ALB
Albemarle Corporation
Albemarle Corporation is a global specialty chemicals company focused on lithium, bromine, and catalysts, with its primary political signal being a direct equity holding by former President Donald J. Trump, flagged for critical minerals.
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Govt Dependence
5/100
Regulatory Density
85/100
Lobbying Intensity
0/100
Political Signal
NEUTRAL
BusinessWhat ALB does
Albemarle Corporation is a global developer, manufacturer, and marketer of highly-engineered specialty chemicals. Its primary revenue lines are derived from lithium for energy storage, bromine-based solutions for flame retardants and other applications, and catalysts for the refining and petrochemical industries. The company's operations are heavily tied to the mining and processing of critical minerals, particularly lithium.
12 months past · 3 months futureALB activity timeline
Congress
buy
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Insider · Form 4
open-market buy
Hedge fund · 13F
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closed
holds
Bills
past action (this ticker)
upcoming markup (sector)
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250 trading days ·
2 congressional trades shown
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0 insider buys
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19 13F filings
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3 past bill actions
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0 upcoming markups
Executive Branch ConflictsALB held by Trump-administration officials
1 cabinet/senior official reported ALB positions in OGE Form 278 disclosures across 8 filings.
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
ALBEMARLE CORP
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
ALBEMARLE CORPORATION
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
ALBEMARLE CORP
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
ALBEMARLE CORP
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
ALBEMARLE CORP
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
Albemarle Corp
critical mineral
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
ALBEMARLE CORP
Donald J. Trump
President · White House
Albemarle Corp
critical mineral
Lifetime Government AwardsALB federal contracts
ALB doesn't hold direct federal contracts.
Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.
Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding ALB
$1.21B
Total ALB held by tracked 13F funds
11
Funds with ALB positions
Citadel Advisors
$331M
+7%
1 overlap
2026-06-30
Two Sigma Investments
$200M
-37%
1 overlap
2026-06-30
D.E. Shaw & Co.
$162M
+41%
1 overlap
2026-06-30
AQR Capital Management
$155M
holds
1 overlap
2026-06-30
Two Sigma Investments
$130M
holds
1 overlap
2026-06-30
D.E. Shaw & Co.
$79M
-80%
1 overlap
2026-06-30
Renaissance Technologies
$62M
-38%
1 overlap
2026-06-30
Millennium Management
$40M
-59%
1 overlap
2026-06-30
3 more 13F positions tracked · quarterly delta charts available in member dashboard
Politicians Trading ALBMembers of Congress with recent ALB positions
4 politicians traded ALB across 20 disclosed transactions totaling $356K (last 730 days).
Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just ALB). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.
Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading ALB
2026-09-25
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2026-05-15
John Boozman
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-05-12
Jefferson Shreve
sale
$15,001 - $50,000
2025-05-12
Jefferson Shreve
Sale
$15,001 - $50,000
2025-04-23
Ro Khanna
purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-04-23
Ro Khanna
Purchase
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-04-07
Jefferson Shreve
purchase
$15,001 - $50,000
2025-04-07
Jefferson Shreve
Purchase
$15,001 - $50,000
2025-03-06
Ro Khanna
sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-03-12
Ro Khanna
sale
$1,001 - $15,000
2025-03-21
Ro Khanna
sale
$15,001 - $50,000
2025-03-06
Ro Khanna
Sale
$1,001 - $15,000
30+ trades on file · most recent 2026-10-07
Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock
Stock awards & option exercises
17
stock awards · $3.8M market value
2026-10-01
Wolff Alejandro Daniel
Director
AWARD
45 sh
$5K
2026-09-14
Norris Eric
Chief Commercial Officer
AWARD
10,867 sh
$1.3M
2026-09-14
Mummert Mark Richard
Chief Operations Officer
AWARD
6,086 sh
$700K
2026-09-14
Gagarinas Autumn M.
Chief People Officer
AWARD
5,217 sh
$600K
2026-09-01
Hood Max
Chief Accounting Officer
AWARD
1,476 sh
$200K
2026-07-21
DESALLES BARTOLOMEO EDUARDO
Director
AWARD
1,375 sh
$163K
2026-07-01
STEINER GERALD A
Director
AWARD
1,250 sh
$170K
2026-07-01
Collins Michelle T
Director
AWARD
1,250 sh
$170K
For ALB, executives receive stock primarily as compensation rather than via open-market purchases — typical for established large-cap firms.
Bills Affecting ALBLive legislation impacting this stock
HRES.179 · 119th
Expressing support for the strengthening of United States-Africa partnerships in critical minerals development.
HR.755 · 119th
Critical Mineral Consistency Act of 2025
HR.1797 · 118th
Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act
HRES.260 · 118th
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) to lower energy costs by increasing American energy production, exports, infrastr
HRES.947 · 118th
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 788) to limit donations made pursuant to settlement agreements to which the United S
S.389 · 119th
Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act
S.797 · 118th
United States Legal Gold and Mining Partnership Act
HR.6862 · 118th
Mineral Mining Parity Act
S.3596 · 118th
A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to amend references of gilsonite to asphaltite.
S.3631 · 118th
Critical Minerals Security Act of 2024
Political ProfileWhere ALB sits in Washington
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STRUCTURAL: High regulatory density (8 mining bills, score 85) creates policy risk and opportunity. EVIDENTIARY: Direct executive branch holding (2 positions by Donald J. Trump) provides a structural link, but recent congressional trading shows only sales (2 sales by bioguide_id S001229). No corporate insider buys, lobbying, or federal contracts. Net: High structural policy exposure with limited, mixed evidentiary signals.
Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities
Regulatory threats
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Heightened regulatory scrutiny and potential permitting delays for lithium mining and chemical processing.EPA, Department of the Interior"High `regulatory_density_score` (85) driven by 8 recent mining-sector bills with revenue impacts (`Recent bill_impacts`)."
Regulatory opportunities
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Policy support and supply chain prioritization as a producer of flagged critical minerals.Department of Energy, Department of Defense"Executive branch holding by Donald J. Trump is flagged as `flag_critical_mineral: true` (`get_executive_branch_exposure.by_ticker[0].holdings[0]`)."
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Frequently AskedAbout ALB & political exposure
Does Albemarle Corporation (ALB) hold federal contracts?
No direct prime contracts reported in USASpending.gov for Albemarle Corporation. Companies in the semiconductor and AI hardware sectors often sell to the federal government via prime contractors and cloud resellers (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Lockheed Martin systems integration) rather than as direct primes.
Which Trump cabinet officials own ALB stock?
1 Trump cabinet members or senior White House staff have disclosed holdings in ALB on their OGE 278 financial disclosures, including Donald J. Trump. See the Cabinet Conflicts panel for details.
Has Congress traded ALB stock?
194 congressional trades by 17 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2026-09-25. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.
What is ALB political risk profile?
Government dependence: 5/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: neutral. Donor party split: R 0% / D 0%.
How does GovGreed track ALB political activity?
GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. ALB data is updated daily from these official federal sources.