Form 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the months of: May and June 2008
SGL CARBON Aktiengesellschaft
(Name of registrant)
Rheingaustrasse 182
65203 Wiesbaden
Germany
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the SEC
pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
Yes No X
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connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): N/A
Exhibit Index
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1. May 13, 2008 German Press Release - SGL Group increases Graphite Electrode
prices
2. May 27, 2008 German Press Release -HITCO to Supply Composite Components to
Alenia Aeronautica for BOEING 787 "Dreamliner" Program
3. May 28, 2008 German Press Release - SGL Group Announces Opening of the
Central Technology & Innovation Center in Meitingen
4. June 2, 2008 German Press Release - New Chief Financial Officer at SGL
Carbon AG
Exhibit 1
SGL Group increases Graphite Electrode prices
Wiesbaden, May 13, 2008. The SGL Group - The Carbon Company - announces today
the following price increase for its Graphite Electrodes effective immediately
for all new business:
Europe:
o Regular-size Graphite Electrodes: 5500 (euro)/MT
o Extra-size Graphite Electrodes: 5800 (euro)/MT
Americas, Asia (excluding China*), Near Middle East and Africa:
o Regular-size Graphite Electrodes: 3,89 US-$/lb (8580US-$/mt)
o Extra-size Graphite Electrodes: 4,10 US-$/lb (9050US-$/mt)
Regular-sized is defined as: diameter 14" (350 mm) - 24" (600 mm)
Extra-sized is defined as: diameter 26" (650 mm) - 30" (750 mm)
These prices will be applicable for all new orders effective immediately until
further notice and for shipments through December 31st, 2009.
This price increase is required due to the unprecedented cost increases for raw
materials, especially needle coke, energy and freight for 2009 as well as SGL
Group's commitment to invest in its Graphite Electrodes business.
* Pricing in China is the sole responsibility of the joint venture between the
SGL Group and Tokai in Shanghai (STS).
About SGL Group - The Carbon Company
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The SGL Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of carbon-based
products. 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 electrical and thermal
conductivity, heat and corrosion resistance as well as high mechanical strength
combined with low weight. Due to the paradigm shift in the use of materials as a
result of the worldwide shortage of energy and raw materials, there is a growing
demand for SGL Group's high-performance materials and products from an
increasing number of industries. Carbon and graphite products are used whenever
other materials such as steel, aluminum, copper, plastics, wood etc. fail due to
their limited properties. Products from the SGL Group are used predominantly in
the steel, aluminum, automotive, chemical and glass/ceramics industries.
However, manufacturers in the semiconductor, battery, solar/wind energy,
environmental protection, aerospace and defense industries as well as in the
nuclear energy industry also figure among the Company's customers.
SGL Group - The Carbon Company
Corporate Communications, Media Relations
Rheingaustrasse 182, D-65203 Wiesbaden, Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)611 6029-100, Fax: +49 (0)611 6029-101
Email: presse@sglcarbon.de, Website: www.sglcarbon.de
With 38 production sites in Europe, North America and Asia as well as a service
network covering more than 100 countries, the SGL Group is a company with a
global presence. In 2007, the Company's workforce of around 5,900 generated
sales of (euro) 1.4 billion. The Company's head office is located in
Wiesbaden/Germany.
Important note:
This press release contains statements on future developments that are based on
currently available information and that involve risks and uncertainties that
could lead to actual results deviating from these forward-looking statements.
The statements on future developments are not to be understood as guarantees.
The future developments and events are dependent on a number of factors, they
include various risks and unanticipated circumstances and are based on
assumptions that may not be correct. These risks and uncertainties include, for
example, unforeseeable changes in political, economic and business conditions,
particularly in the area of electrosteel production, the competitive situation,
interest rate and currency developments, technological developments and other
risks and unanticipated circumstances. We see other risks in price developments,
unexpected developments relating to acquired and consolidated companies and in
the ongoing cost optimization programs. SGL Group does not intend to update
these forward-looking statements.
