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Quaker Chemical Corporation

A maker of industrial process fluids, Quaker Houghton supplies metal removal fluids, rolling lubricants, hydraulic fluids, and surface treatments used by steelmakers, aluminum producers, and aerospace and automotive manufacturers. The company was formed in 2019 when Quaker Chemical (founded in 1918) merged with Houghton International, whose roots stretch back to 1865 in Norristown, Pennsylvania. Its "Quaker" name nods to the state's Quaker heritage, made famous by William Penn's colony.