SGL Group Awarded Seal of Approval as One of Germany s TOP 00 Most Innovative Companies

07-08-2013 SGL Group Awarded Seal of Approval as One of Germany's TOP 100 Most Innovative Companies Wiesbaden, July 8, 2013. SGL Group The Carbon Company has been awarded the seal of approval as one of the TOP 100 most innovative medium-sized German companies in an industry-wide comparative analysis. Once again, the carbon specialists have ascended to the ranks of the ten best innovators.

This is the fourth time that SGL Group has been honored with this award, standing out from competitors through its clear innovation strategy, effective processes and methods, and exceptional commitment to cooperative ventures and company networks.

Dr Gerd Wingefeld, member of the Board of Management of SGL Group: To develop future technologies such as lightweight construction with carbon fibers or lithium-ion batteries for e-mobility, we are promoting the formation of company networks all along the different value chains. Examples of such networks include the Carbon Composites Association (CCeV) with its MAI Carbon Leading-edge Cluster Initiative and the KLiB Lithium-ion Batteries Network of Expertise.

Compamedia GmbH makes these awards on the basis of a scientific analysis conducted by the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, headed by Professor Nikolaus Franke. This year, 245 companies were assessed in the following categories: Innovation-friendly senior management , Innovative climate , Innovative processes and organization , and Innovations marketing/external orientation . The results of the analysis are made available to the participants in the form of a benchmarking report.

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 45 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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