GrafTech
| Private Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Chemicals, Materials Science |
| Founded | 1886 |
| Headquarters | Independence, Ohio, United States |
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Number of locations
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13 manufacturing facilities, 6 office locations |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Jeffrey C. Dutton (Chairman & CEO) |
| Products | Synthetic Graphite and carbon electrodes, natural graphite, other graphite materials and systems |
| Services | Graphite materials science |
| Revenue |
 US$ 1.09 billion (FY 2014)
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US$ (256 million) (FY 2014)
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| Profit |
US$ (285 million) (FY 2014)
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| Total assets |
US$ 1.83 billion (FY 2014)
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| Total equity |
US$ 1.00 billion (FY 2014)
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| Owner | Brookfield Asset Management |
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Number of employees
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2,397 |
| Divisions | Engineered Solutions Industrial Materials |
| Subsidiaries | Seadrift Coke L.P. |
| Website | www |
GrafTech International Holdings Inc., commonly referred to as GrafTech, is a manufacturer of carbon and graphite products founded in 1886 and headquartered in Independence, Ohio. The company is wholly owned by Brookfield Asset Management.
The company’s operations are divided into two lines of business: Engineered Solutions and Industrial Materials.
GrafTech has customers in over 70 countries and represent a wide range of industries and end markets, including steel manufacturing, automotive products, advanced energy and electronics.
GrafTech operates 18 facilities, including 13 principal manufacturing facilities and employs approximately 2,400 people.
GrafTech’s Industrial Materials segment is focused on the global steel market. This segment represents approximately 80 percent of the company’s sales and includes the following product lines:
The Engineered Solutions segment addresses a number of other high-growth markets, represents approximately 20 percent of corporate sales and includes four lines of business:
GrafTech’s business was founded in 1886 as the National Carbon Company, which then merged with Union Carbide in 1917, and the business that would later become GrafTech began to operate as the Carbon Products Division of Union Carbide.
In 1914, the company introduced the first 12-inch diameter graphite electrodes.
In 1956, the company received an Academy Award for the development and production of a high-efficiency yellow flame carbon for motion picture color photography.
Between 1956–1978, the company Develops high performance carbon fibers; this work is recognized in 2003 with a National Historic Chemical Landmark from the American Chemical Society.
In 1985, the company Develops advanced technology for carbon/carbon composites used in spacecraft.
Union Carbide was reorganized in 1989, with the Carbon Products Division renamed as the UCAR Carbon Company.
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