SGL Carbon is one of the world's leading manufacturers of products from carbon. The company portfolio ranges from carbon and graphite materials to carbon fibers and composites. A broad base of materials, the deployment of the relevant technologies and many years of application and engineering expertise are the basis of the company's success.
With 38 production sites across the globe (20 in Europe, 12 in North America and 6 in Asia), as well as a service network in over 100 countries, the SGL Group is a globally operating company. In the course of the company's realignment the organization structure was realigned to February 1, 2007 and streamlined from what used to be three business segments to two. Three globally aligned business units operate within these segments. The company headquarters is Wiesbaden, Germany.
The SGL share has been included in the German MDAX since 1995. In 2007, on sales revenues of €1,373.0 million, the company generated net income of €130.9 million. To the end of the 2007 fiscal year, the company employed 5,249 staff worldwide.
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