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Commitments that go beyond conventions

See BeyondTM is Quaker Houghton’s sustainability strategy – and we see far beyond typical expectations of sustainability.

Addressing social, economic, and environmental aspects, and aligned with the key UN Sustainable Development Goals, we are committed to making progress on our material topics that put us on a path to achieve our vision for a sustainable future. Key to meeting our aspirations is supporting our customers as they tackle their own unique sustainable challenges and keep pace with the demands of a changing world.

It’s why we’re committed to setting and achieving measurable targets, and driving tangible improvements that go beyond organizations and operations – creating positive change in lives, communities, and our planet.

See every side of sustainability

Going beyond to drive change

In a world defined by rapid change and uncertainty, Quaker Houghton remains focused on what matters most: driving meaningful progress for our customers, our communities, and our Company.

In 2025, we delivered sustainability results that reflect both our ambition and our discipline. Among the highlights:

  • 13% increase in renewable electricity use
  • 10% more employees reporting process safety observations
  • 22% reduction of Carcinogenic, Mutagenic, or Reprotoxic (CMR) Cat 1A/B labeled finished goods, effectively replacing them from 33 active formulations in our portfolio

These actions are resonating outside our walls as well. Our
progress continues to earn recognition from customers and
respected third-party organizations, including EcoVadis,
Newsweek, and Statista. Our actions are making a difference.

Building on our 2024 double materiality assessment, we’ve
strengthened the insights shaping our strategy. In this
report, you’ll see how those learnings informed our new
goal framework, how we will measure success, and the
concrete actions underway to achieve our ambitions.

We are driven by a meaningful purpose — to
be the trusted partner to the world’s leading
manufacturers who rely on our process fluid solutions
to advance the world safely and sustainability.

Thank you for your interest in Quaker Houghton. We invite
you to explore our 2025 Sustainability Report to see our
progress, our transparency, and our commitments in action.

Aligning our commitments

Our goals

Material Topic
2025 Goals
  • Minimizing Hazards In Our Portfolio
  • We strive to continue reducing CMRs by formulating 100% of newfinished goods not labeled as CMR category 1A/B and plan to also reduce current active formulations which are labeled as CMR category 1A/B.
  • Transitioning Our Solutions To Support A Low Carbon Economy
  • We plan to add new sustainable innovations to our See Beyond(TM) portfolio and partner with our QH FLUIDCARE(TM) customers to continue to significantly reduce their product consumption and waste.
  • Formulating With Renewable Raw Materials
  • We will continue to buildout and implement roadmaps which reduce the use of virgin- fossil based raw materials. We then plan to partner with customers to trial these new solutions.
Material Topic
2025 Goals
  • Reducing Our Greenhouse Gas Emissions
  • We plan to certify additional U.S sites against the RC 14001 standard.
  • We plan to build the first sustainability report using Scope 3 data, continue to increase our renewable energy usage, and implement projects which reduce our Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions.
  • Managing Our Water Responsibly
  • We plan to enhance our water management best practices and continue implementing projects which improve our water usage efficiency, contributing to scarcity management.
  • We plan to certify additional U.S sites against the RC 14001 standard.
  • Minimizing Our Waste
  • We plan to enhance our waste management best practices and standardize in all locations.
  • We plan to certify additional U.S sites against the RC 14001 standard.
Material Topic
2025 Goals
  • Empowering Our Colleagues To Live Safe
  • We plan to continue to focus on employee engagement, increase employee reporting of leading indicators, standardize policies and procedures, and continue to improve process safety management which we anticipate will lead to a reduction in recordable incidents.
  • Investing In Our People’s Growth And Development
  • We will expand opportunities for learning, development, engagement, and total rewards offerings for our colleagues
  • Embracing Inclusion
  • We plan to continue our focus on belonging and engagement.
  • Supporting Our Local Communities’ Development
  • We aim to establish long term relationships with community organizations and charities near our primary regional and global headquarters and increase colleague participation in volunteering.
Material Topic
2025 Goals
  • Ensuring Everyone In The Supply Chain Is Treated With Dignity And Respect
  • Confirming Sustainable Sourcing of Raw Materials
  • We will strive to continue onboarding suppliers as supply shifts and will work with targeted suppliers to improve their practices enabling them to meet our threshold.

Sustainability portfolio

The See BeyondTM portfolio helps our customers meet their own unique sustainability goals.

These include both reducing the use of mineral oils in their operations and focusing on how reducing consumption, waste, and human health hazards can improve the sustainability of their operations.

Here are some ways we help customers with their challenges:

Eco Materials

  • Reducing the use of Mineral Oils

  • Increasing the use of Renewable Materials

  • Promoting the use of Recycled Ingredients

  • Carbon Footprint of Products

Portfolio highlights
QH CUTMAXTM E Series
Neat Metalworking Fluids:
Mineral oil free neat cutting fluids,
made from renewable materials.
QH CUTMAXTM M 3150 A10
Neat Metalworking Fluid:
Made from re-refined oils.

Sustainable Production

  • Implementing energy and water conservation techniques

  • Modifying production processes to reduce product consumption, waste, and increase circularity

  • Eliminating Human Health hazards

Portfolio highlights
QH EXOMAXTM CC 301
Lower Temperature Cleaner:
Reduces energy and water consumption.
HOCUT® 4260
Water Soluble Metalworking Fluid:
Reduces product consumption and waste
through longer sump life and excellent
re-usability characteristics.

Discover See Beyond™

Seeing is the first step towards action. Towards measurable change. Towards securing a better tomorrow socially, economically and environmentally.

See how Quaker Houghton can help you shape a better tomorrow.