Well-known Catalyst Companies Around The World - Albemarle

In the year of 1887, Albemarle was established and the main business is papermaking then.

In 2004, it entered the field of refining catalysts and became the second biggest supplier of FCC by the acquisition of Aksu - Nobel business of refining catalyst and combined polyolefin catalyst to build the department. Until now, they have more than 20 branches in North and South America, Europe, Middle East, Japan and China etc.

The main business of Albemarle includes polymer additives, catalysts and fine chemistry. Regarding total catalysts business, it has refining catalyst, polyolefin catalyst and chemical catalyst etc seprated areas.

In the three major business of Albemarle, polymer additives is No one with highest annual sales in the past, then catalyst, then fine chemistry. But in recent years, the annual sales of catalyst business is increased rapidly and became the No one sector since 2008.

Albemarle is the second largest supplier of hydrotreating catalyst and market share is more than 30% in the world. At the same time, it is one of the three largest suppliers of catalytic cracking catalyst.