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GrafTech International Holdings Inc., commonly referred to as GrafTech, is an American multinational subsidiary company headquartered in Independence, Ohio. GrafTech has been manufacturing carbon and graphite products for over 125 years. GrafTech was listed on the New York Stock Exchange as GrafTech International Ltd. from 1995 to 2015, and is currently a wholly owned subsidiary of the Canadian firm Brookfield Asset Management. The company’s operations are divided into two lines of business: Engineered Solutions and Industrial Materials. GrafTech's customers are located in over 65 countries and represent a wide range of industries and end markets, including steel manufacturing, automotive products, advanced energy and electronics. GrafTech operates 18 facilities, including 13 principal manufacturing facilities〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.graftech.com/CORPORATE-INFO/125/Fun-facts.aspx )〕 and employs approximately 2,400 people. ==Company history== GrafTech’s business was founded in 1886 as the National Carbon Company, which then merged with Union Carbide in 1917, and the business that would later become GrafTech began to operate as the Carbon Products Division of Union Carbide. Union Carbide was reorganized in 1989, with the Carbon Products Division renamed as the UCAR Carbon Company.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.unioncarbide.com/history/ )〕 In late 2010, GrafTech acquired two companies: Seadrift Coke LP, a manufacturer of needle coke, which is an essential component in the production of graphite electrodes; and C/G Electrodes LLC, which manufactures graphite electrodes. In February 2011, the company acquired Micron Research Corporation, a manufacturer of superfine-grained graphite. In October 2011, GrafTech acquired advanced carbon composite manufacturer Fiber Materials Inc. (FMI). In August 2015, GrafTech was purchased by Brookfield Asset Management.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20150817/NEWS/150819822/brookfield-asset-management-affiliate-completes-acquisition-of )〕 () 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「GrafTech」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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