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      "text": "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. [P54416853][P91907112]\n\nThe company operates in more than 25 countries across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia/Pacific, and maintains approximately 30 laboratory facilities worldwide. [P54416853][P51341451] Quaker Houghton reported FY2025 net sales of $1.89 billion; its investor overview describes a workforce of approximately 4,400 employees. [P50612770][https://investors.quakerhoughton.com/financial-information/quarterly-results] 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. [https://home.quakerhoughton.com/product-stewardship/]\n[P54416853][P91907112][P51341451][P50612770][https://investors.quakerhoughton.com/financial-information/quarterly-results][https://home.quakerhoughton.com/product-stewardship/]",
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      "text": "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. [P145044233][P145044434][P81131739]\n\nSpecific 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. [https://store.quakerhoughton.com/quakercool-740-na][https://store.quakerhoughton.com/quakercool-730-tp-na][https://store.quakerhoughton.com/hocut-4260-na][https://store.quakerhoughton.com/hocut-767-na][https://home.quakerhoughton.com/quintolubric-888-46-2/][https://home.quakerhoughton.com/wp-content/hub/Files/TDS_FERROCOTE%20I%206130.pdf]\n\nThe 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. [T12133217]\n[P145044233][P145044434][P81131739][T12133217][T12133217][T12133217][T12133217][T12133217][T12133217][T12133217][T12133217][T12133217][T12133217][T12133217][T12133217][https://store.quakerhoughton.com/quakercool-740-na][https://store.quakerhoughton.com/quakercool-730-tp-na][https://store.quakerhoughton.com/hocut-4260-na][https://store.quakerhoughton.com/hocut-767-na][https://home.quakerhoughton.com/quintolubric-888-46-2/][https://home.quakerhoughton.com/wp-content/hub/Files/TDS_FERROCOTE%20I%206130.pdf]",
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      "text": "Quaker Chemical Corp. (Quaker Houghton) operates in more than 25 countries, organized into the Americas, EMEA, and Asia/Pacific geographic segments. [P34094126] 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%). [T8478150]\n\nThe company’s corporate headquarters is in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. [https://home.quakerhoughton.com/contact/] Its manufacturing footprint includes a site in Zhangjiagang, China. [https://investors.quakerhoughton.com/news-releases/news-release-details/quaker-houghton-opens-new-manufacturing-site-and-expanded-lab] The company reported approximately 4,700 full-time employees worldwide at year-end 2025; no geographic breakdown of employees was identified. [https://home.quakerhoughton.com/investor-annual-report/2025-annual-report-and-form-10-k/]\n[P34094126][T8478150][https://home.quakerhoughton.com/contact/][https://investors.quakerhoughton.com/news-releases/news-release-details/quaker-houghton-opens-new-manufacturing-site-and-expanded-lab][https://home.quakerhoughton.com/investor-annual-report/2025-annual-report-and-form-10-k/]",
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      "text": "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. [P34094126][T16586697]\n\nThe 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. [P33304693][P91907112]\n\nBy 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. [T8478150][T8478150][T8478150][T8478150]\n[P34094126][T16586697][P33304693][P91907112][T8478150][T8478150][T8478150][T8478150]",
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      "text": "Quaker Chemical was organized in 1918 and incorporated in Pennsylvania in 1930. [P94262992] 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. [https://investors.quakerhoughton.com/news-releases/news-release-details/quaker-chemical-corporation-announces-acquisition-partners]\n\nIn 2011, Quaker acquired G.W. Smith & Sons, a producer of die-cast and metalworking lubricants and machining fluids. [https://investors.quakerhoughton.com/news-releases/news-release-details/quaker-chemical-acquires-gw-smith-sons-inc] 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. [https://quakerchemicalcorp.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/quaker-chemical-and-houghton-international-combine] [https://home.quakerhoughton.com/industrial-process-fluids-combine/] In November 2024, Joseph A. Berquist became CEO and president and joined the board. [P12237338]\n[P94262992][https://investors.quakerhoughton.com/news-releases/news-release-details/quaker-chemical-corporation-announces-acquisition-partners][https://investors.quakerhoughton.com/news-releases/news-release-details/quaker-chemical-acquires-gw-smith-sons-inc][https://quakerchemicalcorp.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/quaker-chemical-and-houghton-international-combine][https://home.quakerhoughton.com/industrial-process-fluids-combine/][P12237338][https://investors.quakerhoughton.com/news-releases/news-release-details/quaker-chemical-corporation-announces-acquisition-partners][https://investors.quakerhoughton.com/news-releases/news-release-details/quaker-chemical-acquires-gw-smith-sons-inc][https://quakerchemicalcorp.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/quaker-chemical-and-houghton-international-combine][https://home.quakerhoughton.com/industrial-process-fluids-combine/]",
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