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DATE: Wednesday, July 20, 1994               TAG: 9407200500
SECTION: BUSINESS                 PAGE: D3   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: Staff
                                             LENGTH: Short :   18 lines

ALBEMARLE CORP. REPORTS INCREASE IN SALES AND EARNINGS

Albemarle Corp., which began operating independently of Ethyl Corp. on March 1, said Tuesday that it earned $15.3 million, or 25 cents per share, on sales of $269.9 million. The Richmond-based specialty chemicals supplier had made $5.8 million on sales of $226.6 million as a unit of Ethyl in the second quarter last year. by CNB