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GrafTech International Ltd.
A leading manufacturer of high-quality graphite electrode products.
About GrafTech International Ltd.
GrafTech International Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of high-quality graphite electrode products essential to the production of electric arc furnace steel and other ferrous and non-ferrous metals. We believe the Company has a competitive portfolio of low-cost, ultra-high power graphite electrode manufacturing facilities, with some of the highest capacity facilities in the world. We are the only large-scale graphite electrode producer that is substantially vertically integrated into petroleum needle coke, our key raw material for graphite electrode manufacturing. This unique position provides us with a number of competitive advantages.
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Presence & Recognition
GrafTech International Ltd. representatives from Sales and Customer Technical Service teams and colleagues from the Salvador, Brazil facility are participating in ABM Week 2026 at the Pro Magno Centro de Eventos in São Paulo, Brazil.
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Operations & Supply
GrafTech International Ltd. notes that since 2012, roughly 160,000 metric tons of UHP electrode capacity outside China has been shut down, around 20% of the total, driven by years of uneconomic pricing.
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Operations & Supply
GrafTech International Ltd. notes that on the demand side, more than 230 million metric tons of newly announced EAF capacity is expected to come online from 2026 onwards, and ex-China electrode demand is projected to grow approximately 15% by 2030.
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Operations & Supply
GrafTech International Ltd. announced its decision to permanently close its graphite electrode manufacturing facility in Monterrey, Mexico, with production expected to conclude early in the second quarter of 2027.
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