Chira Ratanarat (; born 3 June 194013 March 2022) was the

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of The Siam Chemicals Public Company (SCC).

Life and work

Siam Chemicals

After obtaining a master's degree in Automotive Engineering from the

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, Chira Ratanarat became the

of The Siam Chemicals Public Company (SCC). The company had been founded by his father for the manufacture of basic chemicals for Thai downstream industries, such as sulfuric acid,

hydrochloric acid Hydrochloric acid, also known as muriatic acid or spirits of salt, is an aqueous solution of hydrogen chloride (HCl). It is a colorless solution with a distinctive pungency, pungent smell. It is classified as a acid strength, strong acid. It is ...

, various bases and salts. Chira Ratanarat modernised the business which now blends and trades various chemicals, fertilisers and lubricants.www.siamchemicals.co.th
/ref> The company is now one of Thailand's largest lube makers. It produces 5 million litres per month and supplies to more than 60 brands in Asia with the plan to double capacity to 10 million litres by 2016.

Safe Flying Service

He manages also the Safe Flying Service SFS Aviation which provide onshore and offshore helicopter flight services and runs an

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Helicopter authorized maintenance service centre.

Radio control vehicles

He is one of the pioneers of

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(R/C) vehicles in Thailand. For more than twenty years he got deeply involved in R/C car racing and during that period he hosted two R/C Car World Championship racing events in Thailand. He became champion on R/C scale car. Later he focussed on R/C flying and got interested in model jets and obtained his first two model turbine engines in 1995. He advises the Thai army on the design and operation of

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s (UAVs) also known as drones.

Family

He married in 1969 Khunying Thongtip Ratanarat and has with her three sons: Tisanu Ratanarat (born 1974), Sichart Ratanarat (born 1976) and Porapong Ratanarat (born 1982).

Honors

Chira Ratanarat was honored with the German

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(German: Bundesverdienstkreuz), the highest federal decoration of

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in recognition of his work related contributions to Germany.Company profile: SFS Aviation.
March 2013. He received the 1st Class Honour Award from King

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. He is an honorary member of the Alumni Network of the University of Stuttgart, which honors people, who have a special relationship to the University of Stuttgart or who are especially committed to the alumni program.

References

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