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: August and September 2007
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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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. August 6, 2007 German Press Release - SGL Group Subsidiary HITCO to Produce
Composite Floor Beams for Boeing 787 "Dreamliner"
2. August 22, 2007 German Press Release - SGL Group with new Head of Corporate
Media/Public Relations
3. August 24, 2007 German Press Release - SGL Group sponsors professorship for
TU Munich
4. September 4, 2007 SGL Group acquires Dr. Schnabel GmbH & Co KG
5. September 28, 2007 German Press Release - SGL Group increases Graphite
Electrode prices
Exhibit 1
SGL Group Subsidiary HITCO to Produce Composite Floor Beams for Boeing 787
"Dreamliner"
o HITCO Signs Contract With Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Wiesbaden/Los Angeles, August 6, 2007. SGL Group - The Carbon Company -
announced today that its US-Los Angeles based subsidiary HITCO Carbon
Composites, Inc. entered into a long-term contract with Kawasaki Heavy
Industries, Ltd., to become a supplier of composite floor beams for an aircraft
fuselage section of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The composite floor beams will be
produced using HITCO's recently acquired Automated Tape Lay-up machine.
HITCO, with the support of its parent SGL Group are spearheading an aggressive
new growth strategy. Edward Carson, HITCO's Chief Operating Officer stated:
"Composites are finally being recognized for their superior properties in the
aerospace industry. HITCO's enhanced capabilities enable us to become the best
Tier II supplier in the aerospace industry." Increasing the design engineering
capabilities, and automating production lines, along with the predominance in
the hand lay-up of complex components due to lean manufacturing techniques,
places HITCO in the forefront of most modern composite technologies. The Company
is adding state-of-the-art equipment such as its new Cincinnati Machine
"Charger" Automated Tape Lay-up machine, and the new Viper 6000 Automated Fiber
Placement machine. To accommodate even more automated production equipment,
HITCO is modernizing and upgrading its ample production facilities. These new
capabilities enable the Company to make strategic agreements with the Tier I
suppliers to the major OEMs of the world as well as the military prime
contractors. "We seek long-term production `carve-out' contracts that will
continue HITCO's role as a leader in the composite manufacturing industry",
stated Edward G. Carson.
HITCO Carbon Composites, Inc. was founded in 1922 and manufactures advanced
composite materials primarily for aerospace and defense applications and is part
of the SGL Groups Business Unit Carbon Fibers and Composites (CFC). 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.
SGL Group - The Carbon Company
Corporate Communications, Media Relations
Rheingaustrasse 182, D-65203 Wiesbaden
Tel.: +49 (6 11) 60 29-100, Fax: +49 (6 11) 60 29-101
E-Mail: cpc@sglcarbon.de, Internet: www.sglcarbon.de
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.
With around 30 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 2006, the Company's workforce of 5,250 generated
sales of (euro) 1.2 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.
Your contact person:
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Corporate Communications / Press office / Stefan Wortmann
Tel.: +49 611 60 29 105/ Fax: +49 6 11 60 29 101/ Cellphone: +49 170 540 2667/
E-mail : stefan.wortmann@sglcarbon.de / Internet: www.sglcarbon.de
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Exhibit 2
SGL Group with new Head of Corporate Media/Public Relations
Wiesbaden, August 22, 2007. The SGL Group - The Carbon Company - has appointed
Tino Fritsch (33) as its new Head of Corporate Media and Public Relations,
effective October 1, 2007. In his previous positions, Fritsch spent several
years in corporate communications at the HVB Group and was also the Head of
Public Relations and Corporate Press Officer for Thiel Logistik.
After six years as Head of Corporate Media and Public Relations for the SGL
Group, Stefan Wortmann (41) will be leaving the Company to head up the corporate
communications department of Tognum AG in Friedrichshafen from September 1,
2007.
