PATO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PUBLIC CO LTD

Name

PATO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PUBLIC CO LTD

Legal name

บริษัท พาโตเคมีอุตสาหกรรม จำกัด (มหาชน)

Website

https://patochemical.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agrochemicals / Crop Protection Chemicals

NAICS

Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing (32532)

SIC

Agricultural Chemicals (2870)

akta.pro primary industry

Crop Protection Chemicals (Herbicides/Insecticides/Fungicides) (IMAEAEAI)

Keywords

• Agrochemical manufacturing
• Crop protection chemicals
• Pesticide formulation
• Agricultural herbicides
• Insecticide distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Bangkok

HQ country

Thailand

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Agrochemical Product Sales: PATO generates revenue by importing, formulating, and distributing agrochemical products including herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, acaricides, and plant growth regulators. The company imports both Technical Grade chemicals for in-house formulation and finished products. Products are sold through a network of wholesalers and dealers primarily to Thai farmers. Revenue is derived from product sales with pricing based on product type and formulation complexity.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

PATO Chemical Industry Public Company Limited imports Technical Grade chemicals and finished agrochemical products, then formulates and packages them into a portfolio of crop protection solutions including herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, acaricides, plant growth regulators, and molluscicides. The company manufactures in-house and distributes these products exclusively through a Thai network of wholesalers and dealers serving agricultural end-users.

Product overview

PATO Chemical Industry Public Company Limited is a Thai agrochemical manufacturer and distributor offering a diversified portfolio of crop protection products. The company operates as a formulator, importing Technical Grade chemicals and finished products to manufacture and distribute pesticides for Thai agriculture. The product portfolio consists of six main categories: Herbicides (including Hi-Vin 7.76 G, Amine 84, Butus 70, Acetochlor, Patofib 30 EC, Patonot, and Ke-Ken), Insecticides (including Chuperthroid 35, Fenocarb 6 G, Imidacloprid 10, Abamectin, Patoda, and Tovado), Fungicides (including Patova, Patore' 30, Fuji-One, Carbenzin 50 SC, and Sulfur pato), Acaricides (Ortus), Plant Growth Regulators (Gibto-2, Patotrail, and Pacto 15), and Molluscicides (Kehyde-slug products). The company primarily serves rice, field crops, horticulture, rubber, and oil palm cultivation sectors throughout Thailand.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hi-Vin 7.76 G (ไฮ-วิน 7.76 จี) Granular herbicide product for weed control in agricultural applications.
• Amine 84 (อามีน 84) Herbicide formulation for crop protection and weed management.
• Butus 70 (บูตัส 70) Herbicide product for agricultural weed management.
• SAM (แซม) Herbicide for weed control in farming.
• Acetochlor (อะเซโทคลอร์) Herbicide active ingredient for pre-emergence weed control.
• Quinpyron50 Plus (ควินไพรอน50 พลัส) Herbicide formulation for enhanced weed control.
• Bisto 20 (บิสโต้ 20) Herbicide for post-emergence weed control.
• Pamazone Plus (พามาโซน พลัส) Herbicide product with enhanced formulation.
• Patofib 30 EC (พาโตฟิบ 30 อีซี) Emulsifiable concentrate herbicide from PATO brand.
• Patonot (พาโตน้อต) PATO branded herbicide product.
• Ke-Ken 7.76 G (คีเค่น 7.76 จี) Granular herbicide formulation.
• Chuperthroid 35 (ซุปเปอร์ทรอยด์ 35) Pyrethroid insecticide for pest control.
• Fenocarb 6 G (ฟีโนคาร์บโกลด์ 6 จี) Granular insecticide for insect pest management.
• Imidacloprid 10 (อิมิดาคลอพริด 10) Neonicotinoid insecticide for sucking insects.
• Pamatin (พามาติน) Insecticide product for agricultural pest control.
• Hoppernew (ฮอปเปอร์นิว) Insecticide targeting hopper pests.
• Applaud (แอปพลอด) Insecticide formulation for crop protection.
• Abamectin (อะบาเมกติน) Macrocyclic lactone insecticide/acaricide.
• Fardol (ฟาร์ดอล) Insecticide for agricultural pest management.
• Patoda (พาโตด้า) PATO branded insecticide product.
• Dichlorvos (ไดคลอร์วอส) Organophosphate insecticide for pest control.
• Cyperthroid 10 (ไซเพอร์ทรอยด์ 10) Pyrethroid insecticide formulation.
• Tovado (โทวาโด้) Insecticide product for agricultural applications.
• Patova (พาโตว่า) PATO branded fungicide for plant disease control.
• Patore' 30 (พาโตเร่ 30) Fungicide formulation for disease prevention.
• Fuji-One (ฟูจิ-วัน) Fungicide product for crop disease management.
• Carbenzin 50 SC (คาร์เบนซิน 50 เอสซี) Suspension concentrate fungicide.
• Stobin (กล่องสโตบิน) Fungicide product for disease control.
• Hexcel (เฮกเซล) Fungicide product for agricultural use.
• Sulfur pato (ซัลเฟอร์พาโต) Sulfur-based fungicide from PATO brand.
• Ortus (ออทุส) Acaricide for mite and tick control.
• Gibto-2 (จิ๊บโต้-2) Plant growth regulator for crop management.
• Patotrail (พาโตเทรล) PATO branded plant growth regulator.
• Pacto 15 (แพคโต 15) Plant growth regulator formulation.
• Kehyde-slug 5 GB (คีไฮด์-สลัก 5 GB) Granular molluscicide for slug control.
• Kehyde-slug 3.5 G (คีไฮด์-สลัก 3.5 จี) Granular molluscicide formulation for slug management.

