Founded in the United States in 1865, the company is internationally renowned for its research and development in the field of industrial media, and is committed to providing advanced metalworking media and services for automotive, aerospace, metal, mining, offshore platform, can making and other industries
Houghton develops, manufactures and markets high-quality specialty chemicals, oils and lubricants for many years in the metalworking, automotive, steel and other industries, as well as many other industries. We are committed to providing our customers with innovative and sustainable solutions that help them improve productivity, reduce costs and reduce risks.
Houghton was founded in 1865 as E. Houghton. F. Houghton), headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, now has 48 subsidiaries worldwide and sales in 82 countries.
Houghton China's first factory was built in Shenzhen in 1988, and in 2005 the Shanghai Songjiang plant was established and headquartered in Shanghai. In 2007, AEA Investments acquired Houghton and made a series of overall plans for the development of Houghton. In 2008, Stewart, another world-renowned manufacturer of specialty oils, successfully joined Houghton. With the acquisition of Stewart, the Stewart facility was converted into Houghton's technology development center in China. In February 2011, Houghton International completed the acquisition of Shell's metalworking and metal rolled lubricants business. This acquisition is another important strategic investment for Houghton, enabling Houghton to better serve its customers around the world and the metalworking industry as a whole.
Houghton's main service industries are iron and steel metallurgy, aerospace, automobiles and motorcycles, metal aluminum, copper forming, metal processing, wire and cable, etc. Today, Houghton (China)'s sales and service network covers the whole country, including North Sales Department, East China Sales Department, South China Sales Department, Western Sales Department, Shandong Sales Department and Chongqing, Xi'an, Dalian, Harbin, Changchun and other sales and technical service networks, in order to provide our customers with products and services more conveniently and efficiently.
We focus on customer satisfaction. Our global team of professionals supports customers in various fields with innovative technology and high-quality products to solve the most challenging technical problems. Houghton values environmental protection and social responsibility, and has a long-term commitment to developing renewable, sustainable products through product innovation and process improvement.
