CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the quarterly report of PQ Group Holdings Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2018 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Belgacem Chariag, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:
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1. | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
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2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
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Date: | August 10, 2018 | | /s/ BELGACEM CHARIAG |
| | | Belgacem Chariag |
| | | President and Chief Executive Officer |
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