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
Albemarle (ALB) Valuation Rechecked After Recent Pullback And Strong 12 Month Share Price Return
Why Albemarle Is Back on Investors’ Radar Albemarle (ALB) has drawn fresh attention after recent trading left the shares with a 1 day decline of about 4%, even as the stock shows a gain over the past 3 months and year. With a last close near US$174.50 and year to date total return above 20%, investors are reassessing how Albemarle’s energy storage focused business and current valuation line up with its recent revenue and earnings profile. See our latest analysis for Albemarle. While the 1 day...
Is Albemarle (ALB) Outperforming Other Basic Materials Stocks This Year?
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Albemarle (ALB) Rating Held at Buy by Truist on Strong Lithium Market Trends
Albemarle Corporation (NYSE:ALB) is included among the Dividend Kings and Aristocrats List: 32 Biggest Stocks. On March 6, Truist analyst Peter Osterland reiterated a Buy rating on Albemarle Corporation (NYSE:ALB). The firm maintained a $210 price target following the company’s non-deal roadshow. The analyst said recent momentum in lithium pricing looks sustainable. Demand, especially from […]
Albemarle (ALB) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know
In the latest trading session, Albemarle (ALB) closed at $181.39, marking a +2.45% move from the previous day.
Albemarle Corporation (ALB) Seen as a High-Upside Bet in the Lithium Market
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Salar de Atacama expansion set to lift Chile lithium output in 2026
From a policy perspective, Chile has undertaken several strategic initiatives to expand the lithium industry.
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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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