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form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EAF"
cik: "0000931148"
company_name: "GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD"
filed_at: "2024-05-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-02T01:41:53.374857+00:00"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# GrafTech receives permit approval for Seadrift needle coke expansion in Texas

## Summary
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality approved permit for Seadrift Coke L.P. on May 3, 2024.
- Permit relates to potential expansion of needle coke production capacity at Port Lavaca, TX facility.
- Needle coke is key raw material for graphite electrodes and synthetic graphite for EV lithium-ion batteries.
- Expansion study aims to participate in anticipated growth of electric vehicle battery market.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000931148-24-000089
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EAF
- cik: 0000931148
- company_name: GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD
- filed_at: 2024-05-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: regulatory
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: medium
- sec_items: 7.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/931148/000093114824000089/0000931148-24-000089-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/931148/000093114824000089/gti-20240514.htm

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