| 1702 |
Production of boric acid on laboratory scale for the first-time in Italy |
| 1830 |
First boric acid production in Italy |
| 1852 |
First commercial boron mine operations in Chile |
| 1861 |
First Ottoman Mine Law |
| 1864 |
First commercial boron production in California |
| 1865 |
Operating right of calcium borate, named as pandermite, locating in Aziziye/Susurluk region was given to the Compaigne Industrielle Desmazures. So, first boron mining began in Turkey. The company by the use of the mine in Turkey established a borax refinery plant in France. |
| 1872 |
First ulexite ore was found in Nevada and California. The ore production began. |
| 1881 |
Discovery of Death Valley Borax Reserve |
| 1885 |
Borate/California boron reserve was found. “Twenty Mule Team” years began. |
| 1887 |
Aziziye reserve operation right was given to Compaigne Industrielle des Mazures for 50 years. |
| 1887 |
Start up of Sultançayır reserve by Charles Hanson & Co. |
| 1887 |
The Borax Company in England bought the majority share of Compaigne Industrielle des Mazures Aziziye reserve. |
| 1899 |
Establishment of Borax Consolidated Limited (BCL) |
| 1899 |
BCL bought out the regions owned by Desmazures. |
| 1913 |
Discovery of Kramer Boron ore deposits (During World War I, USA was the biggest producer of borax, 110.000 t/y) |
| 1935 |
Establishment of Etibank and MTA to explore and operate mines |
| 1951 |
Operation of Bigadiç colemanite reserves by private companies |
| 1954 |
Establishment of Turkish Borax Mine Inc. by BCL to improve the mining activities in Turkey |
| 1954 |
Shut down of Sultançayırı mine |
| 1958 |
First ore production from Emet ore deposits of Etibank |
| 1959 |
First ore export of Turkey |
| 1960 |
Discovery of Kırka Sodium Borate ore deposits by Turkish Borax Mining Inc. and their Turkish partners. |
| 1964 |
Start up of first borax decahydrate plant of Etibank having a capacity 20.000 t/y |
| 1968 |
Start up of first boric acid plant of Etibank having a capacity of 6.000 t/y |
| 1968 |
All mine exploration and operation rights of Turkish Borax Mining Inc. were transferred to Etibank by the council of ministers' decision. |
| 1975 |
Start up of Bandırma Sodium Perborate Plant |
| 1978 |
All mining and operating rights of boron reserves was given to Etibank with the law number 2172 |
| 1984 |
Start up of Kırka 1st Boron Derivatives Plant |
| 1987 |
Start up of Bandırma 2nd Boric Acid Plant |
| 1996 |
Start up of Kırka 2nd Borax Pentahydrate Plant |
| 2001 |
Start up of Kırka 3rd Borax Pentahydrate Plant |
| 2003 |
Establishment of National Boron Research Institute (BOREN) |
| 2004 |
Start up of Emet Boric Acid Plant |
| 2007 |
Start up of Calcinated Tincal Pilot Plant |
