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Business News
GRAFTECH
Unaudited full year and fourth
quarter 2018 results
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rafTech International Ltd. is a leading manufactur-
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policy to be a shareholder-friendly and responsible com-
pany, we returned cash to shareholders and maintained cash to shareholders in the form of a special dividend of
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for our products remains solid and we expect to have
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Sharp increase in sales to EUR 879 million for 2018
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larly dynamic year marked by growth in all of our businesses and across all regions;
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