Exhibit 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 15, 2013 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Albemarle Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New Orleans, Louisiana

May 14, 2013