What Chemsain Group of Companies does

Chemsain Group of Companies, founded on 19 November 1984 in Kuching, Malaysia by the late Mr Chan Woon Peng (Chartered Chemist, FRSC, FMIC), is an integrated professional services firm delivering environmental, engineering, laboratory, occupational safety and health (OSH), water infrastructure, training, information management, and drone technology services. The company serves federal and state government agencies (DOE, DOSH, NREB, EPD Sabah, state municipalities), oil and gas operators (PETRONAS group, PTTEP, JX Nippon, Petron Terminals, Malaysia LNG), industrial manufacturers across palm oil, semiconductor, food, wood, chemical, and steel sectors, water supply authorities, and energy/power developers. The firm operates from ten Malaysian offices (Kuching HQ, Kota Kinabalu, Bintulu, Miri x2, Kemaman, Labuan, Johor Bahru, Shah Alam x2) and one office in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, employing more than 500 multi-disciplinary staff.

The technical platform is anchored by ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratories (with ilac-MRA recognition) at eight SAMM-accredited sites, and by the proprietary CHEMAQUOUS ultrafiltration membrane system engineered specifically for tropical water sources (peat, surface, brackish, groundwater) — a deployed asset serving over 100,000 consumers. Additional capabilities include GIS/BIM, SCADA-enabled remote monitoring, IoT product development, and a Drone Technical Centre (DTCK) operating in collaboration with Drone Academy Asia, the only DJI-Certified and CAAM-Endorsed Academy in Malaysia. The firm holds IKM Laboratory Excellence Awards dating back to 1986, multiple OSH Gold awards, and an 8-million-man-hour LTI-free record with PETRONAS Carigali Sarawak (2009-2016).

The business model is project-based professional services — environmental impact assessments, design-build engineering, scheduled-wastes and wastewater treatment, analytical laboratory testing, OSH consulting (CHRA, IAQ, NRA), water treatment plant construction, and training programs — complemented by managed water infrastructure via CHEMAQUOUS and ancillary revenue from consumer-facing sub-brands (Sunnydale 1928 Cafe, Sunnydale 1928 Events, Chemsain Musical Productions). Go-to-market relies on direct field sales, government procurement registration (Federal Treasury, MOF, UPK Sarawak), tender responses, and long-tenured enterprise relationships. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated on a per-project basis.

Name

Chemsain Group of Companies

Legal name

Chemsain Konsultant Sdn Bhd

Website

https://chemsain.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Chemsain Group of Companies is a Malaysian integrated consultancy providing environmental, engineering, ISO 17025-accredited laboratory, OSH, water infrastructure, and drone services to government, oil & gas, manufacturing, and energy clients across Malaysia and Brunei with 500+ staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental and Engineering Consultancy Services

NAICS

Sewage Treatment Facilities (22132), Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (92411)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890)

akta.pro primary industry

Water & Wastewater Compliance (NPDES/Stormwater, Pretreatment, Drinking Water/SDWA) (EUAHABAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Chemical Management & Toxic Substances Compliance (TSCA, REACH, GHS/SDS, PFAS Programs) (EUAHABAE)

Keywords

• Environmental consultancy services
• Laboratory testing services
• Occupational safety health
• Water treatment infrastructure
• Engineering environmental services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kuching

HQ country

Malaysia

HQ region

Asia

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Environmental Consultancy Services: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Social and Environmental Impact Assessment (SEIA), Environmental Management Plan (EMP), Environmental Compliance Audit, and environmental monitoring programs for private and government sectors. Revenue generated through project-based consultancy fees.
2. Engineering Services: Industrial wastewater design and built, domestic wastes management, scheduled wastes management, wastewater pollution loading study, license applications for DOE prescribed premises. Revenue through engineering consultancy and design-build project fees.
3. Laboratory Testing Services: ISO 17025 accredited analytical laboratory testing services for environmental, industrial, oil and gas, industrial hygiene, ambient air, food, palm oil and palm oil products. Tests performed in accordance with ASTM, USEPA, APHA, NMAM, OSHA, AOAC, USFDA, AS, MS, DOE, UOP standards.
4. Water Infrastructure Services: Water treatment and supply services powered by CHEMAQUOUS Membrane Filtration System. Includes water resource assessment, management, abstraction, water and wastewater treatment plant procurement, engineering design, assembly, control and instrumentation, remote SCADA, web-based access.
5. Occupational Safety & Health Services: Chemical Health Risk Assessment (CHRA), Chemical Exposure Monitoring (CEM), Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) Testing, Mobile Audiometric Testing, Noise Risk Assessment (NRA), Safety Audit, Emergency Response services provided by registered DOSH competent persons.
6. Drone Technical Centre Services: Drone technology applications including aerial reconnaissance, search missions, flood monitoring, environmental audits and assessment, building and infrastructure inspection, engineering forensics, and drone pilot training certifications.
7. Training & Development Services: Technical training in Environment, Occupational Safety and Health and Laboratory Management. Registered training provider with Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Berhad (HRD Corp).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Chemsain Group of Companies provides integrated environmental, engineering, laboratory, occupational safety and health, water infrastructure, information management and drone technology consultancy services to government and private sector clients across Malaysia and Brunei. Revenue is generated through project-based consultancy fees, design-build contracts for industrial wastewater treatment plants, ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratory testing, proprietary CHEMAQUOUS membrane water treatment systems, OSH assessments, and technical training registered with HRDCorp.

