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Company Comparator

Side-by-side analysis of supply chain position, institutional signals, and news gap scores.

VS

Market Cap Tier

MidvsLarge

Chain Role

suppliervssupplier

Gap Score

95vs71

IB Activity

92vs80

Revenue Mix Comparison

ALB
FCX
ALB

Albemarle Corporation

ALB · ev-battery

supplierMid ($1B+)
Full profile

About

Albemarle is the world's largest lithium producer, operating brine extraction in Chile and hard-rock mines in Australia. As the upstream foundation of the entire EV battery supply chain, its production capacity and pricing directly impact the cost and availability of electric vehicles globally.

Founded

1887

Employees

9,000+

Headquarters

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Revenue

$6.2B

Energy Storage (Lithium)68%
Specialties (Bromine)20%
Ketjen (Catalysts)12%

News Gap Signal

Gap Score (silence = signal)95
IB Activity Score92
Media Coverage Score8

IB Activity: HIGH

Institutional Signals

accumulating$25M

BlackRock

2024-08-13

reducing$10M

BlackRock

2024-08-13

reducing$8M

BlackRock

2024-08-13

Key Relationships

300750.SZ· CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology)
customer
6752.T· Panasonic Energy (Panasonic Holdings)
customer
373220.KS· LG Energy Solution
customer
TSLA· Tesla, Inc.
customer
1211.HK· BYD Company
customer
FCX

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

FCX · materials

supplierLarge ($10B+)
Full profile

About

Freeport-McMoRan is the world's largest publicly traded copper producer, operating major mines in Arizona, Peru, Chile, and Indonesia including the massive Grasberg underground mine.

Founded

1912

Employees

27,000+

Headquarters

Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Revenue

$23.9B

North America Copper30%
South America Copper18%
Indonesia (Grasberg)42%
Molybdenum & Other10%

News Gap Signal

Gap Score (silence = signal)71
IB Activity Score80
Media Coverage Score26

IB Activity: HIGH

Institutional Signals

accumulating$94M

BlackRock

2024-08-13

accumulating$54M

BlackRock

2024-08-13

accumulating$79M

BlackRock

2024-08-13

Key Relationships

NEM· Newmont Corporation
competitor
NUE· Nucor Corporation
customer
APD· Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
partner