Rationalizations

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Rationalizations

Rationalizations

Throughout 2013, 2014 and 2015 the Company undertook rationalization plans in order to streamline its organization and lower its production costs. The majority of these initiatives were substantially complete as of September 30,2016. The rationalization liability as of September 30,2016 was $0.2 million consisting of the plan described below and severance payouts related to prior rationalization plans. In June of 2016, we further impaired assets related to our South African facility by $0.6 million to reflect a decline in market value.

2015 Advanced Graphite Materials Rationalization

On March 2, 2015, GrafTech announced plans to further optimize the production platform for its advanced graphite materials business. These actions included the closure of our Notre Dame, France facility and further reductions in force in our Columbia, Tennessee facility and other locations totaling approximately 85 people. The 2015 Advanced Graphite Materials rationalization plan will result in approximately $10 million of charges consisting of severance, inventory losses and other related costs. Approximately $8 million of these costs were to be cash outlays, the majority of which were disbursed in 2015. We incurred rationalization and related charges of $0.8 million in the period July 1 through August 14, 2015, $6.6 million in the period January 1 through August 14, 2015 and $1.3 million in the period August 15 through September 30, 2015. We incurred insignificant charges for this plan during the three and nine months ended September 30,2016. The remaining liability associated with this plan is $0.6 million as of September 30,2016.