Summary: GrafTech International Ltd. - S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research

Summary: GrafTech International Ltd.

Summary: GrafTech International Ltd. - S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research
Summary: GrafTech International Ltd.
Published Dec 21, 2018
11 pages (4081 words) — Published Dec 21, 2018
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We expect the company to generate about $1 billion of EBITDA in 2019 and 2020, as about two-thirds of its production will be sold at a fixed graphite electrode price of more than double its historical average of $4,500 per metric ton (mt). We also believe GrafTech will continue to benefit from the integration of its Seadrift needle coke facility in Texas. That said, we cannot exclude a supply response or more competition from graphite electrode producers over the medium term, resulting in significant contract renewal risk. A third of the company's business will continue to be sensitive to significantly volatile commodity prices. We estimate that adverse spot price movements to about $4,500 per metric ton (mt), affecting uncontracted volumes,

  
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...We expect the company to generate about $1 billion of EBITDA in 2019 and 2020, as about two-thirds of its production will be sold at a fixed graphite electrode price of more than double its historical average of $4,500 per metric ton (mt). We also believe GrafTech will continue to benefit from the integration of its Seadrift needle coke facility in Texas. That said, we cannot exclude a supply response or more competition from graphite electrode producers over the medium term, resulting in significant contract renewal risk....

  
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GTI
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GICS
Electrical Components & Equipment (20104010)
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