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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-19-017867
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	RW
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20190327
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190327

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000931148
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIAL APPARATUS [3620]
		IRS NUMBER:				272496053
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		RW
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-230056
		FILM NUMBER:		19709114

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		982 KEYNOTE CIRCLE
		CITY:			BROOKLYN HEIGHTS
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44131
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2166762000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		982 KEYNOTE CIRCLE
		CITY:			BROOKLYN HEIGHTS
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44131

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	UCAR INTERNATIONAL INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19941011
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">March&nbsp;27, 2019</font></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">VIA EDGAR</font></u></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Tim Buchmiller<br> Office of Electronics and Machinery<br> Division of Corporation Finance<br> Securities and Exchange Commission</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Request   to Withdraw Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (File   No.&nbsp;333-230056)</font></b></p>    </td>   </tr>  </table>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dear Mr.&nbsp;Buchmiller:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;477 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;<u>Securities Act</u>&#148;), GrafTech International Ltd. (the &#147;<u>Company</u>&#148;) hereby respectfully requests that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<u>Commission</u>&#148;) consent to the withdrawal of the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (File No.&nbsp;333-230056), together with all exhibits thereto, initially filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;4, 2019 (the &#147;<u>Registration Statement</u>&#148;), as of the date hereof or at the earliest practicable date hereafter. The Registration Statement was declared effective by the Commission on March&nbsp;6, 2019. The Company is withdrawing the Registration Statement because the selling stockholder decided not to proceed with an offering due to market conditions. No securities have been or will be sold pursuant to the Registration Statement or the prospectus contained therein.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company respectfully requests that, in accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(p)&nbsp;under the Securities Act, all fees paid to the Commission in connection with the filing of the Registration Statement be credited to the Company&#146;s account for future use.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company hereby respectfully requests that the Commission issue a written order granting the withdrawal of the Registration Statement. Please email or mail copies of the order to the undersigned at Gina.Gunning@graftech.com or 982 Keynote Circle, Brooklyn Heights, OH 44131 and to the Company&#146;s counsel, Sandra L. Flow of Cleary Gottlieb Steen&nbsp;&amp; Hamilton LLP, at sflow@cgsh.com or One Liberty Plaza, New York, NY 10006. If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact Sandra L. Flow at (212) 225-2494.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cleary   Gottlieb Steen&nbsp;&amp; Hamilton LLP</font></p>    </td>
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