PARMA, Ohio, Oct. 15, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GrafTech International Ltd. (NYSE:GTI - News) will report earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, on Tuesday, November 4, 2008.

GrafTech's webcast and conference call with investors and analysts will be held on the same day at 11:00 am Eastern Standard Time.

The live webcast will be available at http://www.graftech.com, in the investor relations section. The dial-in telephone numbers for the live audio are:

     Domestic - (877) 741-4245
     International - (719) 325-4750

The rebroadcast webcast will be available following the call, and for 30 days thereafter, at http://www.graftech.com, in the investor relations section.

GrafTech International Ltd. is one of the world's largest manufacturers and providers of high quality synthetic and natural graphite and carbon based products and technical and research and development services, with customers in about 80 countries engaged in the manufacture of steel, automotive products and electronics. The company manufactures graphite electrodes, products essential to the production of electric arc furnace steel. GrafTech also manufactures thermal management, fuel cell and other specialty graphite and carbon products for, and provide services to, the electronics, power generation, semiconductor, transportation, petrochemical and other metals markets. GrafTech is the leading manufacturer in all of its major product lines, with 11 state of the art manufacturing facilities strategically located on four continents. For additional information on GrafTech International, call 216-676-2000 or visit the company's website at http://www.graftech.com.

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         GrafTech International Ltd.
         Kelly Powell, Manager, Investor Relations
         (216) 676-2000