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    <periodOfReport>2021-06-22</periodOfReport>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000931148</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>EAF</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001685160</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>BCP GP Ltd</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>181 BAY ST, STE. 300</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>TORONTO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>A6</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>M5J2T3</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>ONTARIO, CANADA</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
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            <isDirector>true</isDirector>
            <isTenPercentOwner>true</isTenPercentOwner>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001001085</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>BROOKFIELD PLACE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>181 BAY STREET, SUITE 300 PO BOX 762</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>TORONTO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>A6</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>M5J2T3</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>ONTARIO, CANADA</rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>true</isDirector>
            <isTenPercentOwner>true</isTenPercentOwner>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001685158</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Brookfield Capital Partners Ltd.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>181 BAY ST, STE. 300</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>TORONTO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>A6</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>M5J2T3</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>ONTARIO, CANADA</rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>true</isDirector>
            <isTenPercentOwner>true</isTenPercentOwner>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001738295</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>BPE IV (Non-Cdn)</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>181 BAY ST, STE. 300</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>TORONTO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>A6</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>M5J2T3</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>ONTARIO, CANADA</rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>true</isDirector>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001642338</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>BCP IV GrafTech Holdings L.P.</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>181 BAY ST, STE. 300</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>TORONTO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>A6</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>M5J 2T3</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>ONTARIO, CANADA</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>true</isDirector>
            <isTenPercentOwner>true</isTenPercentOwner>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001654795</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Brookfield Business Partners L.P.</rptOwnerName>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>73 FRONT STREET, 5TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>HAMILTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>D0</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>HM 12</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>BERMUDA</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>true</isDirector>
            <isTenPercentOwner>true</isTenPercentOwner>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001685157</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Brookfield Private Equity Group Holdings LP</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>BROOKFIELD PLACE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>181 BAY STREET, SUITE 300</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>TORONTO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>A6</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>M5J2T3</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>ONTARIO, CANADA</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>true</isDirector>
            <isTenPercentOwner>true</isTenPercentOwner>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001685113</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Brookfield Private Equity Inc.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>BROOKFIELD PLACE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>181 BAY STREET, SUITE 300</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>TORONTO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>A6</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>M5J2T3</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>ONTARIO, CANADA</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>true</isDirector>
            <isTenPercentOwner>true</isTenPercentOwner>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001703248</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Brookfield Private Equity Holdings LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>BROOKFIELD PLACE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>200 VESEY STREET</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10281-1023</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>true</isDirector>
            <isTenPercentOwner>true</isTenPercentOwner>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001768973</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Brookfield US Inc.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>BROOKFIELD PLACE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>200 VESEY STREET</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10281-1023</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>true</isDirector>
            <isTenPercentOwner>true</isTenPercentOwner>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2021-06-22</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>J</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>967992</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>63974578</value>
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                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Explanation of Responses</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F5"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F6"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F7"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F8"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F9"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">On June 22, 2021, BCP IV GrafTech Holdings L.P. (&quot;BCP IV&quot;) distributed 1,114,317 shares of Common Stock (the &quot;Distributed Shares&quot;) to GrafTech Co-Invest L.P. and BCP IV GrafTech LP, its limited partners. On the same date, GrafTech Co-Invest L.P. distributed the 379,958 shares of Common Stock it received from BCP IV to one of its limited partners. On the same date, BCP IV GrafTech LP distributed 146,325 shares of Common Stock it received from BCP IV to BPE IV (Non-Cdn) GP LP, its general partner, and 588,034 shares of Common Stock it received from BCP IV to Brookfield Capital Partners IV L.P. and Brookfield Capital Partners IV (CR) L.P., its limited partners.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">On the same date, Brookfield Capital Partners IV L.P. distributed the 203,666 shares of Common Stock it received from BCP IV GrafTech LP to those of its limited partners which elected to receive an in-kind partnership distribution. On the same date, Brookfield Capital Partners IV (CR) L.P. distributed the 384,368 shares of Common Stock it received from BCP IV GrafTech LP to those of its limited partners which elected to receive an in-kind partnership distribution.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Of the Distributed Shares, 967,992 shares of Common Stock were distributed to third party limited partners in which Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (&quot;BAM&quot;) does not have a pecuniary interest.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Following the Distribution Transactions, consists of (i) 63,827,726 shares of Common Stock held directly by BCP IV; (ii) 146,325 shares of Common Stock held directly by BPE IV (Non-Cdn) GP LP, for itself and as nominee for BCP IV (US Plan) LP, BCP IV (UK Plan) LP, BCP IV (Cdn Plan) LP and BCP IV Bermuda Investor LP; and (iii) 527 shares of Common Stock held directly by BCP IV Bermuda Investor LP.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">BAM, by virtue of its relationships with these entities, may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of all of these shares.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">BPE IV (Non-Cdn) GP LP, Brookfield Capital Partners Ltd., BCP GP Limited, Brookfield Private Equity Group Holdings LP, Brookfield Private Equity Inc. and BAM., by virtue of their relationships with BCP IV, may be deemed to share beneficial ownership in the shares held directly by BCP IV. Brookfield Capital Partners Ltd., BCP GP Limited, Brookfield Private Equity Group Holdings LP, Brookfield Private Equity Inc. and BAM, by virtue of their relationships with BPE IV (Non-Cdn) GP LP, BCP IV (UK Plan) LP, BCP IV (Cdn Plan) LP and BCP IV Bermuda Investor LP, may be deemed to share beneficial ownership in the shares held directly by BPE IV (Non-Cdn) GP LP for itself and as nominee for BCP IV (UK Plan) LP, BCP IV (Cdn Plan) LP and BCP IV Bermuda Investor LP.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">Brookfield Private Equity Holdings LLC, Brookfield US Inc. and BAM, by virtue of their relationships with BCP IV (US Plan) LP, may be deemed to share beneficial ownership in the shares held directly by BPE IV (Non-Cdn) GP LP as nominee for BCP IV (US Plan) LP.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">Brookfield Capital Partners Ltd., BCP GP Limited, Brookfield Private Equity Group Holdings LP, Brookfield Private Equity Inc. and BAM, by virtue of their relationships with BCP IV Bermuda Investor LP, may be deemed to share beneficial ownership in the shares held directly by BCP IV Bermuda Investor LP.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is a beneficial owner of such securities for the purpose of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, or for any other purpose.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>This Form 4 is being filed in three parts due to the number of Reporting Persons. All three Filings relate to the Distribution Transactions described above in Table I. Part 1 of 3.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ AJ Silber, as Director of BCP GP Limited</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-07-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Jessica Diab, as Officer of BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-07-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ AJ Silber, as Officer of Brookfield Capital Partners Ltd.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-07-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ AJ Silber, as Officer of Brookfield Capital Partners Ltd., general partner of BPE IV (Non-Cdn) GP LP</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-07-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ AJ Silber, as Officer of Brookfield Capital Partners Ltd., general partner of BPE IV (Non-Cdn) GP LP, general partner of BCP IV GrafTech Holdings LP</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-07-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ James Bodi, as Officer of Brookfield Business Partners Limited, general partner of Brookfield Business Partners L.P.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-07-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ AJ Silber, as Director of Brookfield Private Equity Inc., the general partner of Brookfield Private Equity Group Holdings LP</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-07-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ AJ Silber, as Director of Brookfield Private Equity Inc.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-07-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Kristen Haase, as Officer of Brookfield Private Equity Holdings LLC</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-07-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Katayoon Sarpash, as Officer of Brookfield US Inc.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2021-07-29</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
