Challenges and Commitments

GGC conducts business with the commitment of transparency and adheres to the principles of accuracy, transparency, verifiability and awareness of duties and responsibilities in relation to tax operations to build trust and maximize benefits to stakeholders related to the Company's business operations. This is sustainable in the long term. The company has prepared a tax policy under good corporate governance and operates its tax strategy efficiently, consisting of 3 pillars: Tax Ethics, Tax Risk Management, and Tax Transparency.

Key Stakeholders

Shareholder, Investor and Analyst
Customer
Government
Supplier and Business Partner
Community, Social and Environment

Tax Strategy Guidelines

GGC has formulated a tax policy to supervise risk management and disclose tax information with transparency, consistent with the Company’s strategy and business goals.

Tax Transparency

GGC publicly reports on the following for each tax jurisdiction in which we operate, which consists of the Company’s revenue, earning before tax, and corporate income tax paid as follows:

Corporate Income Tax Payment for 2024 (million THB)

Thailand
Countries with production bases
Revenue**
()
Earning Before Tax***
0.143
Income Tax Paid
-
Income Tax Accrued
Number of Employees

*100% of revenue comes from Thailand.
** Sales and service income
*** Operating Profit before tax

GGC is engaged in primary activities in the Oleochemical Industry, with its main production base located in Thailand. In addition, it also cooperates with associates / business partners in various business operations to support future business expansion, which the Company is committed to supervising to ensure that associates and business partners will conduct business in accordance with the Company's set tax practices.

GGC Group's Main Business Units and Primary Activities
Thailand Business Activities
Global Green Chemicals Public Company Limited Production, distribution and transportation of oleochemical products
Subsidiaries
GGC Biochemical Co., Ltd. Holding and operating local business
Joint venture
Thai Ethoxylate Co., Ltd. Production and sale of Fatty Alcohol Ethoxylates
Indirect joint venture
GGC KTIS Bioindustrial Co., Ltd. Power generation and distribution/production of sugarcane-based ethanol

In addition, the Company has disclosed the Reported Tax Rates and Actual Tax Rates in 2023 and 2024 as follows:

Unit: Million THB

Details 2023 2024 Average
Earning before Tax (120) (220) -
Reported Tax 82 45 -
Reported Tax Rate (percent) (68.60) 20.45 (37.34)
Cash Taxes Paid 120 0.143 -
Cash Tax Rate (percent) (100.67) (0.07) (35.47)

The Company manages its corporate income tax in full compliance with Thai laws. In 2024, the Company reported an average tax rate (Reported Tax Rate) of 20.45%, while the actual tax paid was 0% due to operating losses, resulting in no tax liabilities.

An Audit of GGC’s Actual Tax Rate can be explained as follows:

Unit: Million THB

Details Rate 2023 Rate 2024
Operating profit before tax (120) (220)
Income tax using the corporate income tax rate of Thailand. 20% (24) 20% (44)
Non-Taxed Income - -
Additional deductible expenses (7) (89)
Accumulated tax loss (Refers to Timing-Issues outside of the two years period) 92 59
Expenses that are not subject to taxation 5 3
Share of profit from investments in joint ventures 17 113
List of temporary differences - -
Others (1) 3
Total (68.60%) 82 (20.45%) 45

Notes:

The operating performance under tax exemption privileges resulted in a total loss of THB 529 million, comprising a loss of THB 529 million from the operations of the Methyl Ester Plant 1 and a loss of THB 86 million from the operations of the Methyl Ester Plant 2. However, the Company recorded a profit of THB 86 million from the operations of the Glycerin Plant 2, which is eligible for tax exemption under its investment promotion certificate. The details are as follows:

  1. Income exempt from tax from BOI privileges in the amount of 8,852 million THB and 12,296 million THB in 2023 and 2024, respectively.
  2. Cost of sales and selling and administrative expense from operating performance under tax exemption privileges amount of 9,055 million THB and 12,819 million THB in 2023 and 2024, respectively.
  3. Adjustment Items: This refers to the result of adding back non-deductible expenses and deducting additional allowable expenses / income eligible for tax exemptions under tax incentives provided by the Revenue Code and the Investment Promotion Act, amounting to THB (114) million in 2023 and THB (6) million in 2024, respectively.