UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                October 28, 2004
                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

                           QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

                          Commission File Number 0-7154

              PENNSYLVANIA                                     No. 23-0993790
    (State or other jurisdiction of                           (I.R.S. Employer
     incorporation or organization)                          Identification No.)

                                 One Quaker Park
                                901 Hector Street
                        Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428
                    (Address of principal executive offices)
                                   (Zip Code)

                                 (610) 832-4000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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                    INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

      On October 28, 2004, Quaker Chemical Corporation  announced its results of
operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 in a press release, the text
of which is included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

      The following exhibit is included as part of this report:

      Exhibit No.
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      99.1  Press Release of Quaker Chemical Corporation dated October 28, 2004.


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                                    SIGNATURE

      Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                           QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION
                                           Registrant

       Date: October 28, 2004              By: /s/ Neal E. Murphy
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               Neal E. Murphy
                                               Vice President and
                                               Chief Financial Officer


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