Item 9B. Other Information.

On October 25, 2025, Albemarle determined that the Refining Solutions business met the criteria to be classified as held for sale in Albemarle’s consolidated financial statements. Upon classification as held for sale, the Refining Solutions business is measured at the lower of its carrying amount or its fair value less costs to sell. In connection with, and using the key terms of the divestiture agreement through the filing date of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company performed a valuation analysis of the fair value of the Refining Solutions business. As a result, the Company recorded a pre-tax $245.6 million non-cash long-lived asset impairment charge to reduce the carrying amount of the Refining Solutions business to its fair value less costs to sell during the year ended December 31, 2025. The fair value of the Refining Solutions business was measured using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model using key assumptions such as equity volatility, a risk-free rate and certain terms of the agreement. The considerations used are based on current terms, estimates and assumptions and may change as the transactions progress, which could affect the carrying amount reported for the Refining Solutions reporting unit and could result in future impairment charges in the consolidated financial statements.

In connection with the Company’s ongoing review of its cost and operating structure, on February 6, 2026 the Company determined it will put Kemerton Train 1 into care and maintenance. As a result, the Company expects to record cash-related charges primarily in 2026 in the range of approximately $150 million to $225 million, of which approximately $75 million to $90 million consists of decommissioning costs and approximately $20 million to $30 million of asset disposal costs, with the remainder related to contract cancellation costs, severance and other associated charges resulting from placing Kemerton Train 1 into care and maintenance (the “Cost Actions”). The Company’s estimated range of the charges for these Cost Actions takes into account initial estimates for these activities and could change as the actions progress. The majority of the Cost Actions associated with these charges are expected to be completed in 2026, with the remainder expected to be completed in 2027.