GrafTech International Ltd. (NYSE:EAF) (the "Company" or "GrafTech"), a leading manufacturer of high-quality graphite electrode products essential to the production of electric arc furnace steel, today announced the publication of its 2025 Sustainability Report, highlighting the Company's sustainability efforts and initiatives.

"We are pleased to share GrafTech's 2025 Sustainability Report, which details the continued momentum we have achieved across our sustainability and governance initiatives," commented Timothy Flanagan, Chief Executive Officer and President. "As a leading graphite electrode producer, we remain committed to the vital role GrafTech plays in the decarbonization of the global steel industry."

GrafTech's digital 2025 Sustainability Report is available on our website at www.graftech.com/sustainability and we welcome feedback at sustainability@graftech.com.

About GrafTech

GrafTech International Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of high-quality graphite electrode products essential to the production of electric arc furnace steel and other ferrous and non-ferrous metals. We believe the Company has a competitive portfolio of low-cost, ultra-high power graphite electrode manufacturing facilities, with some of the highest capacity facilities in the world. We are the only large-scale graphite electrode producer that is substantially vertically integrated into petroleum needle coke, our key raw material for graphite electrode manufacturing. This unique position provides us with a number of competitive advantages.

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GrafTech Announces Publication of 2025 Sustainability Report