SGL Carbon - Products/applications and Markets

Products/applications and Markets

The Graphite Materials & Systems business unit operates primarily in the areas of process technology, graphite specialties and expanded graphite. The main customer industries of the varied products and applications are process equipment, the automotive and the chemical industry, electronics, energy, the semiconductor industry, industrial furnace construction and mechanical engineering, medical technology and pharmacy as well as nuclear technology and environmental protection.

The Carbon Fibers & Composites product portfolio covers carbon fibers, braking and clutch components as well as composite materials and components. The focus of the business unit is the development and market launch of innovative materials, products and solutions for rapidly expanding markets. Currently there is a high demand, particularly for composite materials, which feature low weight on the one hand and can withstand high loads on the other. In addition, they are corrosion-resistant and only expand slightly when exposed to heat. For this reason, there is an increasing demand in the aerospace and aeronautic industry, in mechanical engineering and process equipment, medical technology as well as in the sports industry and energy generation (wind turbines).

The Performance Products business unit primarily produces high-quality graphite electrodes which are used as a source of energy in steel production in electric arc furnaces. In addition, carbon electrodes are manufactured which are used in melting processes for other metallurgic applications (e.g. silicon metal, phosphorus). This product portfolio is rounded off with cathodes, primarily required for use in aluminum production and furnace linings for pig iron production.