Responsible Product Management Through Global Product Stewardship
Quaker Houghton’s global mission is to deliver innovative and sustainable fluid solutions that create value for our customers by increasing their profitability and product quality while minimising risks. An integral part of this mission is Quaker Houghton’s commitment to excellence in the areas of Environment, Health, Safety, Security and Product Stewardship.
Responsible product management and regulatory compliance are integral to Quaker Houghton’s core values. Houghton has comprehensive product safety and product stewardship processes in place to assure that:
Quaker Houghton is committed to continuous improvement initiatives related to product stewardship and to increasing public awareness and confidence that our chemicals are safely managed throughout their lifecycle. Houghton’s Product Stewardship Program includes completing appropriate risk reviews for the chemicals we manufacture, prioritizing chemical risks, recommending risk management actions where needed, and making chemical health and safety information available to the public.
Quaker Houghton continuously works with our supply chain and customers to identify safer and effective components for product formulations and to ensure that all identified hazards and properties of component ingredients are considered in the product risk assessment, classification and product end uses. Quaker Houghton’s risk assessment processes evaluate inherent chemical risks such as toxicity, corrosivity and flammability within the context of product end uses.