Product overview

Chemsain Group of Companies operates as an integrated consultancy providing environmental, engineering, laboratory, occupational safety and health, water infrastructure, training, information management, and drone technology services. The company offers nine core service lines (Environment, Engineering, Laboratory, On-Site Testing & Sampling, Occupational Safety & Health, Water Infrastructure, Training & Development, Information Management, and Drone Technical Centre) supported by its CHEMAQUOUS membrane filtration technology brand. Additional subsidiaries include Sunnydale 1928 Events venue and Sunnydale 1928 Cafe. The portfolio is delivered through a network of over 10 Malaysian offices and one in Brunei, serving clients across Malaysia and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sunnydale 1928 Events: Purpose-built venue for conference and events located in Chemsain complex on Rock Road, Kuching.
• Sunnydale 1928 Cafe
• Chemaquous
• Chemsain Musical Productions

Products and services

• Environment Services Environmental consultancy services including Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Social and Environmental Impact Assessment (SEIA), Environmental Management Plan, compliance auditing, environmental monitoring programs, and the provision of Environmental Officers for government and private sector clients.
• Engineering Services Environmental engineering services covering industrial wastewater treatment plant design and construction, domestic and scheduled wastes management, wastewater pollution loading studies, DOE prescribed premises license applications and carbon footprint/greenhouse gas quantification for industrial clients.
• Laboratory Services ISO/IEC 17025 accredited analytical laboratory testing services covering water, industrial effluent, chemical exposure, microbiology, food, soil, palm oil and palm oil products; hydrocarbon and fluids analysis for oil and gas; and tests performed in accordance with ASTM, USEPA, APHA, NMAM, OSHA, AOAC, USFDA, AS, MS, DOE and UOP standards.
• On-Site Testing and Sampling Field sampling and testing services including air quality, stack emission, water quality, groundwater, boundary noise, soil and sediment sampling, ecology surveys, gas and crude pipeline fluid sampling, and occupational hygiene assessments for industrial and oil and gas clients.
• Occupational Safety and Health Services Occupational Safety and Health consultancy delivering Chemical Health Risk Assessment (CHRA), Chemical Exposure Monitoring (CEM), Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) Testing, Mobile Audiometric Testing, Noise Risk Assessment (NRA), Safety Audits and Emergency Response services by registered DOSH competent persons.
• Water Infrastructure Services Water treatment and supply services powered by the proprietary CHEMAQUOUS Membrane Filtration System, including water resource assessment, water and wastewater treatment plant procurement, engineering design, assembly, control and instrumentation, remote SCADA monitoring and web-based access; serves in excess of 100,000 consumers in peat and non-peat water sources.
• Training and Development Services Technical training in Environment, Occupational Safety and Health and Laboratory Management delivered as a registered training provider with Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Berhad (PSMB/HRDCorp).
• Information Management Services Control and instrumentation for water and wastewater treatment plants, non-revenue water monitoring, GIS and BIM consultancy services, web-based software application development (Apache, MySQL, PHP, IIS, MSSQL, .Net), and Internet of Things product development including component selection, integration and device management.
• Drone Technical Centre Services Drone technology applications for emergency response, disaster management, waste management, environmental management, building and infrastructure inspection, occupational safety and health, engineering forensics, agriculture and farming, and media; delivered through Drone Technical Centre Kuching (DTCK) in collaboration with Drone Academy Asia (the only DJI-Certified and CAAM-Endorsed Academy in Malaysia).
• CHEMAQUOUS Water Treatment System Proprietary advanced ultrafiltration membrane filtration system specifically engineered for tropical water sources in Malaysia including surface, peat, brackish and groundwater; used in Chemsain water infrastructure projects serving in excess of 100,000 consumers in peat and non-peat water sources.
• Sunnydale 1928 Events Venue Purpose-built conference and events venue in the Chemsain complex on Rock Road, Kuching, offering facilities for meetings, conferences, performances, exhibitions and events.
• Sunnydale 1928 Cafe Restaurant and cafe located within the Chemsain complex on the site of the original Fu family home, offering a blend of local and Western cuisine.

