SGL Group once again awarded as top employer in Germany

03-08-2013 SGL Group once again awarded as top employer in Germany Again top rating in the Primary Benefits category in 2013.

Wiesbaden/Germany, March 8, 2013. After its success in 2012 the Corporate Research Foundation (CRF) Institute has again awarded the SGL Group - The Carbon Company the title of Germany's Top Employer of 2013 for its human resources work.

The SGL Group is one of 118 companies in Germany which exceeded the demanding requirements and received the seal of approval as Top Employers of 2013. Five categories are evaluated: Career Opportunities, Primary Benefits, Secondary Benefits and Work-Life-Balance, Training and Development and Corporate Culture Management. The SGL Group achieved very good ratings in all categories and even scored the maximum number of points (5 of 5 maximum possible points) in the category Primary Benefits .

J rgen Muth, Executive Board Member and Labor Director at the SGL Group: The commendation as Germany's Top Employer of 2013 is also the result of our extensive activities to strengthen our Employer Brand. We are very proud to have received this award in 2013 after our great success in this study in 2012 we're especially delighted to have scored top rating in the Primary Benefits category again in 2013.

The CRF was established in 1991 as a collective initiative of academics, business journalists, trade associations, research institutions and international publishing houses.

It functions as an independent authority for evaluating and acknowledging HR performance with the goal of identifying and presenting best practices in the fields of HR management.

Further information on the study and the SGL Group's exact results can be found at www.toparbeitgeber.com.

About SGL Group The Carbon Company SGL Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of carbon-based products and materials. 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 very good electrical and thermal conductivity, heat and corrosion resistance as well as high mechanical strength combined with low weight. Due to industrialization in the growth regions of Asia and Latin America and increased substitution of traditional with innovative materials, there is a growing demand for SGL Group's high-performance materials and products. Products from SGL Group are used predominantly in the steel, aluminum, automotive and chemical industries as well as in the semiconductor, solar and LED sectors and in lithium-ion batteries. Carbon-based materials and products are also being used increasingly in the wind power, aerospace and defense industries.

With 47 production sites in Europe, North America and Asia as well as a service network covering more than 100 countries, SGL Group is a company with a global presence. In 2012, the Company's workforce of around 6,700 employees generated sales of 1,709 million. The Company's head office is located in Wiesbaden.

Further information on the SGL Group can be found online at: www.sglgroup.com.

Important note: This press release may contain forward-looking statements based on the information currently available to us and on our current projections and assumptions. By nature, forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, as a consequence of which actual developments and results can deviate significantly from these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not to be understood as guarantees. Rather, future developments and results depend on a number of factors; they entail various risks and unanticipated circumstances and are based on assumptions which may prove to be inaccurate. These risks and uncertainties include, for example, unforeseeable changes in political, economic, legal, and business conditions, particularly relating to our main customer industries, such as electric steel production, to the competitive environment, to interest rate and exchange rate fluctuations, to

technological developments, and to other risks and unanticipated circumstances. Other risks that in our opinion may arise include price developments, unexpected developments connected with acquisitions and subsidiaries, and unforeseen risks associated with ongoing cost savings programs. SGL Group does not intend or assume any responsibility to revise or otherwise update these forward-looking statements.

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