Item 2. Properties.

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Item 2. Properties.

We operate on a global basis. Our principal executive offices in Baton Rouge, LA, and regional shared services offices in Budapest, Hungary and Dalian, China are leased. We and our affiliates also operate regional sales and administrative offices in various locations throughout the world, which are generally leased. We believe that our production facilities, research and development facilities, and sales and administrative offices are generally well maintained, effectively used and are adequate to operate our business. During 2014, the Company’s manufacturing plants operated at approximately 65% capacity in the aggregate.

Set forth below is information regarding our significant production facilities operated by our affiliates and us, including production facilities we acquired from Rockwood in January 2015:



Location	Business Segment in 2014	Principal Use	Owned/Leased
Amsterdam, the Netherlands	Catalyst Solutions	Production of refinery catalysts, research and product development activities	Owned

Arnoldstein, Austria	(1)	Production of metal sulfides	Leased

Auckland, New Zealand	(1)	Production of surface treatment chemicals for general industry, aerospace, and other pre-treatment technologies	Leased

Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Catalyst Solutions; Performance Chemicals	Research and product development activities, and production of flame retardants, catalysts and additives	Owned; on leased land

Bayswater North, Australia	(1)	Production of surface treatment chemicals for general industry, aerospace, and other pre-treatment technologies	Owned

Bergheim, Germany	Performance Chemicals	Production of flame retardants and specialty products based on aluminum trihydrate and aluminum oxide, and research and product development activities	Owned

Bitterfeld, Germany	Catalyst Solutions	Refinery catalyst regeneration, rejuvenation, and sulfiding	Owned by Eurecat S.A., a joint venture owned 50% by each of IFP Investissements and us

Blackman Township, Michigan	(1)	Production of surface treatment chemicals for general industry, automotive, and other pre-treatment technologies	Owned

Boksburg, South Africa	(1)	Production of surface treatment chemicals for automotive and other pre-treatment technologies	Owned

Cambridge, United Kingdom	Catalyst Solutions	Production of performance catalysts	Leased

Canovelles, Spain	(1)	Production of surface treatment chemicals for automotive and other pre-treatment technologies	Owned

Cayirova-Kocaeli, Turkey	(1)	Production of surface treatment chemicals for automotive and other pre-treatment technologies	Owned

Changchun, China	(1)	Production of surface treatment chemicals for automotive and other pre-treatment technologies	Leased by Changchun Chemetall Chemicals Company Limited, a joint venture owned 57% by us and 43% by Changchun Yongchan Petro Chemicals Company Limited

Chennai, India	(1)	Production of surface treatment chemicals for automotive and other pre-treatment technologies	Owned



Albemarle Corporation and Subsidiaries



Location	Business Segment in 2014	Principal Use	Owned/Leased
Chongqing, China	(1)	Production of surface treatment chemicals for automotive and other pre-treatment technologies	Leased by Chongqing Chemetall Surface Treatment Company Limited, a joint venture owned 55% by us and 45% by Chongqing Delta Industry Company Limited

El Marqués, Querétaro, Mexico	(1)	Production of surface treatment chemicals for aerospace, automotive, other pre-treatment technologies	Leased

Giussano, Italy	(1)	Production of surface treatment chemicals for automotive and other pre-treatment technologies	Owned

Greenbushes, Australia	(1)	Production of lithium spodumene minerals and lithium concentrate	Owned by Windfield Holdings Pty Ltd, a joint venture in which we own 49%, and Sichuan Tianqi Lithium Industries Inc which owns the remaining interest

Jubail, Saudi Arabia	Catalyst Solutions	Manufacturing and marketing of organometallics	Owned; Albemarle Netherlands BV and Saudi Specialty Chemicals Company (a SABIC affiliate) each owns 50% interest

Jundiai/São Paulo, Brazil	(1)	Production of surface treatment chemicals for automotive and other pre-treatment technologies	Owned

Kings Mountain, North Carolina	(1)	Production of technical and battery grade lithium hydroxide	Owned

La Mirada, California	(1)	Production of surface treatment chemicals for pre-treatment technologies and aerospace	Leased

La Negra, Chile	(1)	Production of lithium carbonate and lithium chloride	Owned

Langelsheim, Germany	(1)	Production of butyllithium, lithium chloride, specialty products, lithium hydrides, cesium, special metals, as well as surface treatment chemicals for automotive technologies, other pre-treatment technologies and aerospace (sealants)	Owned

Langenfeld, Germany	(1)	Production of surface treatment chemicals for general industry	Leased

Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium	Catalyst Solutions; Performance Chemicals	Regional offices and research and customer technical service activities	Owned

La Voulte, France	Catalyst Solutions	Refinery catalysts regeneration and treatment, research and development activities	Owned by Eurecat S.A., a joint venture owned 50% by each of IFP Investissements and us

