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    <periodOfReport>2017-09-29</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001708035</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>PQ Group Holdings Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>PQG</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001372939</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>CCMP Capital, LP</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O CCMP CAPITAL ADVISORS, LP</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>277 PARK AVENUE, 27TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10172</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
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            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001718029</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>CCMP Capital Associates III GP, LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O CCMP CAPITAL ADVISORS, LP</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>277 PARK AVENUE, 27TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10172</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001718021</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>CCMP Co-Invest III A GP, LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O CCMP CAPITAL ADVISORS, LP</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>277 PARK AVENUE, 27TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10172</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
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            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>29370897</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By CCMP Capital Investors III, L.P.</value>
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                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>2977037</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By CCMP Capital Investors III (Employee), L.P.</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>8954565</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By CCMP Capital Investors III (AV-7), L.P.</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>506610</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By CCMP Capital Investors III (AV-8), L.P.</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>10127880</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By CCMP Capital Investors III (AV-9), L.P.</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>663600</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By CCMP Capital Investors III (AV-10), L.P.</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>9362178</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By Quartz Co-Invest L.P.</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">CCMP Capital Associates III, L.P. (&quot;CCMP Capital Associates&quot;) is the general partner of each of CCMP Capital Investors III, L.P. (&quot;CCMP Capital Investors&quot;), CCMP Capital Investors III (Employee), L.P. (&quot;CCMP Employee&quot;), CCMP Capital Investors III (AV-7), L.P. (&quot;CCMP AV-7&quot;), CCMP Capital Investors III (AV-8), L.P. (&quot;CCMP AV-8&quot;), CCMP Capital Investors III (AV-9), L.P. (&quot;CCMP AV-9&quot;) and CCMP Capital Investors III (AV-10), L.P. (&quot;CCMP AV-10&quot; and, together with CCMP Capital Investors, CCMP Employee, CCMP AV-7, CCMP AV-8 and CCMP AV-9, the &quot;CCMP Capital Funds&quot;).  The general partner of CCMP Capital Associates is CCMP Capital Associates III GP, LLC (&quot;CCMP Capital Associates GP&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">CCMP Co-Invest III A GP, LLC (&quot;CCMP Co-Invest GP&quot;) is the general partner of Quartz Co-Invest, L.P. (&quot;Quartz&quot; and, together with the CCMP Capital Funds, the &quot;CCMP Investors&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">CCMP Capital Associates GP and CCMP Co-Invest GP are each wholly owned by CCMP Capital, LP.  The general partner of CCMP Capital, LP is CCMP Capital GP, LLC.  CCMP Capital GP, LLC ultimately exercises voting and dispositive power over the shares of common stock of PQ Group Holdings Inc. held by the CCMP Investors.  As a result, each of CCMP Capital Associates, CCMP Capital Associates GP, CCMP Co-Invest GP, CCMP Capital, LP and CCMP Capital GP, LLC may be deemed to share beneficial ownership with respect to certain of the shares of common stock of PQ Group Holdings Inc. held by the CCMP Investors.  Each of the reporting persons disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Form 2 of 2</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>CCMP CAPITAL ASSOCIATES III GP, LLC, By: /s/ Richard G. Jansen, Title: Managing Director and General Counsel</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-09-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>CCMP CO-INVEST III A GP, LLC, By: /s/ Richard G. Jansen, Title: Managing Director and General Counsel</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-09-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