Quantifiable outcome

• Served over 100,000 consumers with CHEMAQUOUS Membrane Filtration System in peat and non-peat water sources
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Universiti SunwaycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 May 2023Chemsain HRD & Universiti Sunway Meterai MoU signed on 14 May 2023 to establish cooperation regarding sustainability initiatives. The partnership aims to create collaboration related to sustainability initiatives.
• Forest Department SarawakcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Co-organization of Chemsain Forest Restoration Campaign 2023 with Forest Department Sarawak. Partnership supports the federal government's 'Greening Malaysia Program' which targets to plant 100 million trees from 2021 to 2025. Around 300 participants planted 1,000 saplings of native species including meranti, selangan, nyatoh at Sabal Forest Reserve in Simunjan.
• Kuching Beach Cleaners and Sarawak Eco WarriorsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Collaboration with Kuching Beach Cleaners and Sarawak Eco Warriors for beach cleanup at Pandan Beach Lundu. Partnership included IEM Sarawak Branch and its Young Engineers Section, and Chung Hua Middle School No. 3. 70 participants collected 64 bags of rubbish (150kg).
• University College of Technology Sarawak (UCTS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 December 2020Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on 14 December 2020 between Chemsain Konsultant Sdn Bhd and University College of Technology Sarawak. The partnership establishes cooperation regarding technology initiatives and student development programs.
• Department of Environment SabahminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 April 2019Participation in Earth Day 2019 event organised by Department of Environment Sabah with theme 'Protect Our Species'. Partnership involved e-waste campaign and mangrove planting at KK Bird Sanctuary. Chemsain contributed by donating energy saving electrical appliances.
• OCBC Bank Kuching BranchminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 October 2018Partnership with OCBC Bank Kuching Branch for OCBC-Rotary Run 2018. Chemsain sponsored 50 staff to participate in fundraising event supporting community service projects including KAS-Rotary-NKF Dialysis Centre and medical outreach programs.
• Rotary Club of KuchingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 April 2018Long-term partnership with Rotary Club of Kuching on Chemsain-Rotary Preserve Planet Earth Project. The multi-stage project includes public seminar, eco-challenge, mangrove tree planting at Kuching Wetland National Park, and ongoing monitoring and maintenance of planted mangrove. Project launched on 14th April 2018 with Rotary International District 3310 Governor.
• Department of Environment SabahcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 May 2017Co-organisation of Kempen Kesedaran Kepentingan Sungai Mumiang (Awareness Campaign on the Importance of Mumiang River) in Sandakan, Sabah on 8th and 9th May 2017. Partnership with government agency for river conservation and pollution awareness program involving local communities and oil palm plantations.
• Malaysian Red Crescent Society, Stampin DistrictminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 November 2016CSR collaboration with Malaysian Red Crescent Stampin District and Sarawak Forestry Department for mangrove planting at Kuching Wetland National Park. Over 100 participants planted 500 mangrove seedlings as part of environmental rehabilitation efforts.
• Drone Academy AsiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Drone Academy Asia, the only DJI-Certified & CAAM-Endorsed Academy in All of Malaysia. DTCK (Drone Technical Centre Kuching) leverages this partnership to deliver world-class drone technology training and applications in emergency response, disaster management, waste management, environmental management, building and infrastructure inspection, occupational safety and health, engineering forensics, agriculture and farming, and media.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AECOM: Global engineering and environmental services firm with significant Malaysian operations. Comparable because AECOM's Environment and Water business lines directly overlap Chemsain's EIA, water infrastructure, and wastewater design services.
• Stantec: Global engineering and environmental consulting firm with water sector focus. Comparable because Stantec's Water and Environmental Services groups overlap Chemsain's wastewater engineering, water treatment, and EIA capabilities.
• WSP Global: Engineering consultancy with a strong Asia-Pacific environmental and water presence. Comparable because WSP competes on integrated environmental, water, and infrastructure consulting projects in Southeast Asia.
• SMEC (Member of Surbana Jurong): Asia-Pacific engineering and environmental consultancy. Comparable because SMEC's environmental and water advisory services in ASEAN compete with Chemsain on regional infrastructure and industrial EIA projects.
• Jacobs Solutions: Global engineering, environmental, and water services firm. Comparable because Jacobs provides the same combination of environmental impact assessment, water/wastewater engineering, and laboratory-adjacent services Chemsain offers in the region.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global environmental, health, safety, and sustainability consultancy with deep oil & gas experience. Comparable because Chemsain competes with ERM on EIA, ESIA, and OSH mandates for PETRONAS and major Malaysian industrial clients.

Direct peers

• SLR Consulting: Environmental and advisory consultancy with strong APAC presence. Comparable because SLR competes in environmental impact assessment, ESIA, and ESG advisory — directly overlapping Chemsain's core Environment service line.
• Montrose Environmental Group: Environmental testing, advisory, and remediation services firm. Comparable because Montrose's laboratory testing and environmental advisory services mirror Chemsain's ISO 17025 lab and environmental consulting offerings.
• Econ Resource Group (Econ): Malaysian environmental and engineering consultancy providing EIA, water/wastewater, and HSE services. Comparable because Econ is a Malaysia-based direct competitor for the same DOE, NREB, and oil & gas environmental mandates Chemsain targets.
• GHD Group: Australian engineering, environmental, and construction consultancy with active Asia-Pacific operations. Comparable because GHD operates a multi-disciplinary environmental + water + lab model across Asia, directly competing for EIAs and water infrastructure work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chemsain
• Instagraminstagram.com/sunnydalecafe

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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