What RC Trading does

RC Trading & Engineering Co., Ltd. (legal entity R.C.TRADING & ENGINEERING CO.,LTD.) is a Thailand-based, privately-held industrial engineering company founded in 1994 and headquartered in Bang Phli, Samutprakarn. The company designs, manufactures, and installs custom air pollution control systems — including dust collectors, biomass smoke filtration (BSF), hot gas filtration up to 450°C, wet scrubbers for odor and chemical vapor removal, and wet electrostatic precipitators (WESP) for oil mist — serving industrial customers across food processing, pharmaceuticals, automotive parts, cement, mining, battery manufacturing, jewelry, rubber, chemical, and textile sectors in Thailand and Southeast Asia. Its core technology is the licensed Herding Sinter Plate Filter (sintered PE/polymer media with PTFE coating, 99.997% filtration efficiency, 10+ year lifespan), supplied under license from Herding GmbH (Germany), complemented by Lantec Products (USA) packing media in its wet scrubber systems.

The company operates a direct B2B enterprise field-sales model with a "Made to Design" approach — all systems are custom-engineered to customer-specific air volume (500-100,000 CMH), dust type, and temperature requirements — and offers free 30-day on-site demonstrations to qualified prospects, claiming 100% post-trial customer confidence. Revenue is generated through three streams: custom system sales (hardware), replacement filter media and accessories (aftermarket), and engineering/consulting services (including the CDIS PM 2.5 advisory offering). The company has built a customer base spanning named enterprise logos such as Siam Cement (SCG), CPF, NOK, Parker, GS Battery, Padaeng, Pandora, Yamaha, Bangkok Feedmill, Thai Nippon Rubber, Vinachem, and Theparos. Marketing channels include the company website with Google Forms quote requests, LINE Official Account, and trade-show presence at Thai Water Expo and Entech Pollutec Asia (Booth LG-L45 scheduled for 2026). RC Trading remains bootstrapped with no disclosed external funding, no parent company or subsidiaries, and 11-50 employees.

Name

RC Trading

Legal name

R.C.TRADING & ENGINEERING CO.,LTD.

Website

https://rc-trading.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

RC Trading & Engineering is a Thailand-based industrial engineering firm, founded in 1994, that designs and installs custom air pollution control systems — including dust collectors, wet scrubbers, hot gas filters, and WESP units — using licensed Herding Sinter Plate Filter technology for industrial buyers across Southeast Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Air Pollution Control Equipment

NAICS

Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413)

SIC

Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564), Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084)

akta.pro primary industry

Emission Control & Scrubbing Equipment (Scrubbers, Dust Collectors, Catalytic Systems) (IMAHAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Dust Collection & Air Filtration Equipment (Industrial) (IMAHALAF)

Keywords

• Dust collection systems
• Air pollution control
• Industrial filtration equipment
• Wet scrubber systems
• Sinter plate filters

Headquarters

HQ city

Bang Phli

HQ country

Thailand

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Custom Air Pollution Control Systems: Design, manufacture, and installation of custom air pollution control systems including dust collectors, wet scrubbers, hot gas filtration, and WESP systems. Revenue generated from equipment sales, engineering design, installation, and commissioning services.
2. Herding Filter Replacement: Replacement filters and accessories for installed Herding sinter plate filter systems. Although Herding filters have 10+ year lifespan, revenue comes from filter media sales when replacement is needed.
3. Consulting and Engineering Services: Air pollution control consulting, system design, and engineering services including PM 2.5 problem-solving consultation and maintenance services.
4. Filter Bags and Dust Collector Accessories: Sale of filter bags, pleat filters, filter cases, pulse valves, and other dust collector accessories and components.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

RC Trading designs, manufactures, and installs custom air pollution control systems for industrial customers, including dust collectors, hot gas filtration systems (up to 450°C), wet scrubbers for odor and chemical vapor removal, wet electrostatic precipitators (WESP) for oil mist, and Herding Sinter Plate Filter products licensed from Herding GmbH (Germany). The company serves food, pharmaceutical, cement, mining, automotive parts, chemical, and boiler/combustion industries across Thailand and Southeast Asia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Herding Filter: High-efficiency sinter plate filter product line licensed from Herding®, featuring PHI, HSL, Delta, C-Filter, Beta, and Alpha filter models for various temperature and application requirements.
• CDIS
• BSF (Biomass Smoke Filtration)
• WESP (Wet Electrostatic Precipitator)
• LANPAC

Products and services

• Dust Collector Systems (ATEX Standard)

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.997% filtration efficiency for Herding Sinter Plate Filter
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Lantec Products, Inc. (USA)coreTechnology or IntegrationRC Trading uses Lantec Products packing media in their wet scrubber systems. Lantec is an American manufacturer of tower packing and mass transfer products. This partnership enables RC Trading to offer wet scrubber systems with standardized, high-quality packing media for odor and chemical vapor removal applications.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Nederman: Swedish specialist in industrial air filtration, fume extraction and mist elimination, serving similar end-markets (automotive, metalworking, food). Overlaps directly with RC Trading's WESP oil mist, dust extraction and wet scrubber lines, but at much larger scale with global service network.
• Camfil: Global air filtration manufacturer with strong presence in industrial dust and fume collection. Operates in Thailand and competes for similar industrial projects, though its core franchise leans more toward HVAC and cleanroom filtration than heavy industrial gas cleaning.
• Donaldson Company: Global leader in industrial filtration with a major dust collection and air purification portfolio (Torit brand). Competes head-to-head with RC Trading on bag-house and cartridge filtration in Thai factories, but offers a much broader product portfolio across OEM and replacement channels globally.
• Hamonn Group: Engineering group providing industrial cooling, air pollution control and heat transfer solutions including wet/dry ESPs and scrubbers. Competes with RC Trading in combustion emissions and gas cleaning, especially for power, cement, and incinerator customers.
• AAF (American Air Filter / AAF Flanders): Major manufacturer of industrial air filtration and dust collection equipment with established presence across SE Asia. Offers bag filters, cartridge collectors, and wet scrubbers targeting the same cement, metal processing, and manufacturing customers RC Trading serves.

Regional players

• Quatro Group (Thailand): Thailand-based provider of dust collection and industrial air handling systems. Competes with RC Trading in the same Thai market on bag-house and cartridge dust collectors for cement, food, and general manufacturing customers.
• Turbo-Vent Industries (Thailand): Thai industrial ventilation and dust collection equipment supplier, active in air pollution control for local manufacturers. Highly comparable regional competitor for industrial-scale dust extraction projects in Thailand.

Direct peers

• CECO Environmental: US-based industrial air quality and emissions control specialist providing custom-engineered dust collectors, wet scrubbers, and thermal oxidizers. Highly comparable business model of engineered, project-based air pollution control systems targeting process industries.
• Herding GmbH: German manufacturer and originator of the sinter plate filter technology that RC Trading distributes under license in Thailand. Both sell industrial dust collection and air filtration systems into similar applications (cement, mining, chemicals, food/pharma) using the same core filtration media, making them the closest direct competitor in technology terms.
• BWF Envirotec: German manufacturer of industrial filter media and dust collector bags used in the same applications as Herding sinter plates. Direct competitor on filter replacement economics, particularly for cement, steel, and incineration plants in Asia.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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