May 15^th - establishment day of Chemical Work Rm.Valcea  by Ministry Council Decision No. 1046/26.05.1966.

July - effective erection of the chemical work.

Works at the Oxo-Alcohols, Vinyl Chloride, Polyvinyl Chloride, HCH-lindane plants were initiated.

Works started at the Chemical School where were trained the future OLTCHIM's employees.

July 28^th - first plant was commissioned: Electrolysis I .

The first graduates of the Chemical High School.

November 11^th - Oxo-Alcohols I

December 16^th - HCH-lindane plant

August 16^th - Vinyl Chloride I plant, with a capacity of 40 000 t/year.

December 18^th - Polyvinyl Chloride I plant, with a capacity of 36 000 t/year.

Chlorinated Solvents I plant.

Chlorinated Solvents II plant.

Electrolytical Caustic Soda (Electrolysis III) plant, based on mercury cathode and titan anodes, salt crystallization, caustic soda concentration.

Oxo-alcohols II plant

Vinyl Chloride II plant

Polyvinyl Chloride II plant

Propylene-Oxide plant, 10 000 t/year

Propylene-Glycol plant , 6 300 t year

Acid 2 Hexanic Ethyl, 100 t/ year

Vinyl Copolymers

Polysulphide Polymers (thiokols), 1 500 t/ year

Bi-component putties with liquid polysulphide polymers (thiokol putties), 500 t/year

Polyether-Polyols plant, 3 000 t/ year

Chloroethane,  8 000 t/ year

Polycarbonates,  400 t/ year

Methyl Chloroform  – 2 800 t/ year

Inactive isomers recovery  of HCH benzene 1 050 t/ year, Chlorbenzene 1 380 t/ year, Hydrochloric Acid 17 500 t/ year

Fosgen plant,  8 500 t/ year

Alkyl Amine plant – Diisobutylamine (DIBA): - 2400 t/year, Cyclohexylamine (CHA): - 3000 t/year, Secondary Butylamine (SBA): - 260 t/year

Tiocarbamic herbicides,  capacity: butylate -4 500 t/year, cycloate -1 465 t/year, molinate -150 t/year

N-ethylcyclohexylamine (NECHA), capacity: 1 000 t/year

Trimetylolpropane, capacity: 1 500t/year

Alphanaphthol plant, capacity: 2 000 t/year

Chloroformiates plant (of methyl, ethyl, octyl) – 1 500 t/year

Carbaryl plant (OLTITOX), capacity: 2 000 t/year

Alkylene Amine plant, capacity: Ethylene Diamines (EDA) -2 400 t/year, Trietylene Tetraamines (TETA) -250 t/year, Dietylene Triamines (DETA) – 760 t/year, Polyamines – 180 t/year

Ortophenylenediamine plant (OFDA), capacity: 600 t/year

Electrolysis based on diaphragm and titan anodes (Electrolysis IV), capacity: NaOH lye 102 500 t/year, Chlorine 90 900 t/year, Hydrochloric Acid 29 000 t/year

Alachlorine (mechloran) plant, capacity: 2 400 t/year

Methyltiophanate (METOBENE) plant, capacity: 1 500 t/year

The Chemical Work Rm Valcea became S.C. Oltchim S.A., a joint-stock company

Polyether Polyols for rigid foams plant (sucrose polyols), capacity: 1 500t/year (initially), 5 000t/year(subsequently)

Plasticizers plant (Dioctylphthalate), capacity:10 000 t/year

Tensioactive products (surfactants) for pesticide formulations, capacity: 800 t/year

2-etil hexilic ester of acid 2,4 D(OLTISAN), capacity:1 300 t/year

Quality Assurance Department was set up.

Small-size packaging  plant (0,5/1/5 l), capacity: 4 mil. items/year

Pesticides automatic packaging: Liquids, capacity:1 000 l/h, Powders, capacity: 300 kg/h

On June 2^nd, General Shareholders Meeting approved the merger by absorption of the companies INCERCHIM S.A. Ramnicu Valcea, COMVIL HOLDING S.A Babeni, AVICOLA S.A. Babeni and CONSERVIL S.A. Ramnicu Valcea.

PVC cell panels plant  PANPLAST, capacity: 500 sm/day

PVC profiles for windows and doors RAMPLAST, capacity: 1 600 t/year

Thermo-insulating panels sandwich type OLTPAN, capacity: 150 000t/year

Pesticides formulation plant (concentrated suspensions and water emulsions (suspo-emulsions), capacity: 2 000 t/year

Modernization of industrial cooling production and distribution plants, stage I : - capacity 3 GF/h(-15 °C), 18 GF/h(+5 °C)

Certification  of Quality Management System according to ISO 9001/1994  by TUV SUDDEUTSCHLAND

Modernization Oxo-Alcohols plant (OXO-II) from the oxo-synthesis stage to the rhodium catalyser, capacity: 52 000t/year, out of which: Octanol -47 000t/year, Izobutanol-5 000t/year

Hydrogen Peroxide plant, capacity: 6 000t/year

Certification of Environmental Management System – the first certification in Romania -according to  ISO 14001:1996  by TUV SUDDEUTSCHLAND

Modernization of Electrolysis IV by conversion to ion exchanging membrane process

Caustic Soda concentration plant ; Caustic Soda flakes obtaining.

Waste incineration  plant with recovery of thermal energy and acid hydrochloric

Certification of Integrated System Quality – Environment

"J. M. Juran" Romanian Award for Quality

Modernization of water treatment and demineralization plant

"J. M. Juran" Romanian Quality Trophy for large companies

Plasticizers plant – Dioctylphthalate

Re-certification of  Integrated Quality-Environment System according to ISO 9001:2001 and ISO 14001:1996 by TUV SUDDEUTSCHLAND

Capacity increase at thermo-insulating panels type sandwich plant OLTPAN

Phthalic Anhydride plant

Caustic Soda Pearls plant

Modernization and capacity increase at Propylene Oxide plant

Capacity increase at Polyether Polyols plant

Modernization at industrial cooling stations – stage II (PVC I, PVC II, Propylene Oxide)

Modernization of SRA IV

Plant capacity increase for PVC profiles for doors and windows RAMPLAST

Re-certification of  Integrated Quality-Environment System according to ISO 9001:2001 and ISO 14001:1996 by TUV SUDDEUTSCHLAND

“Recognised for Excellence in Europe” Certificate awarded by UAQ-EFQM