9 Moo 8 Mapkha-Puakdaeng Road
Tumbol Mapkha King Ampur
Nikompattana
Rayong 21180
Thailand

1994 - July - Establishment of Thai Copper Industries (TCI)
1995 - October - Ground breaking and construction at Rayong Industrial Park
1998 - February - Project suspension due to the Asian economic crisis
2003 - January - Resumed Construction
2004 - July - Started running Thailand’s first copper smelter and refinery plant
2005 - September - Plant re-engineering to improve smelting equipment performance

December 9, 2006 - TCI has started producing Copper Cathode again from Dec 9, 2006 after the shut down of the plant and its smelting operations for approximate 17 months for the overhaul and maintenance works.   The new start up operations of TCI plant was assisted by the Chilean experts of over 120 persons from CODELCO and INDEC and with the technology transfer from those experts who can be accounted as one of the World’s best Copper Smelting know- how/technology holders

June 1, 2004 - The world's newest copper smelter was handed over from the EPC contractor Aker Kvaerner to Thai Copper on May 6. Aker Kvaerner's specialized commissioning and plant services business unit, Aker Kvaerner Bowen, has been contracted for assistance in further commissioning and ramp-up efforts. The USD 580 million smelter and refinery complex is scheduled to reach full production by mid 2005.  Approximately 5.0 million manhours were performed under an extremely good safety record.  The new smelter and refinery will produce 165,000 tonnes per year of 99.999 percent pure copper with the recognized industry standard LME Grade A. The production comprises 150,000 tonnes per year of copper from concentrates and 15,000 tonnes per year of copper from scrap.