Quantifiable outcome

• Market share rank of 8th among 500+ competitors in Thai agrochemical market

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET)coreOthersPATO is listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (ticker: PATO). The company complies with SET disclosure requirements and reports financial information through SET channels.
• Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)coreOthersPATO operates under SEC regulations for listed companies, complying with Thai securities laws including insider trading prevention and disclosure requirements.
• Thailand Securities Depository Co., Ltd.minorOthersGovernment-related organization handling securities depository services for SET-listed companies.
• Thai Institute of Directors Association (Thai-IOD)minorOthersPATO is a member of the Thai Institute of Directors Association, supporting corporate governance best practices.
• Department of Agriculture, ThailandcoreOthersPATO submits product registration applications and toxic residue test results to the Department of Agriculture. Products require government registration before commercial sale in Thailand. Testing process takes over 1 year for each product.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• UPL Limited: Indian generic agrochemical manufacturer with strong distribution across Asia and emerging markets. Comparable in business model (generic crop protection, formulation, distributor-led push) and target crops (rice, field crops), making it a structural benchmark for PATO.
• ADAMA: Israel-headquartered generic crop protection manufacturer and distributor with a similar post-patent, formulation-led model serving emerging markets. Closely aligned to PATO's commodity-generic positioning and channel-driven approach, though operating at vastly larger global scale.
• Nufarm: Australia-based generic crop protection manufacturer with distribution across Asia-Pacific. Similar formulation-and-distributor model targeting rice and broadacre crops, overlapping with PATO's crop focus and channel strategy.

Broad incumbents

• Syngenta: One of the global crop protection leaders, explicitly named as a top competitor to PATO in the Thai agrochemical market. Competes with proprietary specialty products and Pull Strategy brand marketing — represents the scale and innovation benchmark PATO faces.
• Nissan Chemical Corporation: Japanese specialty chemical company with crop protection and agrochemical adjuvants. Relevant peer for formulation chemistry and Asian crop protection distribution overlap with PATO.
• Bayer Crop Science: Major multinational crop protection and seeds player, also cited as a top competitor in the Thai market. Competes with proprietary products and global brand spending — overlaps with PATO in herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides for rice and broadacre crops.
• FMC Corporation: US-based crop protection specialist with significant Asian presence. Competes in insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides with both proprietary and generic offerings, overlapping with PATO's portfolio.
• BASF Agricultural Solutions: Global crop protection division of BASF, one of the largest chemical companies. Competes broadly in the same crop protection categories (herbicides, insecticides, fungicides) with a portfolio spanning proprietary and off-patent products.
• Corteva Agriscience: US-based agriculture company with strong crop protection portfolio alongside seeds. Operates broadly across the same chemistries PATO formulates, particularly in Asian rice markets.
• Sumitomo Chemical: Japanese chemical conglomerate with crop protection operations across Asia, including Thailand. Comparable in Asia-Pacific focus and crop protection categories, though with much broader portfolio and proprietary R&D.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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