Quaker Chemical and Houghton International to Combine
Creating a global leader uniquely positioned in metalworking and primary metals platforms with deep expertise across attractive customer segments
Quaker Chemical Corporation (NYSE: KWR) and Houghton International Inc., companies with a combined 250-year history as providers of process fluids, chemical specialties, and technical expertise to the global primary metals and metalworking industries, today announced that they have executed a definitive agreement to combine the companies. Both Quaker Chemical and Houghton International are headquartered in the Philadelphia area.