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GrafTech International Ltd. · Parma, OH United States ·(NYSE: GTI)

Company Description

12900 Snow Rd.
Parma, OH
44130
United States (Map)
Phone: 216-676-2000
Fax: 216-676-2526
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    If GrafTech International were a bard, it could wax poetic in an ode to the electrode. The company is a leading maker in the US of graphite electrodes, which are essential to the production of electric arc furnaces. GrafTech also manufactures advanced carbon materials, flexible graphite products, flow field plates, gas diffusion layers, and carbon electrodes and refractories for the aeronautics, defense, construction, fire protection, transportation, marine, and energy industries. Customers include Arcelor Mittal, BaoSteel, ThyssenKrupp Steel, Samsung (electronics), Elkem Solar, and Griffin Wheel (transportation). The US represents around one-quarter of sales. To read the full description, subscribe now.
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    Key GrafTech International Ltd. Financials

    Company TypePublic - NYSE: GTI

    Headquarters
    Fiscal Year-EndDecember
    2008 Sales (mil.)$1,190.2
    2008 Employees2,511

    GrafTech International Ltd. Executives

    15 executives listed for GrafTech International Ltd.'s Parma, OH location.
    TitleName & BioContact
    Chairman, President, and CEOCraig ShularNetwork
    VP and CFOMark WidmarNetwork
    VP; President, Engineered SolutionsHermanus PretoriusNetwork

    Competition

    Competitive Landscape for GrafTech International Ltd.
    Because plastic products are widely used in industry and as consumer products, demand depends on the health of the US economy. The profitability of individual companies depends on product mix and production efficiency. Large companies have economies of scale in buying raw materials and in manufacturing commodity products such as bottles and plastic film. Small companies can compete effectively by specializing. The industry is labor-intensive: annual revenue per worker is about $220,000. To read the full description, subscribe now.
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