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Quaker Houghton Announces First Quarter 2020 Results

May 11, 2020 4:32 PM EDT

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., May 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Quaker Chemical Corporation ("the Company", also known as Quaker Houghton) (NYSE: KWR) today announced first quarter 2020 results, provided an update regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company, and updated certain information regarding the Houghton integration and associated cost synergies.  First quarter of 2020 net sales were $378.6 million, which increased 79% compared to $211.2 million in the prior year first quarter.  The increase was driven by additional net sales due to the Company's August 1, 2019 combination with Houghton International, Inc. ("Houghton"), which we refer to as "the... More