Timeline

	1892 The first soot-free kerosene stove is constructed by Frans W. Lindqvist. The stove is named Primus.
	1897 Andrée attempts to reach the North Pole via hot-air balloon. He takes a Primus stove along on his journey.
	Late 19th C Primus original logo
	1907 Primus factory at Lilla Essingen.
	1911 Roald Amundsen reaches the South Pole. A Primus brand stove is on the expedition.
	1930s An assembly department in the factory at Lilla Essingen.
	1930s – 1950s The 1930's saw the launch of LPG gas and the first LPG stove was made in 1938. In the 1940s and 1950s Primus developed LPG stoves, LPG lanterns and LPG cylinders.
	1950 A factory became available in Hagfors. Primus leased the plant, converted the premises and took over the factory altogether in 1954.
	1953 On 29 May 1953 Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay become the first people to scale Mount Everest. Their food is cooked on a Primus stove.
	1960s Primus logo gets its new oval shape from the present owner Esso's logo
	1978 We started our environmental work as early as 1978. This is when we started to develop gas burners for African countries to help them reduce the amount of wood they used for cooking.
	1996 Primus MultiFuel, the first stove that can run on LP gas, whitegas, kerosene and even aviation fuel, is tested during an ascent of Mount Everest by the adventurer Göran Kropp. It is successfully launched the following year.
	1999 The new Primus factory in Tartu, Estonia, is launched.
	2001 The OmniFuel stove is launched. A stove for all fuels. ("Multi" means many; "Omni" means all).
	2006 Primus launches the new Eta concept, with an efficiency rate that's nearly doubled compared to conventional stoves.
	2011 Primus launches the award-winning multifuel stove OmniLite Ti, which is the most advanced Primus stove to date.
	2014 Primus launches its first two webshops: www.primus.eu and www.primus.se

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