Exhibit 12.1

ALBEMARLE CORPORATION

COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

(In Thousands Except for Ratios)

	Year Ended December 31,
	2008			2007			2006			2005			2004
Earnings:
Pre-tax income before adjustment for minority interests in income of consolidated subsidiaries or equity in net income or losses of unconsolidated investments	$	183,343		$	277,819		$	133,386		$	123,438		$	72,538
Fixed Charges:
Interest expense (before capitalized interest)		39,171			42,835			45,143			43,138			17,750
Portion ( 1/3) of rents representing interest factor		10,232			8,731			8,284			8,243			6,445
Total fixed charges		49,403			51,566			53,427			51,381			24,195
Amortization of capitalized interest		1,335			1,680			984			1,069			1,091
Distributed income of unconsolidated investments		13,135			11,769			13,536			16,189			4,000
Interest capitalized		(996	)		(4,503	)		(1,179	)		(1,167	)		(400	)
Minority interests in income of consolidated subsidiaries (net of tax)		(18,806	)		(17,632	)		(13,258	)		(7,469	)		(5,101	)
Pre-tax income before adjustment for minority interests in income of consolidated subsidiaries or equity in net income or losses of unconsolidated investments plus fixed charges, amortization of capitalized interest, less interest capitalized and minority interests in income of consolidated subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges	$	227,414		$	320,699		$	186,896		$	183,441		$	96,323
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		4.6x			6.2x			3.5x			3.6x			4.0x

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