Quaker Chemical Corporation - KWR- Profile

Quaker Chemical Corporation. The Group's principal activities are to develop, produce and market a broad range of formulated chemical specialty products for heavy industrial and manufacturing applications. The Group operates in three segments: Metalworking Process Chemicals segment provides products used as lubricants. The Coatings segment provides temporary and permanent coatings for metal and concrete products and chemical milling maskants. The Other Chemical Products segment provides other various chemical products. The products and services offered include rolling lubricants, corrosion preventives, metal finishing compounds, machining and grinding compounds, forming compounds, hydraulic fluids and technology for the removal of hydrogen sulfide. The Group's customers include manufacturers of steel, automobiles, appliances, and durable goods. Metalworking Process Chemicals accounted for 92% of 2006 revenues; Coatings, 7% and Other Chemical Products, 1%