1981:

National Fertiliser Company of Nigeria (NAFCON) is incorporated as a joint venture between Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) (70%) and Kellogg Brown and Root (KBR)(30%)

1987:

Plant commences the production of fertiliser and is subsequently officially commissioned with a design capacity of 1,500 MT/d of urea

1996:

NAFCON goes into decline

1999:

NAFCON is shut down following key equipment failure

2005:

A group of investors acquire the assets of an abandoned Government 500,000 MT Urea Plant for $152M USD in an asset purchase transaction as part of Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) privatization of hitherto public enterprises

2006:

Notore signed Gas Supply Contract for 20 years with Nigerian Gas Company (NGC) 

2007:

Notore raises a record $222M USD facility from a syndicate of Nigerian Banks

2008:

Dredging of the private jetty is completed and the first Ship arrives at the Notore Jetty

2009:

Production of ammonia commences in January

Production of urea commences in July

Notore and Taraba sign MOU for the establishment of a Rice Mill.

Notore and Cross River sign MOU for the establishment of a Rice Mill