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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0609</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2026-08-20</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000081362</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>KWR</issuerTradingSymbol>
        <issuerForeignTradingSymbol></issuerForeignTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001783455</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Gulf Hungary Holding Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>true</rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>BAH CENTER, 2 FURJ STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BUDAPEST</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerNonUSStateTerritory></rptOwnerNonUSStateTerritory>
            <rptOwnerCountry>K5</rptOwnerCountry>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>1124</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>HUNGARY</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <aff10b5One>0</aff10b5One>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2026-08-20</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>J</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>5017</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>169.29</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>3639017</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>Indirect is by QH Hungary Holdings Limited</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">QH Hungary Holdings Limited (&quot;QH Hungary&quot;) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Reporting Person. On August 20, 2026, 5,017 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer (&quot;Shares&quot;) beneficially owned by the Reporting Person but held in the name of Citibank N.A., pursuant to an escrow agreement in order to secure the Reporting Person's indemnification obligations related to the Issuer's acquisition of Global Houghton Ltd., were released from escrow to the Issuer in order to satisfy such indemnification obligations and 3,905 Shares were released from escrow to the Reporting Person as such Shares were no longer needed to secure indemnification obligations.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Following such escrow release, the Reporting Person continues to (i) directly beneficially own 3,905 Shares and (ii) indirectly beneficially own 3,635,112 Shares, which are owned by QH Hungary, for a total direct and indirect beneficial ownership of 3,639,017 Shares by the Reporting Person.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Dr. Balazs Horvath, Managing Director of the Reporting Person</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-08-24</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Judit Rozsa, Managing Director of the Reporting Person</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-08-24</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
