Overview
Quaker Chemical Corporation, which operates as Quaker Houghton, is a specialty-chemicals company focused on industrial process fluids and related chemical-management services. Its products include metalworking and metal-forming fluids, rolling lubricants, hydraulic fluids, corrosion inhibitors, and surface-treatment solutions, serving industries such as metals, automotive, aerospace, mining, and manufacturing.[1][2]
The company operates in more than 25 countries across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia/Pacific, and maintains approximately 30 laboratory facilities worldwide.[1][3] Quaker Houghton reported FY2025 net sales of $1.89 billion; its investor overview describes a workforce of approximately 4,400 employees.[4][5] The company describes its mission as delivering innovative and sustainable fluid solutions that create customer value while improving profitability and product quality and minimizing risk.[6] [1][2][3][4][5][6]
Products & services
Quaker Chemical Corp. (Quaker Houghton) offers industrial process fluids and specialty chemicals alongside technical expertise, customized services, and process support. Its product lines include metal-removal and cleaning fluids; corrosion inhibitors; metal-drawing and forming fluids; die-cast mold releases; heat-treatment fluids and quenchants; metal-forging fluids; hydraulic fluids; surface solutions; specialty greases; offshore subsea energy-control fluids; rolling lubricants; and rod- and wire-drawing fluids. Surface-treatment chemicals are also identified in the company’s FY2024 product-line description.[7][8][9]
Specific offerings include QUAKERCOOL® 740, a boron-free emulsifiable fluid for ferrous machining and grinding, and QUAKERCOOL® 730 TP, a mineral-oil-free microemulsion for demanding machining and grinding with resistance to microbiological growth. HOCUT® 4260 is a water-soluble fluid for low- to heavy-duty machining and grinding, including high-speed machining of aerospace materials; HOCUT® 767 is a synthetic, general-purpose medium-duty fluid for ferrous machining and grinding. QUINTOLUBRIC® 888 46 is a fire-resistant HFD-U hydraulic fluid; the company reports 86.5% biodegradability after 28 days under OECD 301C. FERROCOTE® I 6130 is a corrosion-preventive oil and prelube for steel and aluminum sheet or strip, providing transport and indoor-storage protection as well as forming and stamping lubrication, applied by rolling or spraying.[10][11][12][13][14][15]
The FY2025 annual report gives the following product-line shares of consolidated net sales: metal-removal fluids, 19.0% in 2025, 22.4% in 2024, and 23.6% in 2023; rolling lubricants, 18.3%, 20.5%, and 19.5%; hydraulic fluids, 12.2%, 14.2%, and 14.1%; and surface solutions, 10.9%, 5.2%, and 5.0%. The Q2 2026 report does not provide a product-level revenue split.[16] [7][8][9][16][16][16][16][16][16][16][16][16][16][16][16][10][11][12][13][14][15]
Geographic presence
Quaker Chemical Corp. (Quaker Houghton) operates in more than 25 countries, organized into the Americas, EMEA, and Asia/Pacific geographic segments.[17] In FY2025, net sales were $865.3 million in the Americas (45.8% of total), $548.1 million in EMEA (29.0%), and $475.2 million in Asia/Pacific (25.2%).[18]
The company’s corporate headquarters is in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.[19] Its manufacturing footprint includes a site in Zhangjiagang, China.[20] The company reported approximately 4,700 full-time employees worldwide at year-end 2025; no geographic breakdown of employees was identified.[21] [17][18][19][20][21]
Business segments
Quaker Chemical reports three geographic reportable segments: **Americas, EMEA, and Asia/Pacific**. These are regional segments rather than distinct product businesses; the company’s product lines are not assigned to separate reportable segments. Its 2026 second-quarter reporting continued to show the same three segments.[17][22]
The company’s offerings include metal-removal, cleaning, forming and rolling fluids; corrosion inhibitors; die-cast mold releases; heat-treatment and forging fluids; hydraulic fluids; surface solutions; specialty greases; and offshore energy-control and rod/wire-drawing fluids. These products serve industrial markets including steel, aluminum, automotive, aerospace, mining and metalworking, and are described company-wide rather than as segment-specific portfolios.[23][2]
By FY2025 net sales, **Americas** contributed approximately **46%** ($865.3 million), **EMEA** approximately **29%** ($548.1 million), and **Asia/Pacific** approximately **25%** ($475.2 million), calculated from reported segment sales totaling $1,888.6 million.[18][18][18][18] [17][22][23][2][18][18][18][18]
Company history
Quaker Chemical was organized in 1918 and incorporated in Pennsylvania in 1930.[24] It entered China in 1995 through a joint venture to produce and market its products, then acquired its partner’s 40% interest in 2006 and announced a new facility in Shanghai.[25]
In 2011, Quaker acquired G.W. Smith & Sons, a producer of die-cast and metalworking lubricants and machining fluids.[26] Quaker and Houghton International announced a combination agreement in 2017 and completed the combination in 2019, adopting the Quaker Houghton name; Houghton’s business traced its roots to 1865.[27][28] In November 2024, Joseph A. Berquist became CEO and president and joined the board.[29] [24][25][26][27][28][29][25][26][27][28]
Sources
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