Albemarle's Innovative AlkyClean(TM) Technology Receives Prestigious 'Affordable Green Chemistry' Award From American Chemical Society

Albemarle's Innovative AlkyClean(TM) Technology Receives Prestigious
'Affordable Green Chemistry' Award From American Chemical Society
Sustainable, Value-added Technology Significantly Improves Safety of Refinery
Processes and Hazards Associated with the Transportation and Handling of
Liquid Acids

BATON ROUGE, La., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Albemarle Corporation,
(NYSE: ALB) www.albemarle.com, a global leader in developing innovative
specialty chemicals, catalysts and sustainable clean energy solutions, along
with its consortium partners Lummus Technology and Neste Oil, will receive the
esteemed 2010 Award for Affordable Green Chemistry from the American Chemical
Society, ("ACS") for AlkyClean, a cutting edge solid acid alkylation
technology invented and commercialized by the three companies. The award will
be presented at the 239th ACS National Meeting in March 2010.

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The AlkyClean solid acid alkylation process can significantly improve the
safety of existing refinery processes and reduce potential hazards associated
with transportation and handling of liquid acids used to produce alkylate, the
high-octane blending component that is used to improve the antiknock value of
fuels. Relying on patented technology combined with Albemarle's long-lasting
and durable AlkyStar catalyst, the AlkyClean process provides refiners with a
competitive, cleaner and inherently safer alkylation technology. No
acid-soluble oils or spent acids are produced, and there is no need for
product post-treatment of any kind to remove traces of acid. Besides these
environmental advantages, the AlkyClean process has proven to be robust,
requiring minimal maintenance.

"Refining companies have traditionally had two options for acid catalysts when
it comes to alkylation, sulfuric acid or hydrofluoric acid. Both are liquids
and neither one is ideal from a handling perspective," said John Kasbaum,
division vice president of Albemarle's Fluid Catalytic Cracking group. "The
AlkyClean process gives them an attractive, commercially viable option that
reduces risk and improves operational economics."

"We believe AlkyClean is the leading solid acid alkylation technology in the
world and we are honored to receive this recognition from ACS," Kasbaum
concluded.

About Lummus Technology
Lummus Technology, a CB&I Company, is a leading player in licensing
proprietary technologies to the oil and gas, petroleum refining and
petrochemical process industries. Lummus Technology is part of CB&I
(www.cbi.com), a leader in designing, engineering and constructing some of the
world's largest energy infrastructure projects, providing a full spectrum of
EPC solutions and proven process technologies. CB&I employs about 17,000
people.

About Neste Oil Corporation
Neste Oil Corporation is a refining and marketing company concentrating on
low-emission, high-quality traffic fuels. The company is the world's leading
supplier of renewable diesel. Neste Oil's refineries are located in Porvoo and
Naantali and have a combined crude oil refining capacity of approx. 260,000
barrels a day. The company had net sales of EUR 15 billion in 2008 and employs
around 5,300 people. Neste Oil's share is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.
Neste Oil has been selected into the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and
awarded 'Best in Class' recognition for its social accountability by
Storebrand. The company is also featured in the Ethibel Pioneer Investment
Register and included in Innovest's Global 100 list of the world's most
sustainable corporations. Further information: www.nesteoil.com.

About Albemarle Corporation
Albemarle Corporation, headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 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 Solutions, Catalysts and Fine Chemicals --
and serves customers in approximately 100 countries. Learn more about
Albemarle at: www.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.

SOURCE Albemarle Corporation

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