UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 14, 2024

GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-13888	27-2496053
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No)

982 Keynote Circle

Brooklyn Heights, OH 44131

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(216) 676-2000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share	EAF	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 3, 2024, GrafTech International Ltd. (the “Company”) was notified by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality that the permit application filed by the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Seadrift Coke L.P. (“Seadrift”), has been approved and the related permits have been modified and issued, as applicable. Seadrift, located in Port Lavaca, Texas, manufactures petroleum needle coke, the key raw material the Company uses to produce graphite electrodes. Petroleum needle coke is also utilized in the production of synthetic graphite for use in lithium-ion batteries for the electric vehicle market. As the Company initially disclosed in August 2023, the filing of the permit application relates to a potential expansion of the production capacity of Seadrift, as the Company studies the ways in which it could participate in the anticipated growth of the electric vehicle battery market.

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 hereunto duly authorized.

		GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Date:	May 14, 2024	By:	/s/ Catherine Hedoux-Delgado
			Catherine Hedoux-Delgado
			Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer