Industrial fluids maker expert Quaker Houghton recently formed a strategic partnership with Petronas Lubricants International to produce cutting-edge metalworking solutions for markets in India and Malaysia.
The brand-new collaboration aims to improve both enterprise’s capacity to serve important industrial sectors, delivering bespoke solutions, dependable products, and high-value services throughout the two nations.
In leveraging the robust market presence of Petronas and the present portfolio of Quaker Houghton, the union will produce an extended array of built-for-purpose industrial fluids that effectively meet evolving consumer requirements.
Starting from Q2 of 2025, Petronas Lubricants International will serve as sole distributor for Quaker Houghton’s advanced metalworking fluids to industrial and transportation market segments in Malaysia. While in India, Quaker Houghton will supply Petronas’s line of high-performance industrial fluids and maintenance lubricants to the country’s customers working in the steel mill industry.
Domenico Ciaglia, head officer for strategy and transformation at Petronas, said the lubricant company is dedicated to constructing long-term alliances that can facilitate greater levels of service quality and product availability for its customers and fortifying its existing position as the preferred partner in the global industrial lubricants market. He commented:
“We believe that the team at Quaker Houghton shares our vision of being future-focused, and they are uniquely positioned to unlock opportunities with us, both in terms of reaching new markets and in being the partner we need to lead the industry into a new era of effective, sustainable service.”
Quaker Houghton and Petronas will now work together to enhance performance in a wide range of industrial applications.
