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SGL Carbon controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2021

    Worker injured in fire at SGL Carbon factory

    Safety incident

    An employee suffered burns in a fire in an oven at SGL Carbon's Muir of Ord site. The incident caused a temporary break in production, and the Health and Safety Executive was informed.

    Source excerpt

    • The employee was taken to hospital after he was injured at SGL Carbon's site in Muir of Ord early on Wednesday.
    • The company said the man had suffered burns mainly to his hands after a fire in an oven.
    • The incident resulted in a temporary break in production.
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  2. 1997

    Graphite-electrode cartel

    SGL Carbon was one of eight producers found to have coordinated graphite-electrode prices and sales volumes from July 1992 through June 1997. Investigations in the United States and Europe led to major fines and subsequent civil antitrust litigation. The reference material identifies an €80.2 million European fine and a $135 million United States fine for SGL Carbon.

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