Albemarle Corp.

• Book ID: 102150359
• Publisher: Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
• Year: 2006
• Weight: 48 KB
• Volume: 3
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1547-8335
• DOI: 10.1002/div.3407

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Chemicals (MIC: 11.1 SIC: 2821 NAIC: 325211)

Albemarle is a global producer of engineered specialty chemicals. Co. operates three segments. The Polymer Additives segment consists of brominated, mineral and phosphorus flame retardants and other polymer additives such as curatives, antioxidants and stabilizers. The Catalysts segment includes refinery catalysts to reduce sulphur and other impurities from petroleum products and for “cracking” petroleum into higher‐value products, such as gasoline, diesel and raw material products, and polyolefin catalysts used to produce polypropylene and polyethylene. The Fine Chemicals segment produces performance chemicals; pharmachemicals; agrichemicals; and fine chemistry services and intermediates.