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
OMB APPROVAL
OMB Number: 3235-0104
Expires: January 31, 2005
Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5

(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Fishman Richard G.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/13/2010		 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)
Interim CFO
 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 10,025
D
 
Common Stock 1,292
I
Albemarle Savings Plan

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. SEC 1473 (7-02)
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.

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
Phantom Stock   (1)   (2) Common Stock 125 $ (3) D  
Restricted Stock Unit   (4)   (2) Common Stock 5,000 $ (5) D  
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (6) 03/11/2020 Common Stock 4,000 $ 41.94 D  
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) 04/01/2012 03/31/2019 Common Stock 18,000 $ 22.45 D  
Restricted Stock Unit   (7)   (2) Common Stock 6,000 $ (5) D  
Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) 06/23/2009 06/22/2016 Common Stock 30,000 $ 23.3 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Fishman Richard G.
ALBEMARLE CORPORATION
451 FLORIDA STREET
BATON ROUGE, LA 70801		       Interim CFO  

Signatures

Nicole C. Daniel, VP Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary 08/17/2010
**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) Phantom Shares represent supplemental Savings Plan match.
(2) No expiration date.
(3) Phantom Stock units convert 1 for 1 into common stock.
(4) Restricted stock units vest in three increments: 1/3 on March 12, 2011, 1/3 on March 12, 2012, and 1/3 on March 12, 2013.
(5) Converts 1 to 1.
(6) The option is exercisable in three equal annual installments on March 12, 2011, March 12, 2012 and March 12, 2013.
(7) Restricted stock units vest in three increments. The first installment became exercisable on October 14, 2009, and the next two installments vest on October 14, 2010 and October 14, 2011.

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.

Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB number.