and conversion facilities in the US, Chile, and China. The company produces lithium hydroxide, lithium carbonate, and specialty lithium compounds, with total production capacity exceeding 200,000 tonnes LCE.
Strategy
The company's strategy focuses on aggressively expanding lithium production capacity to meet surging EV demand with targets of 500,000+ tonnes LCE by 2027, investing in conversion capacity globally, leveraging diversified raw material sources (hard rock, brines, clay), maintaining technology leadership in extraction and processing, securing strategic customer relationships, and delivering superior returns through the lithium super-cycle.
Key Projects
Major projects include Kemerton lithium hydroxide plants 1 and 2 in Australia (expansions underway), Meishan lithium hydroxide plant in China (under construction), Qinzhou conversion facility in China, Silver Peak expansion in Nevada, potential development of Kings Mountain lithium mine in North Carolina (restarting historic operation), and lithium extraction from claystone deposits. Albemarle is investing billions in capacity expansion globally.
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Press Releases
Lithium ETF LIT Returned 125% to Investors Who Bought at Last Year’s Low
A year ago, lithium was the trade nobody wanted. The Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF (NYSEARCA:LIT) had been bleeding for the better part of three years, EV demand headlines were a graveyard, and the consensus take was that oversupply from Chinese converters would keep lithium carbonate prices pinned to the floor through the ... Lithium ETF LIT Returned 125% to Investors Who Bought at Last Year’s Low
Albemarle CFO Takes On Interim Accounting Role As Oversight Scrutinized
Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) has appointed Chief Financial Officer Neal R. Sheorey as interim Principal Accounting Officer. The change follows the retirement of Chief Accounting Officer Donald J. LaBauve Jr. The move concentrates key finance and accounting responsibilities under the current CFO. For a stock that has risen 8.0% year to date and 164.4% over the past year, any adjustment in senior finance leadership is worth noting. Albemarle's current share price of $155.44 comes after the stock...
Why Is Albemarle (ALB) Down 16.5% Since Last Earnings Report?
Albemarle (ALB) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock? We take a look at earnings estimates for some clues.
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Albemarle (ALB) Stock Slides as Market Rises: Facts to Know Before You Trade
Albemarle (ALB) closed at $165.65 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.6% move from the prior day.
Albemarle (ALB) Valuation Check As Upgraded Earnings Outlook Meets Cost Cuts And Insider Selling Concerns
Recent upgrades to Albemarle (ALB) earnings forecasts and renewed optimism around its cost cuts and capital spending have refocused attention on the stock, even as valuation concerns and insider selling remain in the background. See our latest analysis for Albemarle. The share price has pulled back recently, with a 1-day share price return of 2.0% and a 30-day share price return of 11.72% down. At the same time, the year-to-date share price return of 16.96% and a 1-year total shareholder...
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Quick Facts
- Ticker Symbol
- ALB
- Market Cap
- Large Cap
- Category
- Lithium
- Commodities
- Lithium, Bromine
- Headquarters
- Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
- Founded
- 1994
- Employees
- ~6,000
Operating Countries
Producing Assets
- •Greenbushes (Australia)
- •Silver Peak (USA)
- •Salar de Atacama (Chile)
- •Conversion facilities (Global)
Development Assets
- •Kemerton (Australia)
- •Kings Mountain (USA)
- •Multiple expansions globally
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