Suchart Orders Chonburi Plant Closures Over High VOC Odors

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Minister Suchart Chomklin ordered the Pollution Control Department to investigate odor pollution in Chonburi, leading to the closure of a solvent-mixing facility with high VOC levels.

•Minister Suchart Chomklin ordered the Pollution Control Department to investigate odor sources in Chonburi.
•An inspection on September 2, 2026, found a solvent-mixing facility in Bo Kwang Thong with VOC levels at 90 ppm.
•A petroleum product mixing plant in Nong Bon Daeng was ordered to temporarily stop operations for pollution system upgrades.
•The Mayor of Bo Kwang Thong will permanently close and demolish the facility found with high VOCs.

Overview

•Minister Suchart Chomklin directed the Pollution Control Department to inspect all possible pollution sources in Chonburi to protect public health.
•On September 2, 2026, officials inspected three sites in Bo Kwang Thong, Bo Thong District, Chonburi.
•One solvent-mixing facility in Bo Kwang Thong was found to have Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) at 90 ppm, a level potentially hazardous to health.
•Mayor Phubet Pongchomphon will issue an order for the permanent closure and demolition of the high-VOC facility in Bo Kwang Thong.
•An investigation on September 1, 2026, revealed that a social media clip regarding odors in Bo Kwang Thong actually referred to a plant in Nong Bon Daeng, Ban Bueng District.
•A petroleum product mixing plant in Nong Bon Daeng, which had ignored a closure order from August 26, 2026, has been ordered to stop operations temporarily.
•The petroleum plant in Nong Bon Daeng must complete pollution control system improvements by October 2026.

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Key Entities

Person

Suchart Chomklin(สุชาติ ชมกลิ่น)ℹ️

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment.

Surin Worakitthamrong(สุรินทร์ วรกิจธำรง)

Director General of the Pollution Control Department.

Ploylaphat Singtothong(พลอยลภัสร์ สิงห์โตทอง)

An official from the Office of the Secretary to the Prime Minister.

Ittiporn Phothong(อิทธิพร โพธิ์ทอง)

Advisor to the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment.

Thananchai Wannasuk(ธนัญชัย วรรณสุข)

Deputy Director General of the Pollution Control Department.

Phubet Pongchomphon(ภูเบศ พงษ์ชมพร)

Mayor of Bo Kwang Thong Subdistrict.

Organization

Pollution Control Department(กรมควบคุมมลพิษ)ℹ️

The agency ordered by Minister Suchart Chomklin to investigate odor pollution in Chonburi.

Regional Environmental and Pollution Control Office 13 (Chonburi)(สำนักงานสิ่งแวดล้อมและควบคุมมลพิษที่ 13 (ชลบุรี))

An agency that participated in the inspection of facilities in Bo Thong District.

Chonburi Provincial Office of Natural Resources and Environment(สำนักงานทรัพยากรธรรมชาติและสิ่งแวดล้อมจังหวัดชลบุรี)

An agency that participated in the inspection of facilities in Bo Thong District.

Bo Thong Police Station(สถานีตำรวจภูธรบ่อทอง)

The police unit involved in the inspection of facilities in Bo Thong District.

Nong Bon Daeng Subdistrict Administrative Organization(องค์การบริหารส่วนตำบลหนองบอนแดง)

The local authority that ordered the petroleum plant in Nong Bon Daeng to stop operations on August 26, 2026.

Place

Chonburi(ชลบุรี)ℹ️

The province where the odor pollution and factory inspections occurred.

Bo Kwang Thong Subdistrict(ตำบลบ่อกวางทอง)

The area in Bo Thong District where three facilities were inspected.

Bo Thong District(อำเภอบ่อทอง)ℹ️

The district in Chonburi where the VOC-emitting facility was located.

Nong Bon Daeng Subdistrict(ตำบลหนองบอนแดง)

The area in Ban Bueng District where a petroleum mixing plant was ordered to stop operations.

Ban Bueng District(อำเภอบ้านบึง)ℹ️

The district in Chonburi where the petroleum mixing plant is located.

Law

Public Health Act 1992(พระราชบัญญัติการสาธารณสุข พ.ศ. 2535)

The law used by the Nong Bon Daeng Subdistrict Administrative Organization to order the closure of a business.