THAILANDSICThailand Standard Industrial Classification

TSIC Activity

20113

Manufacture of other basic inorganic chemicals

การผลิตเคมีภัณฑ์อนินทรีย์ขั้นมูลฐานอื่น ๆ

What this activity covers

This activity involves the production of various basic inorganic chemicals and related compounds.

  • Chemical element production — Production of chemical elements
  • Inorganic acid production — Production of inorganic acids, excluding nitric acid
  • Alkaline lyes production — Production of alkaline alkalis and other basic inorganic lyes, excluding ammonia
  • Inorganic compounds production — Production of other inorganic compounds
  • Iron pyrite roasting — Roasting of iron pyrite
  • Distilled water production — Production of distilled water for battery use
  • Uranium and thorium dressing — Dressing of uranium and thorium ores

What companies here also do

Seen in real company registrations under this code — beyond the official definition, so licensing may differ.

  • Chemical trading — Engaging in the trade of various chemicals
  • Chemical product development — Developing chemical products for various applications
  • Lubricants production — Producing and processing lubricants
  • Rubber chemicals production — Producing chemicals for rubber protection and production
  • Plastic products manufacturing — Manufacturing plastic products and packaging materials

Not included here

  • Manufacture of fertilizers containing nitrogen and nitrogen compounds, see subclass 2012.
  • Ammonia production See activity 20122
  • Production of ammonium chloride See activity 20122
  • Production of nitrite and saltpeter. See activity 20122.
  • Production of ammonium carbonate See activity 20122
  • Production of perfumes obtained by distillation. See activity 20293.

Industry at a glance

as of 23 ก.ค. 69

The whole registered industry under this activity, every registration year, from the DBD DataWarehouse.

310
active companies operate here
฿74.4Bregistered capital, combined
฿178.1B
Sector revenue · 2025
-29% since 2023
฿-3511214502
Net profit · 2025
198 profitable
202320242025

net profitrevenue

Foreign investment

new registrations · 2026 YTD
71%of new registered capital is foreign-held
฿5.0M foreign฿2.0M Thai

Based on few new registrations this year — read as a rough signal only.

1 of the 5 largest companies here are foreign-owned Thailand subsidiaries.

New in 2026

3+100.0%

registrations, YTD

Registered capital

฿74.4B-21.1%

since year-end

Largest by registered capital

  1. 1GC Polyols Co., Ltd.Bangkok฿11.5B
  2. 2Ube Chemicals (Asia) Public Company LimitedBangkok฿10.7B
  3. 3Global Green Chemicals Public Company LimitedBangkok฿9.7B

Source: Department of Business Development DataWarehouse. Financial figures are combined totals of companies that filed statements; revenue and profit shown for the latest three reporting years.

Companies registered since 2022

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New DBD registrations under this activity since 2022, the period the registry snapshot covers, not the full historical register.

28
Registered
since 2022
26
Still active
2
Dissolved
฿1.0M
Median capital
of active

New registrations per year

2022peak 11 in 20242026

Largest active companies by registered capital

Source: Department of Business Development (DBD) new-registration records, 2022 to present. Counts cover companies first registered in that window, reflect the latest snapshot load, and may lag the live register.

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