Albemarle -- Specialty chemicals firm Albemarle started off the season in November by consolidating company control in one position when it assigned Chief Executive Officer Luke Kissam the chairman's role. By December the firm had managed to increase the price of select brominated flame retardants and bromine derivatives by 5%, and its stock had risen to $85.68 from $81 a share. During the same period the firm retired debt with the net proceeds from the sale of its Chemetall Surface Treatment segment. And, the company, that specializes in modern battery metal lithium, expanded its agreement with the Chilean government to provide Albemarle with sufficient lithium to produce over 80,000 MT annually of technical and battery grade product over the next 27 years at its expanding battery grade manufacturing facilities in La Negra, Antofagasta.Close&nbsp;Nov. 11: $80.43Close March 3: $104.77Regular season performance: 30.3%