Graphite Materials for Intelligent Construction - SGL Group Wins Selected Landmark of 0 Award

12-07-2012 Graphite Materials for Intelligent Construction SGL Group Wins Selected Landmark of 2012 Award Award for ECOPHIT in the 365 Landmarks in the Land of Ideas competition

Bamberg/Meitingen, December 7, 2012. SGL Group The Carbon Company was today presented with a Selected Landmark of 2012 award for its ECOPHIT graphite construction materials in the Germany-wide competition 365 Landmarks in the Land of Ideas. Mr Mohamed Alami accepted the award on behalf of SGL Group.

Mohamed Alami, Marketing & Sales Manager for the Business Unit New Markets, said: We are proud to be a Selected Landmark in the Land of Ideas and to receive another important award for our innovative graphite construction material. ECOPHIT provides natural, ecofriendly air conditioning of buildings. With our ECOPHIT products, we are addressing the growing demand for resource-saving, energy-efficient buildings.

SGL Group is an outstanding advertisement for the innovative power we have here in our country: market-oriented, goal-achieving, and both ecologically attractive and commercially successful, stressed Dietmar Amend from Deutsche Bank in presenting the award.

Energy efficiency is one of the greatest challenges of our time. ECOPHIT a graphite material that has already won many awards delivers the right solution with innovative graphite components that make air-conditioning technology in buildings more efficient and environmentally friendly. Energy savings of up to 40% can be achieved as compared with conventional air-conditioning systems. Surface heating and cooling systems with ECOPHIT also improve indoor climate and enhance space utilization.

365 Landmarks in the Land of Ideas is a competition run by the Germany Land of Ideas initiative a joint place-branding initiative encompassing both politics and business. It was founded by the German Federal Government and the Federation of German Industries (BDI) in 2005. Since 2006, the 365 Landmarks in the Land of Ideas competition, organized in cooperation with Deutsche Bank, has given Selected Landmark awards to forward-looking ideas and projects that make the creative versatility and innovative power of Germany visible and alive.

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 48 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 2011, the Company's workforce of around 6,500 employees generated sales of 1,540 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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