Press Contact:
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Corporate Communications / Press Office / Tino Fritsch
Tel.: +49 (0)611 60 29-105 / Fax: +49 (0)611 60 29-101
Mobile: +49 (0)170 540 2667
E-mail: tino.fritsch@sglcarbon.de / Website: www.sglcarbon.de
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Exhibit 2
HITCO to Supply Composite Components to Alenia Aeronautica for BOEING 787
"Dreamliner" Program
Los Angeles / Wiesbaden, May 27, 2008. HITCO Carbon Composites, Inc.,
California/USA, a subsidiary of the SGL Group - The Carbon Company - announced
today that it has signed a Long Term Agreement with Alenia Aeronautica, S.p.A.,
a Finmeccanica Company, to supply the Trailing Edge Components for the Boeing
787 Horizontal Stabilizer.
HITCO will begin delivering flight hardware in the second quarter of 2008. In
addition, Alenia has selected HITCO to supply a range of other composite
components for the B 787. These components will be delivered directly to Alenia
as well as to other Alenia subcontractors. Boeing Commercial Airplanes
contracted Alenia as a Tier I supplier to build the aft fuselage and other
sections of the B 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
"HITCO was selected to produce the Trailing Edge components for the B 787
Horizontal Stabilizer because of its established performance as a Gold Supplier
to Boeing - particularly the C 17 and B 767 programs and its approval to
Boeing's Process Specification 5578. The factors above along with HITCO's
ongoing transformation to a state-of-the-art fully automated production facility
utilizing lean manufacturing principles, are making our goal of becoming a Best
in Class Tier II carbon composites supplier for the aircraft industry a
reality," said Edward G. Carson, HITCO's Chief Operating Officer.
About HITCO Carbon Composites, Inc.
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HITCO Carbon Composites, Inc. was founded in 1922 and manufactures advanced
composite materials primarily for aerospace and defense applications. HITCO
continues to be an innovative leader in the advancement of carbon composite
technologies and continues to strategically focus within the SGL Group on new
projects for aerospace/aircraft and defense applications.
About Alenia Aeronautica
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Alenia Aeronautica, a Finmeccanica Company, is the largest Italian aeronautic
player which operates world-wide in the commercial and military aviation,
unmanned aerial vehicles and aerostructures. Alenia Aeronautica also coordinates
the activities of Alenia Aermacchi and Alenia Aeronavali - wholly owned
companies - respectively active in the design and manufacturing of military
trainer aircraft and in the overhaul, maintenance and modification of military
and civil aircraft.
SGL Group - The Carbon Company
Corporate Communications, Media Relations
Rheingaustrasse 182, D-65203 Wiesbaden, Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)611 6029-100, Fax: +49 (0)611 6029-101
Email: press@sglcarbon.de, Website: www.sglcarbon.de
About SGL Group - The Carbon Company
------------------------------------
The SGL Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of carbon-based
products. 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 electrical and thermal
conductivity, heat and corrosion resistance as well as high mechanical strength
combined with low weight. Due to the paradigm shift in the use of materials as a
result of the worldwide shortage of energy and raw materials, there is a growing
demand for SGL Group's high-performance materials and products from an
increasing number of industries. Carbon and graphite products are used whenever
other materials such as steel, aluminum, copper, plastics, wood etc. fail due to
their limited properties. Products from the SGL Group are used predominantly in
the steel, aluminum, automotive, chemical and glass/ceramics industries.
However, manufacturers in the semiconductor, battery, solar/wind energy,
environmental protection, aerospace and defense industries as well as in the
nuclear energy industry also figure among the Company's customers.
With 38 production sites in Europe, North America and Asia as well as a service
network covering more than 100 countries, the SGL Group is a company with a
global presence. In 2007, the Company's workforce of around 5,900 generated
sales of (euro) 1.4 billion. The Company's head office is located in
Wiesbaden/Germany.
Important note:
This press release contains statements on future developments that are based on
currently available information and that involve risks and uncertainties that
could lead to actual results deviating from these forward-looking statements.
The statements on future developments are not to be understood as guarantees.
The future developments and events are dependent on a number of factors, they
include various risks and unanticipated circumstances and are based on
assumptions that may not be correct. These risks and uncertainties include, for
example, unforeseeable changes in political, economic and business conditions,
particularly in the area of electrosteel production, the competitive situation,
interest rate and currency developments, technological developments and other
risks and unanticipated circumstances. We see other risks in price developments,
unexpected developments relating to acquired and consolidated companies and in
the ongoing cost optimization programs. SGL Group does not intend to update
these forward-looking statements.
