RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE:ALB) announced today that Mark C. Rohr, President and Chief Executive Officer, will be speaking to investors at the Citigroup 17th Annual Chemical Conference in New York City, December 5, 2006 at 1:50pm EST. Richard J. Diemer Jr., Senior Vice President and CFO, will also be representing Albemarle Corporation at the conference.

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You may access the presentation at the Albemarle website at http://www.albemarle.com in the Investor Relations section or through Veracast who will be webcasting for the conference at http://www.veracast.com/webcasts/citigroup/chemical06/38110185.cfm

"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