Our Operations

The Battery Materials Innovation Center

Our Kings Mountain site also is home to a state-of-the-art, 57,000 square-foot Battery Materials Innovation Center (BMIC). Established in 2021, the BMIC is one of the most sophisticated advanced lithium material sites in the world.

This is a world-class battery materials synthesis and testing facility accelerates Albemarle’s development of new lithium products and their transition to customers. Our work at the BMIC allows us to innovate next-generation battery materials and help customers deliver high-performing, cost-effective batteries for the rapidly growing EV market.

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Safety at Kings Mountain 

Safety. At Albemarle it’s more than a priority.

We care about the health and wellbeing of our employees, contractors, suppliers, business partners, and host communities. By fostering a strong safety culture throughout our organization, we are committed to helping ensure that everyone goes home safe and healthy every day. Keeping each other safe is a personal and mutual responsibility that we take very seriously. We operate our sites in accordance with applicate health and safety laws and regulations.

Our emphasis on safety has propelled Albemarle to be a top performing company in the chemical industry. In fact, our injury and illness rates have historically been some of the lowest of chemical producers and we have received numerous local as well as national awards for our safety performance. In addition to manufacturing our products with a focus on safety, we put safety first in the distribution of our products to our customers. To do so, a multidisciplined team assesses and monitors the safety and security issues connected with distribution of our regulated materials. This dedicated team has upgraded our product containers for several regulated products, added improved container routing and tracking systems and defined enhanced training and improved equipment for our haulers.

From engaging with our communities, to managing natural resources, to building stakeholder value – we are committed to sustainability and to doing our part to make the world a better place, today and tomorrow.