1974 | Letter of Indent for the production of 48,000 tonnes of Titanium Dioxide Pigment through Chloride process technology. Collaboration agreement with: Benelite Corporation of America, USA – Synthetic Rutile Plant. Woodall Duckham, U.K – Acid Regeneration Plant Kerr McGee Chemical Corporation, USA – Titanium Dioxide Pigment (Chloride process) |
1979 | Construction of plants started at Sankaramangalam, Chavara, Kollam |
1983 | R&D recognition for KMML laboratory by DSIR. |
1984 | Commissioned the first fully integrated Titanium Dioxide Pigment Plant in the world. Launched for the first time in India, Rutile grade Titanium Dioxide Pigment under Trade Name: KEMOX RC-822. |
1992 | Launched another grade of Titanium Dioxide Pigment – KEMOX RC-800. |
1992 | Launched Plastic Grade Pigment – KEMOX RC-800 PG. 1992 |
1992 | Won the First National Award for in-house R&D efforts in Industry for Technology Absorption under TAAS programme by DSIR |
1997 | A new grade of pigment for the new water based paint application was introduced – KEMOX RC-813. |
1998 | Launched another improved grade pigment – KEMOX RC-822SG (Renamed as KEMOX RC-802) |
1998 | Commercial production of Iron Oxide Bricks from the waste Iron Oxide – an innovative development by in-house R&D. |
1998 | Supported Combustion Process was successfully commissioned in one of the streams in the Oxidation Plant. This In-house developed process is a significant break through which enables KMML to improve productivity of the plant and for further capacity enhancement. |
1999 | Bypass system in both streams and support combustion in other streams was also commissioned. |
1999 | Erected and commissioned one more Chlorinator in Chlorination section. |
2003 | New modern Lime Preparation Plant (LPP) for effluent neutralization was commissioned. |
2004 | Commissioned new DM Plant and added two more digesters in IBP. |
2004 | Commissioned a new product packaging machine, modern energy efficient filter and drier system, DCS system in Unit-400. |
2005 | World class quality management systems like ISO 14001 and OSHAS-1800 implemented |
2006 | Capacity enhancement to 40,000MT |
2006 | Foundation stone laid for Titanium sponge plant |
2007 | Commissioned Recovery cyclone |
2008 | Commissioned new ETP sludge and Oxide pond |
2009 | Development of Nano Titanium Dioxide particles in laboratory scale. |
2010 | Commissioned the Enhahced Zircon Recovery plant at MS Unit. |
2011 | India’s first commercial titanium oxy chloride pilot plant commissioned on 16/6/2011 |
2011 | India’s first commercial plant for synthesis of nano titanium dioxide commissioned on 19/7/2011 |
2011 | Commissioned the Siliminite Recovery Sysytem at MS Unit |
2011 | Started the sale of Siliminite on 18th August 2011 |
2011 | Birth of First Batch of Titanium Sponge on 06.09.2011 |
2013 | Intsllaed new wet mill of 600 TPD capacity in MS plant |
2014 | Power trading through open access |
2014 | Erected and Commissioned a new Liquid Oxygen storage tank of 50 MT capacity to cater the shortage of oxygen in U300 |
2015 | Conducted a national conference, TiCON15, to bring together countrys Titanium and associated community at Trivandrum |
2015 | Installed a real-time atmospheric pollution monitoring system( giant screen) as part of Companys social commitment |
2016 | Loading and transportation of Finished pigment in bulk tankers on trial basis to meet customer requirements |