Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2022
EPA fines SGL Carbon over hydrogen cyanide leak reporting
Fine or penalty
The EPA fined SGL Carbon about $139,000 for improperly reporting three hydrogen cyanide gas leaks at its Moses Lake facility beginning in late 2017. SGL admitted no wrongdoing in the consent decree. The company said it was working to remove a faulty actuator and stated that there was no health risk.
Company response
Remediation — SGL Carbon
the company is aware of a problem with an actuator on one of its production lines, and is working to remove the troubled device.
Source excerpt
While SGL admitted no wrongdoing in the consent decree
The Environmental Protection Agency has fined SGL Carbon about $139,000 for improperly reporting three hydrogen cyanide gas leaks beginning late 2017 at the company's Moses Lake facility.
2021
Worker injured in fire at SGL Carbon factory
Safety incident
An employee suffered burns in a fire in an oven at SGL Carbon's Muir of Ord site. The incident caused a temporary break in production, and the Health and Safety Executive was informed.
Source excerpt
The employee was taken to hospital after he was injured at SGL Carbon's site in Muir of Ord early on Wednesday.
The company said the man had suffered burns mainly to his hands after a fire in an oven.
The incident resulted in a temporary break in production.
1997
Graphite-electrode cartel
SGL Carbon was one of eight producers found to have coordinated graphite-electrode prices and sales volumes from July 1992 through June 1997. Investigations in the United States and Europe led to major fines and subsequent civil antitrust litigation. The reference material identifies an €80.2 million European fine and a $135 million United States fine for SGL Carbon.