Press Contact:
--------------
Corporate Communications / Press Office / Tino Fritsch
Tel.: +49 (0)611 60 29-105 / Fax: +49 (0)611 60 29-101
Mobile: +49 (0)170 540 2667
E-mail: tino.fritsch@sglcarbon.de / Website: www.sglcarbon.de
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Exhibit 3
SGL Group Announces Opening of the Central Technology & Innovation Center in
Meitingen
Wiesbaden/Meitingen, May 28, 2008. SGL Group - The Carbon Company - inaugurates
its new Technology & Innovation Center (T&I Center) in Meitingen today. With
this new opening, the Company's dispersive global research and development
activities are combined under one roof in SGL Group's largest site worldwide.
The new central R&D Center offers space for up to 150 scientific jobs, out of
which 15 new jobs are to be created for experts from external research
institutes within joint projects. Total investment cost amounts to over (euro)10
million.
"The new T&I Center in Meitingen underscores SGL Group's commitment to Germany
as a technology location and to Meitingen as one production site with the
broadest product portfolio. Bundling all research activities, the T&I Center
creates corporate synergies and promotes innovation. With this approach, the
Group's R&D development achieves an important contribution to fulfilling our
growth targets", said Robert J. Koehler, CEO of the SGL Group.
Development of the central research work is aligned towards the Group's
strategic positioning, showing advantage of comprehensively combining material,
process and application expertise for various businesses. This guarantees close
cooperation with the business units. In addition to further development of the
existing businesses, T&I also concentrates on identifying and implementing
innovative business ideas from idea selection up to maturation to make these
ideas prepared for a market launch, which includes pilot system testing and
creation of new technology platforms. Cooperation with scientific institutes
such as the Technical University of Munich or the University of Augsburg, and
close cooperation with industrial partners are both to be further strengthened
to achieve this. An essential focus among all these activities is to further
enhance the carbon fiber technology and related applications.
Data and facts about T&I Center:
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Start of construction: March 19, 2007
Topping out ceremony: October 5, 2007
Inauguration: May 28, 2008
Construction duration: 14 months
SGL Group - The Carbon Company
Corporate Communications, Media Relations
Rheingaustrasse 182, D-65203 Wiesbaden, Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)611 6029-100, Fax: +49 (0)611 6029-101
Email: press@sglcarbon.de, Website: www.sglcarbon.de
About SGL Group - The Carbon Company
------------------------------------
The SGL Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of carbon-based
products. 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 electrical and thermal
conductivity, heat and corrosion resistance as well as high mechanical strength
combined with low weight. Due to the paradigm shift in the use of materials as a
result of the worldwide shortage of energy and raw materials, there is a growing
demand for SGL Group's high-performance materials and products from an
increasing number of industries. Carbon and graphite products are used whenever
other materials such as steel, aluminum, copper, plastics, wood etc. fail due to
their limited properties. Products from the SGL Group are used predominantly in
the steel, aluminum, automotive, chemical and glass/ceramics industries.
However, manufacturers in the semiconductor, battery, solar/wind energy,
environmental protection, aerospace and defense industries as well as in the
nuclear energy industry also figure among the Company's customers.
With 38 production sites in Europe, North America and Asia as well as a service
network covering more than 100 countries, the SGL Group is a company with a
global presence. In 2007, the Company's workforce of around 5,900 generated
sales of (euro) 1.4 billion. The Company's head office is located in
Wiesbaden/Germany.
Important note:
This press release contains statements on future developments that are based on
currently available information and that involve risks and uncertainties that
could lead to actual results deviating from these forward-looking statements.
The statements on future developments are not to be understood as guarantees.
The future developments and events are dependent on a number of factors, they
include various risks and unanticipated circumstances and are based on
assumptions that may not be correct. These risks and uncertainties include, for
example, unforeseeable changes in political, economic and business conditions,
particularly in the area of electrosteel production, the competitive situation,
interest rate and currency developments, technological developments and other
risks and unanticipated circumstances. We see other risks in price developments,
unexpected developments relating to acquired and consolidated companies and in
the ongoing cost optimization programs. SGL Group does not intend to update
these forward-looking statements.
