Polycarbon Awarded Supplier of the Year - Again

VALENCIA, Calif., Aug. 4, 2004 -- 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 is the second consecutive year that SGL Polycarbon has earned this prestigious honor. The annual selection by Federal-Mogul is given this year to only eight suppliers in Federal-Mogul's global supplier network (six in North America and two in Europe), which consists of more than 7,000 companies providing goods and services to Federal-Mogul. 282 suppliers were eligible to be considered for the current award based on total annual purchases by Federal-Mogul. The award is based on zero defects, on-time delivery, supplier support and cost saving recommendations.

In presenting the award today, Jeffrey Cwiek, 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. 6,900 employees, and plants and offices in over 14 countries. Worldwide sales for SGL Carbon Group in 2003 totaled 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 45,000 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 / SGL Technic Polycarbon Division
   Tel.: 661-294-7221  / Fax: 661-257-2755
   e-mail: mark.kokosinski@sglcarbon.com / Internet: www.polycarbon.com