Americas, Asia (excl. China), Near Middle East, Africa:

Europe:

A price increase of 150 € per ton applies.

These prices will be honored for all orders received before October 1, 2004 and whose Graphite Electrode shipments will be effected prior to December 31, 2005. SGL Carbon is running near capacity at all sites to meet the 2004 demand of its customers. The order book for 2005 is already above the previous year level. This price increase is triggered by continuous and significant cost escalations for energy, raw materials and logistics.

Important Notice:
This document contains forward-looking statements. These statements reflect the current belief of SGL Carbon’s management as well as assumptions made by, and information available to, the SGL Group. Actual future results and trends could differ materially from those set forth in these statements due to various factors. These factors include, among others, changes in economic, political, technical, business and competitive conditions; unforeseeable alterations in electric steel production; changes of interest and exchange rates; price developments; unanticipated developments relating to recently acquired businesses and Group companies; potential liability in connection with existing or future regulations; unforeseen difficulties relating to the investigations by the European antitrust authorities and to the completed investigation by the Canadian and U.S. antitrust authorities and the civil actions related thereto; and other risks and uncertainties, including those detailed in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. SGL Carbon does not intend to update these forward-looking statements, and does not assume any obligation to do so.