March 14 (Reuters) - SGL Group ::2017 SALES FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS UP 11.7 PERCENT AT 860.1 MILLION EUROS.2017 EBIT BEFORE BEFORE NON-RECURRING CHARGES UP 94 PERCENT AT 40.1 MILLION EUROS.SEES 2018 SALES UP AROUND 10 PERCENT, ADJUSTED FOR STRUCTURAL AND CURRENCY CHANGES UP MID‐TO‐HIGH SINGLE-DIGIT PERCENTAGE.SEES 2018 EBIT BEFORE NON‐RECURRING ITEMS AND PURCHASE PRICE ALLOCATIONS UP BY SLIGHTLY MORE THAN SALES.SEES 2018 NET RESULT FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BREAKING EVEN.TARGETS ANNUAL SALES OF AROUND 1.3 BILLION EUROS BY 2022, ROCE OF AT LEAST 11 PERCENT.TARGETS EBIT MARGIN OF AT LEAST 10 PERCENT BY 2022, NET MARGIN AROUND 6-7 PERCENT.
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Feb 13 (Reuters) - SGL CARBON SE ::RECEIVES MAJOR HCL RECOVERY PLANT ORDER IN CHINA.
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Jan 10 (Reuters) - SGL CARBON SE ::SOLD 51% STAKE IN SGL KÜMPERS GMBH & CO. KG JV TO KÜMPERS GMBH AND FRANZ-JÜRGEN KÜMPERS.THE PARTIES TO THE CONTRACT HAVE AGREED TO KEEP THE FINANCIAL DETAILS CONFIDENTIAL.
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Jan 10 (Reuters) - SGL Carbon SE ::SELLS STAKE IN SGL KUEMPERS TO JV PARTNER KUEMPERS.WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPLY CARBON FIBERS, THEREBY MAINTAINING ITS EXISTING BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH KUEMPERS.
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Nov 24 (Reuters) - SGL CARBON SE ::ACQUIRES BMW GROUP'S MINORITY INTEREST IN THE JOINT VENTURE SGL AUTOMOTIVE CARBON FIBERS (SGL ACF).TRANSACTION INCREASES SALES, EBITDA AND NET DEBT OF SGL CARBON SE IN FISCAL YEAR 2018.MID-TERM TARGETS OF SGL CARBON SE REMAIN UNCHANGED.NO IMPACT ON BMW AG'S SHAREHOLDING IN SGL CARBON SE.WILL ACQUIRE 49% STAKE FROM BMW GROUP IN STAGES BETWEEN EARLY 2018 UNTIL END 2020 AT LATEST.SGL CARBON SE - 2018 SALES IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE BY MID-DOUBLE DIGIT AND GROUP EBITDA BY LOW DOUBLE DIGIT MILLION EURO AMOUNT.
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Nov 9 (Reuters) - Sgl Group :Says now sees 2017 sales up by around 10 percent versus previous forecast for high single-digit percentage.Affirms guidance for 2017 ebitda, ebit before one-offs to rise faster than sales.Sgl says still sees 2017 net loss from continuing operations in mid-double digit million euro range due to one-offs.Sgl 9m sales from continuing operations up 14.2 percent at 642.1 million euros.Sgl 9m underlying ebitda up 43 percent at 70.1 million euros, underlying ebit at 33 million versus year-earlier 12.8 million.Sgl 9m consolidated net result 5.3 million eur versus year-earlier loss 124.1 million.
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Nov 8 (Reuters) - SGL CARBON SE ::BENTELER AND SGL GROUP AGREE TO SALE OF BENTELER SHARES IN THE JOINT VENTURE BENTELER-SGL TO SGL GROUP.ACQUIRES BENTELER’S 50-PERCENT SHARE IN THE JOINT VENTURE BENTELER-SGL.
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Sept 28 (Reuters) - SGL CARBON SE :ANTITRUST AUTHORITIES APPROVE SALE OF SGL GROUP’S GRAPHITE ELECTRODE BUSINESS TO SHOWA DENKO.PREPARATIONS ARE UNDER WAY FOR THE EARLY REDEMPTION OF THE CORPORATE BOND 2013/2021.IS CURRENTLY EXPECTING CASH PROCEEDS FROM SALE OF AT LEAST 230 MILLION EUROS.250 MILLION EUROS CORPORATE BOND WILL BE REDEEMED EARLY WITH THE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE OF THE GRAPHITE ELECTRODE BUSINESS.CONVERTIBLE BOND WITH ORIGINAL NOMINAL OF 240 MILLION EUROS AND MATURITY IN JAN 2018 TO BE PAID BACK AT MATURITY WITH PROCEEDS FROM SALE OF CFL/CE BUSINESS.
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Aug 10 (Reuters) - SGL :Q2 sales 219 million eur.Q2 net loss 3.3 million eur.Says confirms guidance as published in march 2017.Reuters poll avg for SGL Q2 sales was 213 mln eur, for adj ebit was 10.6 mln eur.
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Aug 8 (Reuters) - SGL CARBON SE ::DGAP-ADHOC: SGL CARBON SE: SGL GROUP SIGNS AGREEMENT TO SELL ITS CATHODES, FURNACE LININGS, AND CARBON ELECTRODES (CFL/CE) BUSINESS TO TRITON.ENTERPRISE VALUE OF 250 MILLION EUROS AGREED - TRANSLATING INTO CASH PROCEEDS OF MORE THAN 230 MILLION EUROS.TRANSACTION EXPECTED TO CLOSE IN Q4 OF 2017.SALE WILL RESULT IN A BOOK PROFIT OF APPROX. 130 MILLION EUROS IN CURRENT FISCAL YEAR OF SGL GROUP.AS PREVIOUSLY OUTLINED, PROCEEDS WILL BE USED TO PAY BACK DEBT.
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