The SGL Group - The Carbon Company
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The SGL Group is a leading global manufacturer of carbon-based products. Its
comprehensive product portfolio ranges from carbon and graphite products to
carbon fibers and composites. The core areas of expertise in the SGL Group are
the Company's mastery of high-temperature technology as well as the use of its
application and engineering skills which have been honed over many years. This
makes full use of the Company's wide material basis. These carbon-based
materials combine several unique properties such as electrical and heat
conductivity, heat and corrosion resistance as well as being stable despite
their light weight. Due to the paradigm shift in the use of materials (which is
itself due to the shortage of energy and raw materials), the demand for the
high-performance materials and products from the SGL Group from more and more
industries is increasing. Carbon and graphite products are always used when
other materials such as steel, aluminum, copper, plastics, wood etc. fail due to
their limited properties. The products from the SGL Group are used predominantly
in the steel, aluminum, automotive, chemical and glass/ceramics industry.
However, semiconductor and battery manufacturers, the solar and wind energy,
environmental protection, the aerospace and defense industry as well as nuclear
energy also figure among the Company's customers.
With around 30 production sites in Europe, North America and Asia as well as a
service network in more than 100 countries, the SGL Group is a company with a
truly global presence. In 2006, the Company had a workforce of 5,250 and
achieved sales revenue of (euro)1.2 billion. The Company's headquarters are
located in Wiesbaden/Germany.
Your contact:
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Corporate Communications / Press Office / Stefan Wortmann
Tel. : +49 611 60 29 105 / Fax : +49 611 60 29 101 / Mobile : +49 170 540 2667
E-mail : stefan.wortmann@sglcarbon.de / Internet : www.sglcarbon.de
SGL Group - The Carbon Company
Corporate Communications, Media Relations
Rheingaustrasse 182, D-65203 Wiesbaden
Tel.: +49 (6 11) 60 29-100, Fax: +49 (6 11) 60 29-101
E-Mail: cpc@sglcarbon.de, Internet: www.sglcarbon.de
Exhibit 3
SGL Group sponsors professorship for TU Munich
o "SGL Group Sponsored Chair for Carbon Composites" created
Wiesbaden, August 24, 2007. The SGL Group - The Carbon Company - today arranged
with the Technical University of Munich to establish a chair for carbon fibers
and carbon fiber composites. The Chair has initially been set up for eight years
and will be funded by the SGL Group for a total of (euro)4.8 million.
Working in close cooperation with the faculty chairs for mechanical engineering,
chemistry, physics and IT, the "SGL Group Chair for Carbon Composites" will be
dedicated to the comprehensive analysis of carbon fiber-based materials and
their processing as well as construction and calculation procedures. This is
intended to generate a deeper understanding of the entire value chain from raw
material through carbon fibers and the textile product as well as material
through to the finished component.
The Technical University of Munich is an internationally recognized research
university that has earned itself an excellent reputation in the worlds of
science and business for natural and engineering sciences in particular. By
establishing this sponsored chair, the SGL Group and TU Munich are laying the
foundation for long-term, interdisciplinary cooperation in the future field of
carbon fibers and carbon fiber-reinforced composites. As a result, the Garching
research site in Munich will also benefit from a research focus on "Carbon
Composites" and a "Center for Carbon Composites" (CfCC).
The world markets for lightweight building materials based on carbon fibers are
currently developing extremely quickly. As the only European manufacturer of
only eight carbon fiber producers in the world, the SGL Group is further
expanding its global position with considerable investments. As part of the
structure of the global business of SGL Group's "Carbon Fibers & Composites"
(CFC) Business Unit, which has production facilities in Scotland and the US, a
material future area of focus lies in Germany: in-house production of the
polyacrylic nitrile raw material (precursor) for carbon fibers at the Kelheim
location near Regensburg, which is critical to success, as well as the ongoing
and planned investments in carbon fibers and composites at the
Meitingen/Augsburg location. SGL Group has also bundled its global R&D
activities at its Meitingen site. Setting up a chair at TU Munich in Bavaria is
therefore a key component of the corporate strategy of further expanding the SGL
Group's R&D activities as part of the local value chain within the Carbon Fibers
& Composites Business Unit.
