Albemarle announces the launch of Ketjen Corporation

Fábrica Carioca de Catalisadores S.A. informs its customers that its shareholder Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB), a leader in the global specialty chemicals industry, announced the official brand launch of Ketjen, its wholly owned subsidiary that crafts tailored, advanced catalyst solutions for the refining, petrochemical  and specialty chemicals industries. The company shared the new name of its catalysts business in November 2022 after announcing plans to operate the business as a subsidiary.

As a distinct brand, Ketjen will continue to invest in current partnerships and provide advanced catalyst and specialty chemicals solutions, that are unique to each customer’s needs in their energy transition journeys.

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, USA, Ketjen will collaborate with customers in the refining, petrochemical and specialty chemical industries across three divisions, Fluidized Catalytic Cracking (FCC), Clean Fuels and Hydroprocessing Catalysts (HPC), and Performance Catalyst Solutions (PCS). Albemarle's existing advanced catalyst solutions team will lead Ketjen operations.

For more information, visit:

www.ketjen.com