Albemarle Corporation Announces 2017 Investor Day in New York City

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced today that it will host its 2017 Investor Day on Thursday, March 16, 2017, in New York City.

Chairman, president and chief executive officer, Luke Kissam, and executive vice president and chief financial officer, Scott Tozier, will present alongside other members of Albemarle's executive management team, providing an in-depth overview of business strategies, operations and financial objectives.  The presentation will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. EDT and is expected to conclude at approximately 12:30 p.m. EDT. Thursday's event will include presentations by Albemarle's business segment presidents followed by a Q&A session with senior leadership. Lunch will immediately follow.   

The event will take place at the Convene Conference Center in New York City. Advance registration is required to attend the event, and space is limited. Registration and full event details are currently available through the following link: https://www.regonline.com/albemarleinvestorday2017.

If you are unable to attend the event in person, a live audio webcast will be available.  This webcast can be accessed through the Events & Presentations page on Albemarle Corporation's web site at http://investors.albemarle.com. To avoid registration wait times, participants are encouraged to pre-register using the links provided.

About Albemarle
Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), headquartered in Charlotte, NC, is a global specialty chemicals company with leading positions in lithium, bromine and refining catalysts. We power the potential of companies in many of the world's largest and most critical industries, from energy and communications to transportation and electronics.  Working side-by-side with our customers, we develop value-added, customized solutions that make them more competitive. Our solutions combine the finest technology and ingredients with the knowledge and know-how of our highly experienced and talented team of operators, scientists and engineers.

Discovering and implementing new and better performance-based sustainable solutions is what motivates all of us. We think beyond business-as-usual to drive innovations that create lasting value. Albemarle employs approximately 4,100 people and serves customers in approximately 100 countries. We regularly post information to www.albemarle.com, including notification of events, news, financial performance, investor presentations and webcasts, non-GAAP reconciliations, SEC filings and other information regarding our company, its businesses and the markets it serves.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding Albemarle Corporation's business that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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