1960s

1966

○ Piloting of acetylene to BDO and THF concluded

1969

○ Commercialized first 40 KTA BDO plant making exclusively THF

1970s & 1980s

1976

○ Expansion to 70 KTA BDO

1983

○ THF hydrogenation commercialized

1985

○ BDO refining commercialized

1990s

1991

○ Expansion to 100 KTA BDO

1993

○ Piloting of the PTMEG process concluded

1996

○ Expansion to 120 KTA BDO

1997

○ PTMEG 30 KTA commercialized

2000s

2004

○ First BDO license sold to Tianhua, China

○ 31 BDO licenses sold (to date)

2006

○ PTMEG expansion to 46 KTA

2008

○ First PTMEG license sold to Tianhua, China (16 sold to date)

○ Commenced licensing of PTMEG including catalyst sales

2010s

2013

○ First commercialization of IXCR

○ First 100 KTA BDO plant commissioning

2020s

2022

○ First commercialization of IXRC

○ First 60 KTA PTMEG license sold

2023

○ Huaheng Energy Technology uses KTS technology to commission first PTMEG production unit in world’s largest production PTMEG facility

2022

○ First single line 300 KTA BDO License sold

2024

○ First 60 KTA PTMEG plant commissioning and First single line 300 KTA BDO plant commissioning