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| December 3, 1926. |
The Council of Labour and Defense of the USSR has taken decision to construct the Dneprovsky hydroelectric power station |
| May 3, 1929. |
The All-Union Council of national economy of the USSR has taken decision to construct the Dneprovsky industrial complex |
| August 2, 1929. |
The Council of Labour and Defense of the USSR has taken decision to construct the Dneprovsky aluminium integrated plant including electrolysis, alumina and electrode facilities. |
| September 3, 1930. |
The foundation of the Dneprovsky aluminium integrated plant (DAK) was laid |
| May 1, 1932. |
The first generator of the Dneprovsky hydroelectric power station was put into operation |
| June 20, 1933. |
Mixing and molding workshop was put into operation. The first batches of anodes for aluminium electrolysis cells were pressed. |
| September 21, 1933. |
The beginning of commercial production of anodes for aluminium electrolysis cells. Birthday of the Dneprovsky Electrode Plant (DEZ). |
| 1934 | The production of carbon sectors for Mige furnaces started |
| 1936 | The production of carbon electrodes 600 mm in diameter and stamped cathode blocks 400х400 mm started. |
| 1938 | The commercial production of anode and bottom carbon pastes started. |
| 1939 | The production of electrode paste started. |
| 1939 | The production of graphite electrodes started. |
| December 4, 1939. |
By order of the people's commissar for color metallurgy No.613 DEZ was transformed into independent factory on January, 1, 1940 |
| February 1940. |
Graphitization shop was put into operation. |
| June 22, 1941. |
The beginning of the Great Patriotic War |
| August 18-27, 1941. |
Evacuation of the industrial equipment, workers and their families to the Eastern regions of the USSR (to the Urals). |
| February 18, 1944 |
By the decision of the State Committee for Defence DEZ was included in the list of the factories to be reconstructed in the first place. |
| 1945 | The first batches of anode and electrode pastes were produced. |
| 1946 | Two baking furnaces were put into operation |
| 1947 | Three graphitization sections were put into operation. The production of graphite anodes for the chemical industry started |
| 1948 | The following facilities were put into operation: calcining furnace, press with force of 3000 t, baking furnace and new electrode machining workshop. |
| 1949 | The program of further expansion of the plant was prepared |
| 1952 | Petroleum blank workshop, carbon product machining and graphitization shop were put into operation |
| 1953 | Two baking furnaces and press with force of 1500 t were put into operation. |
| 1954 | Press with force of 9000 t for large-sized electrodes and blocks was installed and put into operation. |
| 1955 | Production of graphite electrodes 500 mm in diameter started. |
| 1958 | The plant celebrated its 25-th anniversary. |
| 1959 | Press with force of 4000 t was designed and put into operation. by the plant's experts for extrusion large-sized electrode blanks. |
| 1960 | Production of graphite electrodes in diameter 550 mm started. |
| 1962 | Sanatorium for 150 people was put into operation on the Khortitsa Island |
| 1963 | The production of graphite electrodes 700 mm in diameter stated. |
| 1963 | New graphitization furnace section, baking and calcining furnaces were put into operation. |
| 1966 | For the first time in the USSR the graphitization by direct current started. |
| 1967 | Automated line for machining of graphite electrodes 450-700 mm in diameter was installed. |
| 1968 | Plant acquired the title “ the plant named after the 50-the anniversary of the Soviet Ukraine ” |
| 1973 | The production of carbon blocks for the blast furnace lining up to 5000 cub.m in volume started. |
| 1974 | Hostel for young workers for 640 people was built. |
| 1975 | The Ministry of non-ferrous metallurgy, Gosstroi and the Gosplan of the USSR took decision on radical renovation of the plant for the next 10 years. |
| 1977 | The TITAN institute prepared the design of renovation of the plant. |
| 1979 | Three graphitization furnace sections were reconstructed and try-out of manufacturing techniques for large-sized needle coke based electrodes started. |
| 1980 | Production of fine-grained dense MPG-7 grade graphite started. |
| 1981 | Production of Graton material for production of alkalis started |
| 1983 | On a new site the following facilities were put into operation: warehouse facilities, repair and construction as well as repair and mechanical workshops; garage for 50 trucks and cars ; a section of transformer and oil facilities; diesel locomotive and fire department, other auxiliary facilities. |
| 1983 | On the occasion of the 50-th anniversary the plant was awarded with “the Sign of honour ” |
| 1984 | The production of carbon carbon composite materials started. |
| 1987 | New modern impregnation with coal-tar pitch started. |
| 1994 | The Dneprovsky Electrode Plant was transformed into Joint-Stock Company "Ukrainsky Grafit" |
| 1997 | New carbon blank workshop was put into operation. |
| 1998 | The introduction of ISO international standards started at the plant |
| 2000 | The management system of the plant was certificated for compliance with ISO 9001 international standard. |
| 2001 | A new anode production workshop for the magnesium industry with impregnation with inorganic compounds was put into operation. |
| 2002 | New grades of carbon blocks for blast furnace lining 5000 cub.m. were developed and launched in the production. The management system was certificated for compliance with ISO 14001 international standard. |
| 2003 | The strategy of development of the plant was developed. The management system was certificated for compliance with OH SAS 18001international standard. |
| 2005 | A new modern baking furnace designed by Pecoserwis was put into operation |
| 2006 | A high-speed Eirich mixer was put into operation in carbon blank workshop. The management system was certificated for compliance with ISO 11462 international standard « The system of statistical management by processes », and the test laboratory was accredited for compliance to ISO 17025 international standard. |
| 2007 | A new Riedhammer baking furnace was put into operation |
| 2008 | A new modern Wassmer machining line for carbon products was put into operation |