# Quaker Houghton breaks ground on new manufacturing facility in Zhangjiagang, China

Quaker Houghton broke ground on a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Zhangjiagang, China, expected to be operational by Q2 2026, to expand production capabilities for industrial process fluids in the Asia-Pacific region.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-07-10
- Where: Zhangjiagang, China, China
- Value: $82.8M (600.0M CNY)
- Starts operating: Q2 2026
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 60,000 metric tons per year of metal coatings
- Products: industrial process fluids
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Quaker Houghton](https://endata.com/companies/41697.md)

## Sources

- [quakerchemicalcorp.gcs-web.com](https://quakerchemicalcorp.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/quaker-houghton-breaks-ground-new-manufacturing-facility-china), 2024-07-11: "We are thrilled to break ground on our new manufacturing facility in Zhangjiagang, China and we really appreciate the support and partnership with the Zhangjiagang Municipal Government."
- [regional.chinadaily.com.cn](https://regional.chinadaily.com.cn/jiangsu/zhangjiagang/2024-08/01/c_1009768.htm), 2024-08-01: "This new project represents the largest investment the company has made in China to date."
- [jiangsu.chinadaily.com.cn](https://jiangsu.chinadaily.com.cn/zhangjiagang/2024-08/01/c_1009768.htm), 2024-08-01: "The groundbreaking ceremony for Quaker Houghton's 600-million-yuan ($82.75-million) advanced industrial process fluids project took place in the Zhangjiagang Free Trade Zone on July 10."

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