Quaker Houghton Releases its 2025 Sustainability Report
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Quaker Houghton (NYSE: KWR) released its 2025 Sustainability Report, detailing progress on environmental and social priorities. The company completed its first Scope 3 greenhouse gas assessment and adopted a new goal-setting framework informed by a 2024 double materiality assessment.
Highlights include a 13% increase in renewable electricity versus 2024, avoidance of 22,000 metric tons of waste at QH FLUIDCARE partner locations, removal of carcinogenic, mutagen, or reprotoxic hazards from 33 active formulations, a 9% reduction in water consumption intensity, and strengthened supplier sustainability practices.
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- Renewable electricity usage increased by 13% compared to 2024
- Avoided 22,000 metric tons of waste at QH FLUIDCARE partner locations
- Removed CMR hazards from 33 active formulations, improving product safety
- Reduced water consumption intensity by 9% in 2025
- Strengthened supplier sustainability practices through targeted collaboration
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This year's report marks several milestones, including the Company's first Scope 3 greenhouse gas assessment and the introduction of a new goal-setting framework informed by its 2024 double materiality assessment. These insights are shaping Quaker Houghton's strategy, clarifying priorities, and guiding the actions and metrics needed to drive measurable progress.
Joseph Berquist, Chief Executive Officer and President, said: "Our progress in 2025 reflects both our commitment to delivering more sustainable outcomes for our customers and our ability to adapt in a rapidly changing environment. I am proud of the meaningful advancements we have made across our product portfolio and service technologies, helping customers reduce waste, water, and energy while improving overall performance. As the global leader in our field, we recognize our responsibility to deliver lasting positive impacts across the markets we serve, with sustainability central to our values and strategy."
The 2025 Sustainability Report highlights continued progress across key areas, including:
- Increased renewable electricity by
13% , compared to 2024, helping reduce operational carbon emissions. - Avoided 22,000 metric tons of waste at customer QH FLUIDCARE™ partner locations, lowering impact across the value chain.
- Removed carcinogenic, mutagen, or reprotoxic hazards from 33 active formulations, improving product safety.
- Reducing water consumption intensity by
9% , supporting more efficient use of natural resources. - Strengthened supplier sustainability practices through targeted collaboration, expanding impact across the supply chain.
Click here to learn more or read the full 2025 Sustainability Report.
About Quaker Houghton
Quaker Houghton is the global leader in industrial process fluids. With a presence around the world, including operations in over 25 countries, our customers include thousands of the world's most advanced and specialized steel, aluminum, automotive, aerospace, offshore, container, mining, and metalworking companies. Our high-performing, innovative and sustainable solutions are backed by best-in-class technology, deep process knowledge and customized services. With approximately 4,700 employees, including chemists, engineers and industry experts, we partner with our customers to improve their operations so they can run even more efficiently, even more effectively, whatever comes next. Quaker Houghton is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, located near Philadelphia in the United States. Visit quakerhoughton.com to learn more.
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