Press Contact:
--------------
Corporate Communications / Press Office / Tino Fritsch
Tel.: +49 (0)611 60 29-105 / Fax: +49 (0)611 60 29-101
Mobile: +49 (0)170 540 2667
E-mail: tino.fritsch@sglcarbon.de / Website: www.sglcarbon.de
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Exhibit 4
New Chief Financial Officer at SGL Carbon AG
Wiesbaden, June 2nd, 2008. The Supervisory Board of SGL Carbon AG today
appointed Jurgen Muth (51) as Chief Financial Officer as of July 1, 2008.
Sten Daugaard is leaving the Company upon his own request as of June 30, 2008 to
return to his native country Denmark to fulfill family commitments. Supervisory
Board and Board of Management regret his departure and thank him for his
successful contribution within the last years and wish him all the best.
Jurgen Muth joined end 2005 the SGL Group as Member of the Management Committee
Graphite Materials & Systems (GMS) responsible for Controlling and Business
Administration.
From 2001 to 2005 Jurgen Muth was CFO with Trevira Holding GmbH in
Hattersheim/Main.
For the preceding 5 years, he had been CFO responsible for Finance and
Accounting, Human Resources, IT as well as Purchasing and Logistics at DyStar
GmbH, Frankfurt am Main. In this role, he was also responsible for establishing
the commercial organization of the joint venture founded by Bayer AG and Hoechst
AG.
During these 10 years at DyStar and Trevira, Jurgen Muth accumulated substantial
experience in the financial and M&A market.
He is married and has two children.
About SGL Group - The Carbon Company
------------------------------------
The SGL Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of carbon-based
products. 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 electrical and thermal
conductivity, heat and corrosion resistance as well as high mechanical strength
combined with low weight. Due to the paradigm shift in the use of materials as a
result of the worldwide shortage of energy and raw materials, there is a growing
demand for SGL Group's high-performance materials and products from an
increasing number of industries. Carbon and graphite products are used whenever
other materials such as steel, aluminum, copper, plastics, wood etc. fail due to
their limited properties. Products from the SGL Group are used predominantly in
the steel, aluminum, automotive, chemical and glass/ceramics industries.
However, manufacturers in the semiconductor, battery, solar/wind energy,
environmental protection, aerospace and defense industries as well as in the
nuclear energy industry also figure among the Company's customers.
SGL Group - The Carbon Company
Corporate Communications, Media Relations
Rheingaustrasse 182, D-65203 Wiesbaden, Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)611 602 9105, fax: +49 (0)611 602 9101
Email: press@sglcarbon.de, Website: www.sglcarbon.de
With 38 production sites in Europe, North America and Asia as well as a service
network covering more than 100 countries, the SGL Group is a company with a
global presence. In 2007, the Company's workforce of around 5,900 generated
sales of (euro) 1.4 billion. The Company's head office is located in
Wiesbaden/Germany.
Important note:
This press release contains statements on future developments that are based on
currently available information and that involve risks and uncertainties that
could lead to actual results deviating from these forward-looking statements.
The statements on future developments are not to be understood as guarantees.
The future developments and events are dependent on a number of factors, they
include various risks and unanticipated circumstances and are based on
assumptions that may not be correct. These risks and uncertainties include, for
example, unforeseeable changes in political, economic and business conditions,
particularly in the area of electrosteel production, the competitive situation,
interest rate and currency developments, technological developments and other
risks and unanticipated circumstances. We see other risks in price developments,
unexpected developments relating to acquired and consolidated companies and in
the ongoing cost optimization programs. SGL Group does not intend to update
these forward-looking statements.
Press Contact:
--------------
Corporate Communications / Press Office / Tino Fritsch
Tel.: +49 (0)611 60 29-105 / Fax: +49 (0)611 60 29-101
Mobile: +49 (0)170 540 2667
E-mail: tino.fritsch@sglcarbon.de / Website: www.sglcarbon.com
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
SGL CARBON Aktiengesellschaft
Date: June 24, 2008 By: /s/ Robert J. Kohler
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Name: Robert J. Koehler
Title: Chairman of the Board of
Management
By: /s/ Sten Daugaard
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Name: Mr. Sten Daugaard
Title: Member of the Board of
Management