GrafTech International Ltd

GrafTech International Ltd. is a manufacturer of graphite electrode products essential to the production of electric arc furnace steel and other ferrous and non-ferrous metals. The Company has a portfolio of low-cost, ultra-high power graphite electrode manufacturing facilities, which are located in Calais, France; Pamplona, Spain; Monterrey, Mexico, and St. Marys, Pennsylvania. Its segment, Industrial Materials, is comprised of two major product categories: graphite electrodes and petroleum needle coke products. Graphite electrodes are an industrial consumable product used primarily in EAF steel production, one of the two primary methods of steel production and the steelmaking technology used by all mini mills. Petroleum needle coke, a crystalline form of carbon derived from decant oil, is the key raw material it uses in the production of graphite electrodes. It sells its graphite electrodes primarily through its direct sales force, independent sales representatives, and distributors.