SGL Technic Polycarbon Division Wins Supplier of the Year

VALENCIA, Calif., Oct. 14, 2003 -- SGL Technic Polycarbon Division, an affiliate of the German based SGL Carbon Group , announced today that it has been awarded "Supplier of the Year" designation by Federal Mogul Corporation. This prestigious honor, awarded annually by Federal Mogul, is given this year to only eleven suppliers in Federal Mogul's North American supplier network, which consists of more than 3100 companies providing goods and services to Federal Mogul. 400 suppliers were eligible to be considered for the current award based on total annual purchases by Federal Mogul.

In presenting the award today, Cynthia Whitney, Federal Mogul's Manager of Purchasing from the firm's Southfield, Michigan corporate office, cited SGL Polycarbon's sustained record of outstanding performance in the areas of: product quality, delivery, customer service and cost saving recommendations. SGL Polycarbon achieved certified supplier status several years ago by manufacturing and shipping consistently high quality expanded graphite sealing materials that require no incoming receipt inspection. For years, Polycarbon has supplied aftermarket gasket material to the Skokie, Illinois facility and products for the Cadillac Northstar head gasket program at Athens, Alabama.

Accepting the award on behalf of the employees of Polycarbon, Division President Mark Kokosinski thanked Federal Mogul for this award -- and particularly the long-standing business relationship that the two organizations have developed throughout the past several decades. Kokosinski also highlighted the accomplishments of the entire Polycarbon team -- including people based at Valencia, the manufacturing facility in Arkadelphia, Arkansas and the distribution center in Troy, Michigan -- as absolutely critical to the success of the business. "Without the wholehearted commitment of each employee, we would not have been able to provide the products and services that helped Federal Mogul's business succeed," said Kokosinski. Adding to the recognition, Mr. Gernot Hochegger, Managing Director of SGL Technologies, sent a message of congratulations from SGL's Wiesbaden, Germany head office thanking Federal Mogul for the award and praising the "spirit of cooperation and dedication evident throughout the Polycarbon organization."

Polycarbon belongs to the SGL Carbon Group and is part of the SGL Technologies Business. Headquartered in Wiesbaden, Germany, SGL Carbon is the world's largest supplier of carbon and graphite products with approx. 7400 employees, and plants and offices in over 14 countries. Worldwide sales for SGL Carbon Group in 2002 totaled 1.1 billion euro.

Federal Mogul is a leading global supplier of automotive components, sub- systems, modules and systems serving the world's original equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket. Federal Mogul's worldwide network includes 47,000 employees at 130 manufacturing facilities spanning the globe. The Sealing Systems Group, headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, offers a product portfolio that is unrivaled in breadth enabling Federal Mogul to be the automotive industry's first true supplier of total sealing systems. With 30 Sealing Systems facilities in 12 countries, Federal-Mogul Sealing Systems is the preferred choice of many major automotive, heavy-duty diesel and industrial manufacturers worldwide.

For further information, please contact Mark Kokosinski of SGL Technic Polycarbon Division, +1-661-294-7221, or fax, +1-661-257-2755, mark.kokosinski@sglcarbon.com .