Siam Chemicals
Thai chemical company
The Siam Chemicals Public Company (SCC) blends and trades chemicals, fertilisers and lubricants and manufactures basic chemicals for downstream industries such as sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, various bases and salts.
History
The company was founded as The Siam Chemicals Company Limited in 1959 by Dr. Charng Ratanarat and a group of scientists, engineers and businessmen. Dr. Charng Ratanarat had studied in Germany and had the vision to make Thailand independent from importing bulk chemicals, commodities and supplies. He wanted to become the first producer of chemicals for the downstream industry in Thailand such as sulphuric acid and agricultural fertilizers. He set-up the company to support Thailand's industry and agriculture with locally produced chemicals. He started in 1960 to produce sulfuric acid.
A state of the art plant for the mass production of sulfuric acid was completed by 1966. It operated with the double absorption system, which was the first in Southeast Asia.
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