EX-23.1 8 dex231.htm CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS

Exhibit 23.1

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-75622, 33-78537, 333-83237 and 333-108805) and Form S-3 (No. 333-119723) of Albemarle Corporation of our report dated March 8, 2005 relating to the financial statements, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in this Form 10-K.

 

/S/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

 

Richmond, Virginia

March 11, 2005

 

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