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 month of: June 2007
SGL CARBON Aktiengesellschaft
(Name of registrant)
Rheingaustrasse 182
65203 Wiesbaden
Germany
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
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Exhibit Index
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1. June 30, 2007 German Press Release - SGL Group is the main sponsor of
the German cycling team, "SGL Team Beijing" at the 2008 Beijing
Olympic Games
Exhibit 1
SGL Group is the main sponsor of the German cycling team, "SGL Team Beijing" at
the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
o Focus on team philosophy: support for a team sport
Wiesbaden, June 30, 2007. The SGL Group - The Carbon Company - will be the main
sponsor of the German cycling team at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Today the
Company explained the reasons for this sponsorship of the sport at the official
presentation of the German cycling team, "SGL Team Beijing" of the Bund
Deutscher Radfahrer e.V. (BDR) [German Cycling Association] in Wiesbaden:
1. In recent years, the SGL Group has achieved a solid and very successful
turnaround. The Company knows what it takes to achieve this: clear and
strictly followed processes. The result is a realignment based on
profitable growth, particularly in the area of Advanced Materials with
innovative products and solutions for customer markets, e.g. in the wind
energy, solar, LED, and lithium ion battery/accumulator industries.
To achieve a turnaround, one needs to get a chance. Customers and
shareholders gave the SGL Group this chance and the Company used its own
strengths to take it. The Company wants to be a partner to the BDR as it
believes in the processes and the consistency which will be necessary for a
turnaround in cycling. As the main sponsor, however, the SGL Group will
provide the association and its millions of sportsmen, particularly the
sportspeople who make up the Olympic team, the chance for a turnaround. The
aim is to put Olympic success within the reach of the German cycling team.
2. One main reason for the Company sponsoring this sport is the relationship
between its product portfolio and cycling. The SGL Group is the only
European manufacturer among eight worldwide carbon fiber manufacturers that
produces materials for sports applications such as open sea racing yachts,
golf clubs, kayaks, surfboards etc. High-performance racing cycles are now
made almost exclusively from carbon fiber composites. Although these are
extremely light, they are less prone to breakage and have a higher tensile
strength than steel.
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
3. Another reason for sponsoring the team is the geographical focus of the SGL
Group's growth strategy in Asia, particularly China. The Company is
supporting a German sports team for the Olympic Games in a country where
the SGL Group has several production sites.
4. For the SGL Group as the leading worldwide manufacturer of carbon products
with the broadest base of core expertise, portfolio and global presence,
the focus is always on the sum of all employee performances. Team
performance is more important than individual performance both for a
company and for the "SGL Team Beijing". For this reason, the SGL Group is
supporting a team sport based on the Olympic philosophy.
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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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: July 6, 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