Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Martin Scott A.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2012		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ALBEMARLE CORP [ALB]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
ALBEMARLE CORPORATION, 451 FLORIDA STREET		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Vice President, Fine Chemistry
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

BATON ROUGE, LA 70801		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 2,774
D
 
Common Stock 254
I
Albemarle Savings Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Performance Unit   (1) 03/11/2020 Common Stock 2,350 $ 0 (2) D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option   (3) 03/31/2019 Common Stock 18,000 $ 22.45 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option   (4) 03/11/2020 Common Stock 4,000 $ 41.94 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option   (5) 01/30/2021 Common Stock 4,400 $ 56.16 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option   (6) 02/24/2022 Common Stock 6,900 $ 66.14 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Martin Scott A.
ALBEMARLE CORPORATION
451 FLORIDA STREET
BATON ROUGE, LA 70801		       Vice President, Fine Chemistry  

Signatures

/s/ Karen G. Narwold, attorney in fact 03/05/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Performance Units issued on 3/12/2010. Total of 4,700 Performance Units granted by Compensation Committee upon achievement of superior level of performance objectives. Performance Units vest over a 2 year period -- 50% vested on 2/24/2012 and 50% to vest on 1/1/2013.
(2) Transaction has no purchase or sale price.
(3) Stock Option granted on 4/01/2009 and will cliff vest on 4/01/2012.
(4) Stock Option granted on 3/12/2010. Stock Option is to vest in 3 equal installments over 3 years: 1/3 vested on 3/12/2011, but not exercised; 1/3 to vest on 3/12/2012; 1/3 to vest on 3/12/2013.
(5) Stock Option granted on 1/31/2011. Stock Option is to vest in 3 equal installments over 3 years: 1/3 vested on 1/31/2012, but not exercised; 1/3 to vest on 1/31/2013; 1/3 to vest on 3/12/2014.
(6) Stock Option granted on 2/24/2012. Stock Option is to vest in 3 equal installments over 3 years: 2/24/2013, 2/24/2014, and 2/24/2015.

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