Magnolia, Arkansas	Performance Chemicals	Production of flame retardants, bromine, inorganic bromides, agricultural intermediates and tertiary amines	Owned

McAlester, Oklahoma	Catalyst Solutions	Refinery catalyst regeneration, rejuvenation, pre-reclaim burn off, as well as specialty zeolites and additives marketing activities	Owned by Eurecat S.A., a joint venture owned 50% by each of IFP Investissements and us

Mobile, Alabama	Catalyst Solutions	Production of tin stabilizers	Owned by PMC Group, Inc. which operates the plant for Stannica LLC, a joint venture in which we and PMC Group Inc. each own a 50% interest

Mönchengladbach, Germany	(1)	Production of surface treatment chemicals for general industry	Owned



Albemarle Corporation and Subsidiaries



Location	Business Segment in 2014	Principal Use	Owned/Leased

Nanjing, China	(1)	Production of surface treatment chemicals for automotive and other pre-treatment technologies	Leased by Nanjing Chemetall Surface Technologies Company Limited, a joint venture owned 60% by us and 40% by Nanjing Column

New Johnsonville, Tennessee	(1)	Production of butyllithium and specialty products	Owned

Niihama, Japan	Catalyst Solutions	Production of refinery catalysts	Leased by Nippon Ketjen Company Limited, a joint venture owned 50% by each of Sumitomo Metal Mining Company Limited and us

Ninghai County, Zhejiang Province, China	Catalyst Solutions	Production of antioxidants and polymer intermediates	Owned; on leased land

Pasadena, Texas	Catalyst Solutions; Performance Chemicals	Production of aluminum alkyls, alkenyl succinic anhydride, orthoalkylated anilines, and other specialty chemicals	Owned

Pasadena, Texas	Catalyst Solutions	Production of refinery catalysts, research and development activities	Owned

Pasadena, Texas	Catalyst Solutions	Refinery catalysts regeneration services	Owned by Eurecat U.S. Incorporated, a joint venture in which we own a 57.5% interest and a consortium of entities in various proportions owns the remaining interest

Pune, India	(1)	Production of surface treatment chemicals for automotive and other pre-treatment technologies	Owned

Roveredo in Piano, Italy	(1)	Production of surface treatment chemicals for general industry	Leased

Safi, Jordan	Performance Chemicals	Production of bromine and derivatives and flame retardants	Owned and leased by JBC, a joint venture owned 50% by each of Arab Potash Company Limited and us

St. Jakobs/Breitenau, Austria	Performance Chemicals	Production of specialty magnesium hydroxide products	Leased by Magnifin Magnesiaprodukte GmbH & Co. KG, a joint venture owned 50% by each of Radex Heraklith Industriebeteiligung AG and us

Salar de Atacama, Chile	(1)	Production of lithium brine and potash	Owned; however ownership will revert to the Chilean government once we have sold all remaining amounts under our contract with the Chilean government pursuant to which we extract lithium brine in Chile

Santa Cruz, Brazil	Catalyst Solutions	Production of catalysts, research and product development activities	Owned by Fábrica Carioca de Catalisadores S.A, a joint venture owned 50% by each of Petrobras Química S.A.—PETROQUISA and us

Sens, France	(1)	Production of surface treatment chemicals for automotive and other pre-treatment technologies	Owned

Shanghai, China	(1)	Production of surface treatment chemicals for automotive and other pre-treatment technologies	Leased



Albemarle Corporation and Subsidiaries



Location	Business Segment in 2014	Principal Use	Owned/Leased

Silver Peak, Nevada	(1)	Production of lithium-carbonate	Owned

Singapore, Singapore	(1)	Production of surface treatment chemicals for aerospace and other pre-treatment technologies	Leased

Soissons, France	(1)	Production of surface treatment chemicals for aerospace industry	Owned

South Haven, Michigan	Performance Chemicals	Production of custom fine chemistry products including pharmaceutical actives	Owned

Taichung, Taiwan	(1)	Production of butyllithium	Owned

Takaishi City, Osaka, Japan	Catalyst Solutions	Production of aluminum alkyls	Owned by Nippon Aluminum Alkys, a joint venture owned 50% by each of Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. and us

Twinsburg, Ohio	Performance Chemicals	Production of bromine-activated carbon	Leased

Tyrone, Pennsylvania	Performance Chemicals	Production of custom fine chemistry products, agricultural intermediates, performance polymer products and research and development activities	Owned

Willstatt, Germany	(1)	Production of surface treatment chemicals for coil coating applications	Leased

Yeosu, South Korea	Catalyst Solutions	Research and product development activities/small scale production of catalysts and catalyst components	Owned

(1) Facility was acquired as part of the Rockwood acquisition, which closed on January 12, 2015.

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