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. Effective as of June 2016, our principal executive offices will be located in Charlotte, NC.

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 2015, the Company’s manufacturing plants operated at approximately 73% capacity in the aggregate.

Set forth below is information regarding our significant production facilities operated by our affiliates and us:



Location	Business Segment in 2015	Principal Use	Owned/Leased
Amsterdam, the Netherlands	Refining Solutions	Production of refinery catalysts, research and product development activities	Owned

Auckland, New Zealand	Chemetall Surface Treatment	Production of surface treatment chemicals for general industry, aerospace, and other pre-treatment technologies	Leased

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

Bayswater North, Australia	Chemetall Surface Treatment	Production of surface treatment chemicals for general industry, aerospace, and other pre-treatment technologies	Owned

Bitterfeld, Germany	Refining 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	Chemetall Surface Treatment	Production of surface treatment chemicals for general industry, automotive, and other pre-treatment technologies	Owned

Boksburg, South Africa	Chemetall Surface Treatment	Production of surface treatment chemicals for automotive and other pre-treatment technologies	Owned

Cambridge, U.K.	Performance Chemicals	Production of performance catalysts	Leased

Canovelles, Spain	Chemetall Surface Treatment	Production of surface treatment chemicals for automotive and other pre-treatment technologies	Owned



Albemarle Corporation and Subsidiaries



Location	Business Segment in 2015	Principal Use	Owned/Leased

Cayirova-Kocaeli, Turkey	Chemetall Surface Treatment	Production of surface treatment chemicals for automotive and other pre-treatment technologies	Owned

Changchun, China	Chemetall Surface Treatment	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	Chemetall Surface Treatment	Production of surface treatment chemicals for automotive and other pre-treatment technologies	Owned

Chongqing, China	Chemetall Surface Treatment	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 Zhongtian Environmental Protection (Group) Company Limited

El Marqués, Querétaro, Mexico	Chemetall Surface Treatment	Production of surface treatment chemicals for aerospace, automotive, other pre-treatment technologies	Leased

Foshan, China	Chemetall Surface Treatment	Production of surface treatment chemicals for general industry and automotive	Leased by Foshan Chemetall Surface Treatment Company, a joint venture owned 57% by us and 43% by Changchun Yongchan Petro Chemicals Company Limited

Giussano, Italy	Chemetall Surface Treatment	Production of surface treatment chemicals for automotive and other pre-treatment technologies	Owned

Greenbushes, Australia	Performance Chemicals	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	Performance Chemicals	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	Chemetall Surface Treatment	Production of surface treatment chemicals for automotive and other pre-treatment technologies	Owned

Kings Mountain, North Carolina	Performance Chemicals	Production of technical and battery grade lithium hydroxide	Owned

La Mirada, California	Chemetall Surface Treatment	Production of surface treatment chemicals for pre-treatment technologies and aerospace	Leased

La Negra, Chile	Performance Chemicals	Production of lithium carbonate and lithium chloride	Owned

Langelsheim, Germany	Performance Chemicals; Chemetall Surface Treatment	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



Albemarle Corporation and Subsidiaries



Location	Business Segment in 2015	Principal Use	Owned/Leased
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium	Refining Solutions; Performance Chemicals; All Other	Regional offices and research and customer technical service activities	Owned

La Voulte, France	Refining 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	Refining 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	Performance Chemicals	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	Chemetall Surface Treatment	Production of surface treatment chemicals for general industry	Owned

Nanjing, China	Chemetall Surface Treatment	Production of surface treatment chemicals for automotive and other pre-treatment technologies	Leased

New Johnsonville, Tennessee	Performance Chemicals	Production of specialty products	Owned

Niihama, Japan	Refining 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

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

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

Pasadena, Texas	Refining 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	Chemetall Surface Treatment	Production of surface treatment chemicals for automotive and other pre-treatment technologies	Owned

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

Salar de Atacama, Chile	Performance Chemicals	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 obtain lithium brine in Chile



Albemarle Corporation and Subsidiaries



Location	Business Segment in 2015	Principal Use	Owned/Leased
Santa Cruz, Brazil	Refining 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	Chemetall Surface Treatment	Production of surface treatment chemicals for automotive and other pre-treatment technologies	Owned

Shanghai, China	Chemetall Surface Treatment	Production of surface treatment chemicals for automotive and other pre-treatment technologies	Leased

Silver Peak, Nevada	Performance Chemicals	Production of lithium-carbonate	Owned

Singapore, Singapore	Chemetall Surface Treatment	Production of surface treatment chemicals for aerospace and other pre-treatment technologies	Leased

Soissons, France	Chemetall Surface Treatment	Production of surface treatment chemicals for aerospace industry	Owned

South Haven, Michigan	All Other	Production of custom fine chemistry products including pharmaceutical actives	Owned

Taichung, Taiwan	Performance Chemicals	Production of butyllithium	Owned

Takaishi City, Osaka, Japan	Performance Chemicals	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	All Other	Production of custom fine chemistry products, agricultural intermediates, performance polymer products and research and development activities	Owned

Willstatt, Germany	Chemetall Surface Treatment	Production of surface treatment chemicals for coil coating applications	Leased

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

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