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May 11, 2007

SGL Group awarded best employer in Poland

Prize awarded by Consulting Firm Hewitt Associates
Employee satisfaction as an important competitive advantage

Wiesbaden, May 11, 2007. SGL Group – The Carbon Company – has recently been awarded a prize for the best employer in Poland by global Consulting Firm Hewitt Associates which is active in the area of human resources management. SGL Carbon Polska S.A., a subsidiary of the SGL Group, won through against approximately 70 other reputable national and international companies in Poland. The award “The very best employer” is granted annually and is based on a survey of employees, personnel departments and top-management carried out by Hewitt Associates.

The survey reflects the trust as well as a strong commitment and the satisfaction of the employees with the Company. Furthermore, the prize is an important magnet for recruiting new, qualified employees in an increasingly competitive market for an excellent workforce in Poland.

SGL Carbon Polska S.A. employs approximately 860 staff in its Raciborz and Nowy Sacz sites and focuses on the Business Units Performance Products (PP) and Graphite Materials and Systems (GMS).

About SGL Group – The Carbon Company
The SGL Group is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of carbon-based products. It has a
comprehensive portfolio ranging from carbon and graphite products to carbon fibers and
composites. SGL Group’s core competencies are its expertise in high-temperature technology
as well as its applications and engineering know-how gained over many years. These
competencies enable the Company to make full use of its broad material base. SGL Group’s
carbon-based materials combine several unique properties such as electrical and thermal
conductivity, heat and corrosion resistance as well as high mechanical strength combined with
low weight. Due to the paradigm shift in the use of materials as a result of the worldwide
shortage of energy and raw materials, there is a growing demand for SGL Group’s highperformance materials and products from an increasing number of industries. Carbon and
graphite products are used whenever other materials such as steel, aluminum, copper, plastics, wood etc. fail due to their limited properties. Products from the SGL Group are used
predominantly in the steel, aluminum, automotive, chemical and glass/ceramics industries.
However, manufacturers in the semiconductor, battery, solar/wind energy, environmental
protection, aerospace and defense industries as well as in the nuclear energy industry also
figure among the Company’s customers.

With around 30 production sites in Europe, North America and Asia as well as a service network covering more than 100 countries, the SGL Group is a company with a global presence. In 2006, the Company’s workforce of 5,250 generated sales of € 1.2 billion. The Company’s head office is located in Wiesbaden/Germany.

Important note:
This press release contains statements on future developments that are based on currently available information and that involve risks and uncertainties that could lead to actual results deviating from these forward-looking statements. The statements on future developments are not to be understood as guarantees. The future developments and events are dependent on a number of factors, they include various risks and unanticipated circumstances and are based on assumptions that may not be correct. These risks and uncertainties include, for example, unforeseeable changes in political, economic and business conditions, particularly in the area of electrosteel production, the competitive situation, interest rate and currency developments, technological developments and other risks and unanticipated circumstances. We see other risks in price developments, unexpected developments relating to acquired and consolidated companies and in the ongoing cost optimization programs. SGL Group does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.