- Business
- Chai Watana Tannery Group Public Company Limited engages in the manufacturing and export of leather finished products and diversified operations including automotive components, pet products, furniture, renewable energy, and aluminum vehicle design. The company produces bleached leather products, pet chewable toys, leather furniture products, leather upholstery, and automotive leather parts for brands such as Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Isuzu, Mazda, Mitsubishi, and Chevrolet; it also generates and sells electricity from waste through its wholly owned subsidiary Chai Watana Green Company Limited, provides renewable energy project consulting and waste disposal management services, wholesales wood chips, rents property, and designs and distributes aluminum boats and minibuses. Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Mueang Samut Prakan, Thailand, Chai Watana Tannery Group operates primarily in Thailand with exports to international markets including Western countries. In recent years, the company has pursued trend-focused diversification, notably expanding into the clean energy sector since 2016 and restructuring as Chai Watana Holding to enhance flexibility for growth across leather-based products, automotive business, clean energy, and emerging ventures while emphasizing environmental, social, and governance initiatives.