Albemarle (NYSE:ALB) reported quarterly losses of $(0.53) per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $(0.41) by 29.9 percent. This is a 51.38 percent increase over losses of $(1.09) per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $1.428 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.348 billion by 5.95 percent. This is a 15.91 percent increase over sales of $1.232 billion the same period last year.