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: January 2003
SGL CARBON Aktiengesellschaft
(Name of registrant)
RheingaustraBe 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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Exhibit Index
1. Press Release issued January 22, 2003 regarding Hitco's subsidiary wins
follow-up order from Boeing.
EXHIBIT 1
SGL Carbon's Hitco Subsidiary Wins Follow-up Order from Boeing
WIESBADEN, Germany--Jan. 22, 2003--SGL Carbon Group's Hitco Carbon
Composites, Inc., subsidiary located in Gardena/Los Angeles
(California) announced today that it has entered into agreements with
The Boeing Company to produce large composite tailcone structures for
up to 60 more C-17 Globemaster III transport aircrafts for the US
armed forces.
This is in addition to the 110 already delivered to Boeing and the
14 units remaining to be built under the first contract.
Hitco will produce around 20 units per year beginning in 2004.
"Hitco is pleased to continue its participation in the C-17
Globemaster III program," said Paul Pendorf, President of Hitco. "The
C-17 is the world's most versatile airlifter. It serves all logistics
requirements of the US armed forces and its allies."
Hitco Carbon Composites, Inc., is part of the business unit SGL
Technologies and manufactures advanced composite materials for
defense, aerospace and industrial applications. Products range from
solid rocket motor nozzle assemblies, aircraft assemblies, wet and dry
friction applications such as military aircraft and automobile racing
carbon-carbon brakes, automotive torque control assemblies and
transmissions, to materials for industrial insulation for the aluminum
and steel industries, chemical process industries and petroleum plants
among others. HITCO continues to be an innovative leader in the
advancement of carbon composite technologies.
Important Notice:
This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined
in the US Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. It
contains forward-looking statements and information relating to sales
and earnings figures, based on currently available information. Actual
future results and trends could differ materially from those set forth
in such statements due to various factors. Such factors include
unforeseeable alterations in electric steel production, the
possibility of changing economic and competitive conditions, changes
in currency rates, technological developments, unanticipated
developments relating to recently acquired businesses and Group
companies, unforeseen difficulties relating to the investigations by
the European antitrust authorities and to the now completed
investigation by the Canadian and U.S. antitrust authorities and the
civil actions related to these investigations and other risks and
uncertainties, including those detailed in the Company's filings with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. SGL Carbon does not
intend to update these forward-looking statements, and does not assume
any obligation to do so.
CONTACT: SGL Carbon
Media Relations: Stefan Wortmann, +49 611 60 29 105
Fax: +49 6 11 60 29 101, Mobile: +49 170 540 2667
stefan.wortmann@sglcarbon.de; www.sglcarbon.com
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: January 22, 2003 By: /s/ Robert J. Kohler
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Name: Robert J. Koehler
Title: Chairman of the Board of Management
By: /s/ Dr. Bruno Toniolo
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Name: Dr. Bruno Toniolo
Title: Member of the Board of Management