Albemarle is a global market leader for lithium compounds and one of the largest lithium raw material producers. The company is also a worldwide leading provider of special metal compounds based on cesium, barium, or zirconium. Due to the rapidly expanding markets for lithium-ion batteries, and metal organic chemicals and, in particular owing to the potential for growth in lithium batteries for electric vehicles, Albemarle will be a strong brand in these markets. We intend to be the leading ...