Quaker Chemical Corporation’s unnamed inactive subsidiary
continues to be a defendant in numerous lawsuits alleging injury
due to exposure to asbestos.
Acquired in 1978, this subsidiary sold certain products
containing asbestos, primarily on an installed basis.
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