Albemarle said net sales for the 3 months ended September 30, 2024 decreased by $1.2 billion, mainly due to lower lithium carbonate and hydroxide market pricing in Energy Storage, and increased by $261.4 million on higher sales volume in Energy Storage and Specialties.

10-QQuarterly reportFiled Nov 6, 2024Period of report Sep 30, 2024Summary published (UTC) Oct 23, 2026

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Albemarle said net sales for the 3 months ended September 30, 2024 decreased by $1.2 billion, mainly due to lower lithium carbonate and hydroxide market pricing in Energy Storage, and increased by $261.4 million on higher sales volume in Energy Storage and Specialties.
The company said it stopped construction of Kemerton conversion plant Train 3 and placed Train 2 into care and maintenance as part of its cost and operating structure review, and that it incurred $72.7 million in contract cancellation costs, including take-or-pay contract costs, and $27.4 million in severance costs.
The company said net cash provided by operating activities for the first nine months of 2024 was $701.4 million, down from $1.4 billion in the same period a year earlier, citing lower earnings in Energy Storage and lower dividends from unconsolidated investments as factors.
The company said it received net proceeds of about $2.2 billion from the issuance of mandatory convertible preferred stock in March 2024. It said it repaid part of its commercial paper in Q1 and intends to use the remainder for general corporate purposes.

Key figures

Quarter ended September 30, 2024

Revenue: $1.4B
Operating income: −$1.1B
Net income: −$1.1B
EPS: −$9.45
Gross profit: −$104M

From the XBRL financial data filed with the SEC · not processed by AI.

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Net Sales Change Drivers

Albemarle said net sales for the 3 months ended September 30, 2024 decreased by $1.2 billion, mainly due to lower lithium carbonate and hydroxide market pricing in Energy Storage, and increased by $261.4 million on higher sales volume in Energy Storage and Specialties.

Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing

Kemerton Stoppage and Related Costs

The company said it stopped construction of Kemerton conversion plant Train 3 and placed Train 2 into care and maintenance as part of its cost and operating structure review, and that it incurred $72.7 million in contract cancellation costs, including take-or-pay contract costs, and $27.4 million in severance costs.

Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing

2024 First 9-Month Operating Cash Flow

The company said net cash provided by operating activities for the first nine months of 2024 was $701.4 million, down from $1.4 billion in the same period a year earlier, citing lower earnings in Energy Storage and lower dividends from unconsolidated investments as factors.

Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing

Use of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Proceeds

The company said it received net proceeds of about $2.2 billion from the issuance of mandatory convertible preferred stock in March 2024. It said it repaid part of its commercial paper in Q1 and intends to use the remainder for general corporate purposes.

Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing

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