FreshTrap 1-MCP sachets available; tablet and powder on request
What you can order today, and the two formats we supply after talking through your cold room or container.
CHON Chemical selected for AGROWTH 2026
CHON Chemical has been selected for AGROWTH 2026, the National Innovation Agency’s AgTech accelerator.
CHON Chemical Co., Ltd. is a chemical-synthesis service company in Bangkok, established in 2024. We design, synthesise and verify molecules. Our product available now is FreshTrap, a 1-MCP sachet that delays ripening of fruit, vegetables and cut flowers. The National Innovation Agency (NIA) lists the companies selected for 2026 on its AGROWTH 2026 cohort page.
The programme
What AGROWTH is
AGROWTH is the AgTech accelerator of the National Innovation Agency (สำนักงานนวัตกรรมแห่งชาติ). It is run by NIA with Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI, สกสว.) and host universities.
For how the programme works and which other companies are in the 2026 cohort, the programme’s own page is the source: AGROWTH 2026 on NIA’s website.
The company
About CHON Chemical
Founded from a collaboration with researchers and faculty of the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University.
- A chemical-synthesis company in Bangkok, established in 2024.
- A Thai deep-tech company specialising in precision chemical synthesis and post-harvest technology for agricultural produce.
- Every batch: structure confirmed by NMR, content measured by GC-MS.
- Our first product, FreshTrap, is a 0.03% 1-MCP sachet (0.5 g) for sealed cartons, cold rooms and containers.
- A Thai petty-patent application for the production process was filed on 22 January 2025 (no. 2503000266; applicant: Chulalongkorn University).
Status
A programme place, not a product approval
Selection for AGROWTH is a programme decision about the company. It is not a registration of any product.
Registration with Thailand's Department of Agriculture is in progress. Safety, residues and the rules of your destination market are covered on safety and regulation.
Source and contacts
Where this comes from
Source
AGROWTH 2026 cohort, National Innovation Agency (NIA).
Company facts
Legal name, registration number, addresses and phone numbers: Contact us.
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