Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB)

Baton Rouge Tower, 451 Florida St.
Baton Rouge, LA 70801 (Map)
Phone: 225-388-8011
Fax: 225-388-7686
Toll Free: 800-535-3030
http://www.albemarle.com

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Albemarle has family chemistry. The company produces polymer additives, fine chemicals, and catalysts used by a variety of industries. Its polymer additives -- flame retardants, stabilizers, and curatives -- add desired properties to various plastics. Albemarle's catalysts segment makes polyolefin and refinery catalysts. The company ranks among the world's largest makers of hydroprocessing (HPC) catalysts and of fluidized catalytic cracking (FCC) catalysts. Its fine chemicals include bromine-based chemicals, agricultural chemicals, and bulk ibuprofen (used to make the pain reliever). Customers include chemical, plastics, pharmaceutical, petroleum, and paper companies.

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Company Type Public (NYSE: ALB)
Fiscal Year-End December
2008 Sales (mil.) £1,703.8
1-Year Sales Growth 5.6%
2008 Net Income (mil.) £134.1
1-Year Net Income Growth (15.5%)
2008 Employees 4,130
1-Year Employee Growth 0.0%
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Chairman, President, and CEO Mark C. Rohr
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EVP and COO John M. Steitz
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SVP and CFO Richard J. (Rich) Diemer Jr.
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