| Business Summary | | Albemarle
Corporation
is
a
producer
of
polymer
and
fine
chemicals
most
of
which
are
additives
to
or
intermediates
for
plastics,
polymers
and
elastomers,
cleaning
products,
agricultural
compounds,
pharmaceuticals,
photographic
chemicals,
drilling
compounds
and
biocides.
Most
sales
of
the
Company's
products
are
made
directly
to
manufacturers
of
the
aforementioned
products,
including
chemical
and
polymer
companies,
pharmaceutical
companies,
cleaning
product
manufacturers,
paper
and
photographic
companies,
drilling
companies
and
water
treatment
companies.
The
Company's
worldwide
chemicals
operations
are
reported
as
two
separate
and
distinct
operating
segments:
Polymer
Chemicals
and
Fine
Chemicals. | More
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | Albemarle
Corporation
is
a
major
producer
of
specialty
polymers
and
fine
chemicals
including:
polymer
intermediates,
cleaning
product
intermediates
and
additives,
agrichemical
intermediates,
pharmachemical
intermediates
and
bulk
actives,
catalysts
and
brominated
flame
retardants.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/01,
revenues
fell
6%
to
$435.7
million.
Net
income
fell
40%
to
$37.4
million.
Results
reflect
lower
shipments
and
prices
in
the
Company's
zeolites
business. | More
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Market Guide: Significant
Developments |
| | | | FY2000
Compensation | | Pay | Exer | |
| William Gottwald, M.D., 53 Chairman | $446K | -- | Floyd Gottwald, Jr., 78 CEO,
Director | 910K | -- | Mark Rohr, 49 Pres,
COO | 718K | -- | Charles Walker, 62 Vice
Chairman, CFO | 2.1M | -- | E. Elmore, 62 Exec.
VP, Sec. | 529K | $43K | Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year. |
| More
from
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List, Bios,
Compensation,
Options
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