SGL Group - The Carbon Company
Corporate Communications, Media Relations
Rheingaustrasse 182, D-65203 Wiesbaden
Tel.: +49 (6 11) 60 29-100, Fax: +49 (6 11) 60 29-101
E-Mail: cpc@sglcarbon.de, Internet: 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 around 30 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 2006, the Company's workforce of 5,250 generated
sales of (euro) 1.2 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 Carbon does not intend to update
these forward-looking statements.
Your contact person:
--------------------
Corporate Communications / Press office / Stefan Wortmann
Tel.: +49 611 60 29 105/ Fax: +49 6 11 60 29 101/ Cellphone: +49 170 540 2667/
E-mail : stefan.wortmann@sglcarbon.de / Internet: www.sglcarbon.de
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Exhibit 4
SGL Group acquires Dr. Schnabel GmbH & Co KG
o Leading manufacturer of fluorine plastic apparatus for corrosion protection
Wiesbaden, September 4, 2007. The SGL Group - The Carbon Company - today
acquired Dr. Schnabel GmbH & Co KG. Headquartered in Limburg/Lahn, this company
is one of the world's leading manufacturers of fluorine plastic apparatus for
corrosion protection. Both companies have agreed to treat the purchase price as
confidential. The transaction is still subject to approval by the antitrust
authorities.
The approximately 80 employees of the family-owned company, which can boast of a
history stretching back many decades and innovative expertise, produce
pipelines, tubes, compensators, containers, columns (devices for heat and
material transmission) and heat exchangers lined with fluorine plastic (PTFE =
polytetrafluoroethylene). The highly non-corroding products are used in machines
in the electronic, pharmaceutical, chemical and in the petrochemical industry.
Integration of the Dr. Schnabel activities into the global sales network of the
SGL Group Business Line Process Technology (PT) will now give customers
throughout the world access to complementary corrosion protection products in
the premium segment of fluorine plastics. The SGL Group is thus substantially
expanding its existing activities in this area, and can thus continue the strong
growth of the PT Business Line witnessed in recent years as planned.
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
Tel.: +49 (6 11) 60 29-100, Fax: +49 (6 11) 60 29-101
E-Mail: cpc@sglcarbon.de, Internet: www.sglcarbon.de
With around 30 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 2006, the Company's workforce of 5,250 generated
sales of (euro) 1.2 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.
Your contact person:
--------------------
Corporate Communications / Press office / Christine Finger
Tel.: +49 611 60 29 104 / Fax: +49 6 11 60 29 101 / Cellphone: +49 160 713 7813
E-mail : christine.finger@sglcarbon.de / Internet: www.sglcarbon.de
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Exhibit 5
SGL Group increases Graphite Electrode prices
Wiesbaden, September 28, 2007. SGL Group - The Carbon Company - announces today
the following new prices for its Graphite Electrodes effective immediately for
all new business:
Europe:
o Regular-size Graphite Electrodes: 4650 (euro)/MT
o Extra-size Graphite Electrodes: 4910 (euro)/MT
Americas, Asia (excluding China*), Near Middle East and Africa:
o For regular-size Graphite Electrodes: 2,85 US-$/lb (6280 US-$/mt)
o For extra-size Graphite Electrodes: 3,00 US-$/lb (6610 US-$/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 31, 2008.
This price increase is due to recent major cost increases for key raw materials
and energy.
* Pricing in China is the sole responsibility of the joint venture between SGL
Group and Tokai in Shanghai (STS).
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.
SGL Group - The Carbon Company
Corporate Communications, Media Relations
Rheingaustrasse 182, D-65203 Wiesbaden
Tel.: +49 (6 11) 60 29-100, Fax: +49 (6 11) 60 29-101
E-Mail: cpc@sglcarbon.de, Internet: www.sglcarbon.de
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 around 30 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 2006, the Company's workforce of 5,250 generated
sales of (euro) 1.2 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 Carbon does not intend to update
these forward-looking statements.
Your contact person:
--------------------
Corporate Communications / Press office / Christine Finger
Tel.: +49 611 60 29 104 / Fax: +49 6 11 60 29 101
E-mail : christine.finger@sglcarbon.de Internet: www.sglcarbon.de
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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: September 28, 2007 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