Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITOR
To the Management of
Akzo Nobel Catalysts Business
and the Board of Directors of
Albemarle Corporation
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Nos. 33-75622, 33-78537, 333-83237 and 333-108805) on Form S-8 of Albemarle Corporation of our report dated October 13, 2004, with respect to the combined balance sheets of Akzo Nobel Catalysts as at December 31, 2003 and 2002, and the related combined statements of income and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2003, which report appears in the Form 8-K/A of Albemarle Corporation dated October 13, 2004.
Arnhem, the Netherlands
October 13, 2004
KPMG Accountants N.V.
Ref.: M. J. de Vries