Albemarle Corporation to Present at the Bank of America 2007 BASic/Industrials Conference

RICHMOND, Va., May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Albemarle Corporation announced today that Mark C. Rohr, President and Chief Executive Officer and Richard J. Diemer Jr., Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will be speaking to investors at the Bank of America 2007 BASic /Industrials Conference in New York City, New York on May 9, 2007 at 2:20 pm EDT at the Le Parker Meridien Hotel.

You may access the presentation through Albemarle’s website at http://www.albemarle.com under the Investor Information heading. Webcasting of the conference will be provided by Veracast and may be accessed at http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/bas/basics07/id51209125.cfm

Albemarle Corporation, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is a leading global developer, manufacturer and marketer of bromine, bromine derivatives, and other highly engineered specialty chemicals for consumer electronics; petroleum and petrochemical processing; transportation and industrial products; pharmaceuticals; agricultural products; and construction and packaging materials. The Company operates in three business segments -- Polymer Additives, Catalysts and Fine Chemicals, and serves customers in approximately 100 countries. Learn more about Albemarle at http://www.albemarle.com.

For more information please contact:

Ms. Nicole Daniel, Corporate Director, Investor Relations, +1 804-788-6096 or Nicole_Daniel@albemarle.com,

Ms. Sandra Rodriguez, Investor Relations, +1-225-388-7654 or Sandra_Rodriguez@albemarle.com

Ms. Sherry Knapp, Investor Relations, +1 804-788-6107 or Sherry_Knapp@albemarle.com

“Safe Harbor” Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding Albemarle Corporation’s business which 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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CONTACT: Ms. Nicole Daniel, Corporate Director, Investor Relations, +1-804-788-6096, Nicole_Daniel@albemarle.com; Ms. Sandra Rodriguez, InvestorRelations, +1-225-388-7654, Sandra_Rodriguez@albemarle.com; or Ms. SherryKnapp, Investor Relations, +1-804-788-6107, Sherry_Knapp@albemarle.com, allof Albemarle Corporation

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