The board of directors of Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) announces that it has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.335 per share, an increase of nearly 5% over the previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. The dividend, which has a new annualized rate of $1.34, is payable April 2, 2018, to shareholders of record at the close of business as of March 15, 2018. This increase marks the 24th consecutive year that Albemarle has raised its quarterly dividend.
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