March 2006
GCL Solar founded

July 2006
Commenced construction of Xuzhou Phase I polysilicon production facility with designed annual production capacity of 1,500 MT

August 2007
Commenced construction of Xuzhou Phase II polysilicon production facility with designed annual production capacity of 1,500 MT

September 2007
Produced first batch of polysilicon

October 2007
First commercial shipment of polysilicon

December 2007
Started planning and construction for Xuzhou Phase III polysilicon production facility with designed annual production capacity of 15,000 MT

February 2008
Integrated hydrochlorination process into Xuzhou Phase I

March 2008
Achieved consistent production of over 100 MT of polysilicon per month

July 2008
Commenced commercial production of Xuzhou Phase II polysilicon production facility

August 2008
Taixing joint venture facility commenced pilot TCS production

September 2008
Closed-loop process operational for Xuzhou Phase II
Achieved consistent production of over 200 MT of polysilicon per month

December 2008
Xuzhou Phase III started commercial production

May 2009
Company name officially changed to "GCL Solar Energy Technology Holdings Inc."