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Albemarle acquisitions, on the record
The businesses Albemarle bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Kemerton lithium hydroxide processing facility (remaining 40% ownership)Word for word“Under the amended agreements, Albemarle acquired the remaining 40% ownership of the Kemerton lithium hydroxide processing facility in Australia that was jointly owned with MRL through the MARBL joint venture.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | — | — |
Guangxi Tianyuan New Energy Materials Co., Ltd. ("Qinzhou")Word for word“On October 25, 2022, the Company completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding equity of Guangxi Tianyuan New Energy Materials Co., Ltd. (“Qinzhou”), for approximately $200 million in cash.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | On October 25, 2022 | approximately $200 million in cash |
fine chemistry services ("FCS") business sold to W. R. Grace ("Grace")Word for word“On June 1, 2021, we completed the sale of our fine chemistry services (“FCS”) business to W. R.” 10-K for 2023 | divestiture | On June 1, 2021 | — |
remaining 40% ownership of the Kemerton lithium hydroxide processing facilityWord for word“During the fourth quarter of 2023, Albemarle paid MRL approximately $380 million in cash, which includes $180 million of consideration for the remaining ownership of Kemerton as well as a payment for the economic effective date of the transaction being retroactive to April 1, 2022.” 10-K for 2024 | acquisition | During the fourth quarter of 2023 | approximately $380 million |
60% interest in Wodgina hard rock lithium mine project (MARBL joint venture)Word for word“On October 31, 2019, we completed the acquisition of a 60% interest in this hard rock lithium mine project and formed an unincorporated joint venture with MRL, named MARBL.” 10-K for 2024 | acquisition | On October 31, 2019 | — |
Chemetall Surface Treatment businessWord for word“As a result of the sale of the Chemetall Surface Treatment business in 2016, we agreed to indemnify certain income and non-income tax liabilities, including uncertain tax positions, associated with the entities sold.” 10-K for 2024 | divestiture | 2016 | — |
Ketjen’s Refining Solutions business (controlling ownership interest)Word for word“On October 25, 2025, the Company signed a definitive agreement to divest the controlling ownership interest of Ketjen’s Refining Solutions business to ChemCat AcquisitionCo, LLC.” 10-K for 2025 | agreed divestiture | October 25, 2025 | — |
50% ownership interest in Eurecat S.A.Word for word“In a separate transaction, on January 23, 2026, the Company completed the sale of its 50% ownership interest in Eurecat S.A., a joint venture included in the Refining Solutions reporting unit, for €105 million (approximately $123 million using foreign exchange rates on the closing date) in cash, to Axens SA.” 10-K for 2025 | divestiture | January 23, 2026 | €105 million |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) |
|---|---|
| 2016-12-31 | $0 |
| 2017-12-31 | $0 |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2026-03-25 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2026-03-06 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2025-10-27 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2024-03-08 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2022-05-13 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-12-15 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-02-26 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-02-08 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-12-15 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-11-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-11-01 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2019-08-14 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-08-02 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-12-17 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-06-27 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-12-14 Form 8-K, Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
- 2016-06-17 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from Albemarle’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-11. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.