ALB

Albemarle Corporation (NYSE:ALB) is a leading global specialty chemicals company founded in 1887 and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company has evolved from its origins as a paper and fiber manufacturer into one of the world's largest producers of lithium, a critical material for electric vehicle batteries and energy storage systems. Albemarle went public in 1994 and has grown through strategic acquisitions and organic expansion to become a dominant player in the lithium value chain, while also maintaining significant positions in bromine-based specialty chemicals and refining catalysts.