GGC Bio-based Oleochemicals (THAIOL, Biosovell)

Global Green Chemicals Public Company Limited (GGC) is a Thai oleochemicals producer in the GC Group, headquartered in Bangkok, which marked two decades of operation in 2025. It converts vegetable oils and agricultural feedstock into bio-based chemicals that replace petroleum-derived ingredients in detergents, cosmetics, coatings and agrochemicals, with sites in Rayong, Chonburi and the Nakhon Sawan Bio Complex.

Its businesses cover methyl ester, ethanol, fatty alcohol, refined glycerine, food and pharmaceutical ingredients, and high-value sustainable products. The THAIOL fatty alcohol range offers nine grades across short, mid-cut and long chains for surfactants, plasticizers, lubricants and inks. Biosovell is a palm-based fatty acid methyl ester blended with a bio-based co-solvent as an alternative to xylene, white spirit and paraffinic solvents, and C12-14 alkyl benzoate serves sunscreen and color cosmetics. Customers are home care, personal care, coatings and agrochemical manufacturers.

• THAIOL fatty alcohols: nine grades from C6 to C18 for surfactants, plasticizers, lubricants and inks.
• Biosovell bio-solvent: palm-based methyl ester with bio-based co-solvent replacing xylene and white spirit.
• C12-14 alkyl benzoate: plant-derived emollient that dissolves UV filters and disperses pigments.
• Methyl ester: fatty acid methyl ester for fuels and chemical intermediates.
• Refined glycerine: glycerine for food, pharmaceutical and personal care uses.
• Bio complex production: integrated bio-based production at the Nakhon Sawan Bio Complex.

Vietnamese detergent and personal care manufacturers can source vegetable-based fatty alcohols for surfactant production. Paint and agrochemical formulators can trial Biosovell as a lower-toxicity replacement for xylene-based solvents. Cosmetics brands can use plant-derived alkyl benzoate in sunscreen formulations.

Biosovell is readily biodegradable with high solvency and low toxicity, letting coatings and agrochemical formulators replace petroleum solvents without losing performance. THAIOL fatty alcohols from vegetable oils give detergent and personal care makers a renewable alternative to synthetic grades. C12-14 alkyl benzoate offers a plant-derived replacement for C12-15 alkyl benzoate in sunscreens. A broad portfolio from one regional producer simplifies sourcing.

Consumer goods and coatings companies are reformulating to cut fossil-based ingredients and volatile solvents in response to brand sustainability targets and stricter chemical rules. Southeast Asia, a major palm and sugarcane producer, is positioning itself as a hub for bio-based chemicals, and Vietnam's detergent, cosmetics and agrochemical manufacturers are growing users of such ingredients.

Listed company in the GC Group, headquartered in the Energy Complex, Chatuchak, Bangkok; celebrated its two-decade anniversary in 2025. Received the Green Network Level 5 award for its Rayong and Chonburi branches in 2026 and the White Flag–Diamond Star award for 10 consecutive years. Partners include CP AXTRA, GIZ and Walailak University on used cooking oil and sustainable palm oil.