Charng Ratanarat (, 1904–1993) was a Thai chemist, government official and entrepreneur. Charng was born in Nakhon Si Thammarat province, when he grew up, he went to secondary school at

Suankularb Wittayalai School Suankularb Wittayalai School (โรงเรียนสวนกุหลาบวิทยาลัย; Abbreviation: ส.ก. / S.K.) (also known as Suankularb College) literally ''Rose Garden College'' is an all-boys secondary school for g ...

in Bangkok. His first job was as a teacher. Later, he received a scholarship to study for a doctorate in science at the

University of Jena The University of Jena, officially the Friedrich Schiller University Jena (, abbreviated FSU, shortened form ''Uni Jena''), is a public research university located in Jena, Thuringia, Germany. The university was established in 1558 and is cou ...

. He was the first to develop iron smelting techniques in Thailand, for the Siam Cement Company, where he served on the board of directors. He served as the Director-general of the Department of Science under the

Ministry of Industry A ministry of trade and industry, ministry of commerce, ministry of commerce and industry or variations is a ministry that is concerned with a nation's trade, industry and commerce. Notable examples are: List *Algeria: Ministry of Industry and ...

from 1944 to 1963, and as Permanent Secretary of Industry after that. He made multiple business ventures, the most significant of which is the Siam Chemicals Company, which grew from a capital of 12 million baht in 1959 to be worth over one billion by the 1990s.

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