The Zhitong Finance App learned that in the first quarter of 2026, the world's largest lithium producer, American Alb.US (ALB.US), announced that the lithium industry had officially broken out of its trough with a report card far exceeding market expectations. The chemical giant, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, announced that net profit for the first quarter reached US$319.1 million, or US$2.34 per share, compared with only US$49.3 million in the same period last year, which is equivalent to break-even per share. Excluding one-time items, adjusted earnings per share reached $2.95, far higher than LSEG's average analysts' expectations of $1.09.

The Zhitong Finance App learned that in the first quarter of 2026, the world's largest lithium producer, American Alb.US (ALB.US), announced that the lithium industry had officially broken out of its trough with a report card far exceeding market expectations. The chemical giant, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, announced that net profit for the first quarter reached US$319.1 million, or US$2.34 per share, compared with only US$49.3 million in the same period last year, which is equivalent to break-even per share. Excluding one-time items, adjusted earnings per share reached $2.95, far higher than LSEG's average analysts' expectations of $1.09.