Albemarle Corporation
A US-based specialty chemicals company and the world's largest producer of lithium, with brine and hard-rock lithium operations spanning Chile, Nevada and Western Australia's Talison Greenbushes joint venture, alongside a global bromine business used in flame retardants and water treatment.
Covered in 2 MetalsCost.com News Intelligence articles, most recently on August 15, 2026.
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Albemarle's Pivot to a Lithium-and-Bromine Pure Play Pays Off With a Record Quarter
Albemarle's Q2 2026 net sales rose 31% to $1.74 billion and adjusted EBITDA more than doubled to $858 million, as its completed Ketjen divestiture and a trimmed capex plan sharpened its focus on lithium and bromine.
Battery Storage Overtakes EVs as Lithium's Fastest-Growing Demand Source
Lithium consumption grew 45% through May 2026, above Albemarle's own forecast, as battery storage and AI data-center backup power offset a 13% Chinese EV sales decline.
