Albemarle is a leading global developer, manufacturer and marketer of highly engineered specialty chemicals. Our products and services enhance the value of our customers’ end products by improving performance, providing essential product attributes, lowering cost and simplifying processing. We sell a highly diversified mix of products to a wide range of customers, including: manufacturers of consumer electronics, building and construction materials, automotive parts, packaging, pharmachemicals and agrichemicals, and petroleum refiners. Our commercial and geographic diversity, technical expertise, flexible low-cost global manufacturing base and experienced management team enable us to maintain leading market positions in those areas of the specialty chemicals industry in which we operate. With over 4,100* employees in 46 locations around the world, we serve more than 3,400 customers throughout 100 countries. Our operations are managed and reported as three business segments: Polymer Additives, Catalysts and Fine Chemicals.
*As of December 31, 2008
Sales and Markets
Sales are currently approximately $2.5 billion per year. They are split between various end markets; consumer electronics, refining, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, petrochemicals, construction, automotive and packaging. Our sales have doubled in value over the last six years.
Foundation Technologies
Chemistry is the cornerstone of our business – our main strengths lie in bromine, phosphorus, aluminas, zeolites, metal oxides, and organometallics. We also possess expertise in orthoalkylation, amination and bromination, and we consider ourselves to be one of the leaders in the safe handling and processing of highly reactive chemicals.
Creating Chemistry for Life
Innovation and a strong chemistry foundation enable us to develop leading market positions and create long-lasting value for our customers. Using our chemistry skills, we will continue to pioneer complex and emerging technologies that will enable us to offer the value-adding products of the future.Albemarle provides innovative development, manufacturing and marketing of complex chemicals and services that create customer value and shareholder wealth. Focusing on Chemistry for life, we are a global supplier of specialty chemicals that provide an overall benefit to the world in which we live. A diversified mix of products is sold to a wide range of customers and end markets. With over 3400 customers spread over 100+ countries, our products are sold into end markets that are vital to the global economy, including consumer electronics, petroleum refining, packing, construction, automotive, pharmaceuticals and agrichemicals.
Albemarle supplies three main types of polymer additives: flame retardants, curing agents and antioxidants. Plastics compounders and polymer manufacturers use these products to add life-saving properties to resins used in electronics, appliances and furnishings; extend the useful life and improve the processability of their polymers, lubricants and fuels; and to increase the value of their chemical output or unlock new applications for their own products. We are proud of the fact that our products ultimately enhance people’s lives in one way or another.
Albemarle supplies top performance catalysts, technologies and related services to the petroleum refining and chemical industries. Together with our partners, we have leading positions in FCC, hydroprocessing, and other specialized areas.
Albemarle has supplied fine chemicals to many of the world’s leading producers of pharmaceutical and agricultural products for more than thirty years. In recent years, Albemarle has grown into a leading provider of custom manufacturing and organic synthesis services. Our reputation for reliable, cost-effective supply of bromine and derivative chemicals reaches into markets as diverse as water treatment, oilfield services, and high-tech parts cleaning. Our potassium-, aluminum oxide-, and other chemical specialties for paint, paper, ceramic, glass and other industries improve the performance of products and parts the world over.
