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BATON ROUGE, La., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ –

Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), the world leader in flame retardant
solutions for polymers, will increase the price for its SAYTEX CP-2000 flame
retardant by US$0.30/kg, effective globally on all shipments made on or after
February 1, 2007, or as contracts allow.

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Albemarle flame retardants help improve the fire safety of materials found
in circuit boards, connectors and enclosures for electronic and electrical
devices; comfort foam in furniture and automobiles; wire & cable; and roofing,
rigid insulation foam, adhesives, coatings and other construction materials.

Albemarle Corporation, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is a leading
global developer, manufacturer and marketer of 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’s flame retardants at http://www.saytex.com and www.albemarle.com

SAYTEX is a registered trademark of Albemarle Corporation.

"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.

SOURCE: Albemarle Corporation

CONTACT: Media:

Rene Milligan,
+1-225-388-7106,
Rene_Milligan@albemarle.com, or

Investor Relations:

Nicole Daniel,
+1-804-788-6096,
Nicole_Daniel@albemarle.com,

both of Albemarle Corporation

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Web site: http://www.albemarle.com
http://www.saytex.com

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