# Albemarle

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/albemarle/  
**Website:** https://www.albemarle.com  
**APIs profiled:** 0

Albemarle Corporation is a global specialty chemicals company and leading provider of lithium, bromine, and other essential elements. Operating from its global headquarters in Charlotte, NC, Albemarle serves customers in approximately 70 countries with world-class hard-rock and brine lithium resources, state-of-the-art lithium conversion facilities, advanced lithium material and process development, bromine production facilities, and the US's only producing lithium resource in Silver Peak, NV. The company serves critical markets including electric vehicle batteries, energy storage, flame retardants, pharmaceutical ingredients, catalysts, and specialty chemicals, employing approximately 7,800 people and holding over 1,500 active patents worldwide.

## Kin Score — 8.6 / 100 (minimal)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 8.6).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 50.0 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 0.0 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 11.9 |
| Commercial Clarity | 10.5 |
| Access Clarity | 10.5 |

Regulatory layer — **Energy & Utilities**: 13.5 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 0.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Unknown — onboarding: unknown, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: low).

## Security (1)

- **Albemarle Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DMARC

## Use cases (7)

- **Electric Vehicle Batteries** — Lithium hydroxide and carbonate for cathode active materials in lithium-ion batteries powering passenger and commercial electric vehicles.
- **Grid-Scale Energy Storage** — Battery materials for stationary energy storage systems enabling grid reliability and renewable energy integration.
- **Flame Retardants for Electronics** — Bromine-based flame retardants providing fire safety for printed circuit boards, cables, and electronic enclosures.
- **Pharmaceutical Synthesis** — High-purity organometallics and specialty reagents supporting drug discovery and active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing.
- **Industrial Catalysts** — Catalyst solutions for petroleum refining and petrochemical processing using proprietary alumina and zeolite technologies.
- **Water Treatment** — Bromine-based biocides and disinfectants for industrial cooling water, recreational water, and municipal treatment applications.
- **Oilfield Services** — Clear brine fluids and specialty chemicals for completion, drilling, and workover operations in oil and gas production.

## Tags

Chemicals, Lithium, Bromine, Energy Storage, Electric Vehicles, Specialty Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Sustainability, Materials Science, Manufacturing, Fortune 1000

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/albemarle/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.