Albemarle's Tina Craft Appointed to Association of Water Technologies (AWT) Board of Directors

Industrial market veteran brings over 25 years of experience to AWT board


BATON ROUGE, La., Sept. 16  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Albemarle Corporation (NYSE:ALB), a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of highly engineered specialty chemistry announces the appointment of Tina Craft, Albemarle specialty bromides product manager, to the Association of Water Technologies (AWT) board of directors.  As a member of the AWT board of directors, Craft will serve as ex-officio supplier representative.

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In this role, Craft will serve as the advocate for water technology vendors in dealing with the board.  As the supplier representative, she will provide input about how board decisions may affect and/or be received by Associate Members.

"We're honored to have Tina join the AWT board," said Heidi Zimmerman, CAE, Executive Director of AWT. "Tina has been active in AWT for many years and brings a great perspective to the board of directors."

"It is a privilege to be selected to serve as a member of this important board," said Craft.  "I look forward to serving as a liaison between the board and my fellow supply chain vendors and working with my fellow board members to create additional opportunities for the industry and provide value-added solutions for our industry clients."

With over 25 years of broad expertise in the industrial services market, Craft has worked in a variety of roles including finance, sales, marketing and corporate planning.  An active member of AWT, CTI, NACE and IPE, she holds a B.S. in Accounting and a Master of Business Administration from Louisiana State University.

Albemarle is the world's leading supplier of bromine-based biocides for industrial water treatment, with an aggressive commitment to technological innovation, unmatched distributor and customer technical service support, and industry-leading products. Albemarle has pioneered bromine-based biocides technology and offers dependable, long-lasting protection for commercial and industrial water systems and associated equipment. Albemarle's biocide products are effective against bacteria, fungi, algae, slime and mollusks. Our innovative chemistry makes these products less corrosive, easy to apply with your existing equipment and easy to control.

About Albemarle Corporation

Albemarle Corporation, headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is a leading global developer, manufacturer and marketer of highly engineered specialty chemicals for water treatment; consumer electronics; petroleum and petrochemical processing; transportation and industrial products; pharmaceuticals; agricultural products; and construction and packaging materials. The Company operates in three business segments -- Polymer Solutions, Catalysts and Fine Chemicals -- and serves customers in approximately 100 countries. Learn more about Albemarle at: http://www.albemarle.com/.

About AWT

AWT is an international trade association representing over 500 companies that specialize in industrial and commercial water treatment for heating and cooling systems.  These companies may also specialize in wastewater treatment, potable water treatment and other industry segments.  For additional information about AWT, please visit their web site at http://www.awt.org/ or call our headquarters at 301-740-1421.

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