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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * GOTTWALD JOHN D   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALBEMARLE CORP [ALB] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 1100 BOULDERS PARKWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/06/2007 (Street) RICHMOND, VA 23225 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock               1,031,918 (1) D   Common Stock 12/06/2007   D   1,000,000 D $ 43.9758 790,838 I Held by Westham Partners, L.P., reporting person is a limited partner & general partner.* (2) Common Stock               1,000,000 I Held as co-trustee fbo reporting person's family (among others) u/w Floyd D. Gottwald.* Common Stock               41,402 I Held by WM Gottwald, trustee Samuel S. Gottwald's Crummey Trust u/a dtd 1/3/89* (3) Common Stock               27,010 I Held by Samuel S. Gottwald Common Stock               1,598 I Held as custodian for son, James Christian Gottwald* Common Stock               6,452 I Held by WM Gottwald as trustee fbo James Christian Gottwald u/a dtd 10/20/87* Common Stock               11,414 I Held by WM Gottwald as trustee fbo James Christian Gottwald u/a dtd 12/21/87* Common Stock               41,402 I Held by WM Gottwald, trustee James Christian Gottwald Crummey Trust u/a dtd 1/3/89* (3) Common Stock               18,294 I Held by WM Gottwald, trustee of James Christian Gottwald's Gallo Trust u/a dtd 1/3/89* Common Stock               26,450 I Held by WM Gottwald trustee of Charles Houston Gottwald Gallo Trust u/a dtd 9/5/89* Common Stock               41,226 I Held by WM Gottwald trustee Charles Houston Gottwald Crummey Trust u/a dtd 9/5/89* (3) Common Stock               9,514 I Held by WM Gottwald as trustee fbo Charles Houston Gottwald u/a dtd 10/18/89* Common Stock               47,154 I Held by WM Gottwald as trustee Margaret Addison Gottwald Crummey Trust u/a dtd 3/9/92* (3) Common Stock               146,954 I Held as co-trustee fbo (among others) reporting person's family u/a dtd 12/16/91* (4) Common Stock               151,865 I Held as co-trustee fbo reporting person's children u/a dated 4/10/92 * (5) Common Stock               63,623 I Held as co-trustee fbo WM Gottwald Jr's Trust u/a dtd 10/13/83* (6) Common Stock               48,680 I Held as trustee WM Gottwald Jr.'s Crummey Trust u/a dtd 1/3/89* (7) Common Stock               48,680 I Held as trustee Elizabeth I. Gottwald's Crummey Trust u/a dtd 1/3/89* (7) Common Stock               10,748 I Held by William M. Gottwald as trustee fbo Samuel S. Gottwald u/a dtd 12/21/87 Common Stock               28,516 I Held as trustee of Elizabeth I. Gottwald Trust u/a 3/28/85 (8) Common Stock               35,016 I Held by Spouse (9)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
GOTTWALD JOHN D 1100 BOULDERS PARKWAY RICHMOND, VA 23225	X	X

Signatures

Nicole C. Daniel, attorney in fact		12/06/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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)	Includes 312,435 shares received as a distribution from Westham Partners, L.P.
(2)	Price calculated per the terms of an Agreement between Westham Partners, L.P. and Albemarle Corporation. Decrease in shares reflects (i) distribution from Westham Partners, L.P. and (ii) proportionate decrease for sale of shares from Westham Partners, L.P. Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.
(3)	14,694 shares held of record by Westham Partners, L.P. Decrease in shares reflects (i) distribution from Westham Partners, L.P. and (ii) proportionate decrease for sale of shares from Westham Partners, L.P.
(4)	74,318 shares held of record by Westham Partners, L.P. Decrease in shares reflects (i) distribution from Westham Partners, L.P. and (ii) proportionate decrease for sale of shares from Westham Partners, L.P.
(5)	76,802 shares held of record by Westham Partners, L.P. Decrease in shares reflects (i) distribution from Westham Partners, L.P. and (ii) proportionate decrease for sale of shares from Westham Partners, L.P.
(6)	32,175 shares held of record by Westham Partners, L.P. Decrease in shares reflects (i) distribution from Westham Partners, L.P. and (ii) proportionate decrease for sale of shares from Westham Partners, L.P.
(7)	16,360 shares held of record by Westham Partners, L.P. Decrease in shares reflects (i) distribution from Westham Partners, L.P. and (ii) proportionate decrease for sale of shares from Westham Partners, L.P.
(8)	14,421 shares held of record by Westham Partners, L.P.Decrease in shares reflects (i) distribution from Westham Partners, L.P. and (ii) proportionate decrease for sale of shares from Westham Partners, L.P.
(9)	Additional Indirect Holdings: 55,690 Held as co-trustee for the William M. Gottwald Trust dtd 8/16/90.* 19,052 Held as co-trustee fbo James Matthew Gottwald u/a dtd 12/1/81.* 10,972 Held as co-trustee fbo Sarah Wren Gottwald u/a dtd 3/1/83.* * Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.

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