Quaker Chemical Announces Third Quarter EPS of $.55

Quaker Chemical Corporation

today announced third quarter 2010 net sales of $137.7 million and earnings per diluted share of $0.55, compared to net sales of $118.9 million and earnings per diluted share of $0.45 for the third quarter of 2009. For the first nine months of 2010, the Company reported net sales of $402.0 million and earnings per diluted share of $2.19, compared to net sales of $319.8 million and earnings per diluted share of $0.75 for the first nine months of 2009. The third quarter 2010 results include a net $3.6 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, charge related to a non-income tax contingency.