GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD
Bipolar plates for proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells
- Sector
- Energy
- Headquarters
- Brooklyn Heights, OH
- Founded
- 2010
- Latest Form D
- $633K, Apr 2026
- Total capital
- $821M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $821M
- 3 Form D · last Apr 2026
- 7 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $12K
- 2 awards · NASA, Energy
- Rank in Energy#211 of 998
- Granted patents
- None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$633K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$150M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$670M
- Federal contractEnergy · Agx Grade Electrode$10K
- Federal contractNASA · Graphite Crucibles$2K
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Federal first
38months
from GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD’s first federal award to its first private round.
- First federal award · Oct 2007
- NASA · $2K
- First Form D · Dec 2010
- $670M · 1st Form D
- Awards before first raise
- 2 awards
An association in public records, not a cause or a prediction.
Standing among 53 peers
Line = medianEnergy · Material
- Federal grants#2 · top 4%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Andrew J. RenacciExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Craig S ShularExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Darrell A. BlairExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- David R. JardiniDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Debra R. FineDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Denis A. TurcotteDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 32 people
- Eric V. RoegnerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Ferrell P McCleanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Harold E LaymanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Henry R. KeizerDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Hermanus L PretoriusExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Inigo K. Perez OrtizExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jean-Marc R. GermainDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jeremy J. ClemensExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- J. Peter GordonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Joel L. HawthorneExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- John D MoranExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Karen A. FinermanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Lionel D. BattyExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Mark R WidmarExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Mary B CranstonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Michael C NahlDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- M. Catherine MorrisDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Nathan R. MilikowskyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Petrus J BarnardExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Quinn J. CoburnExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Randy W CarsonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Rory F. O'DonnellExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Sachin R. ShivaramDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Steven R ShawleyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Thomas A. DanjczekDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Timothy K. FlanaganExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
No granted patents are on record.
USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.
Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026
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- TECOGEN INC.Similar federal contract value in Energy · $14K in contracts
- BERGEY WINDPOWER COMPANY, LLCSimilar federal contract value in Energy · $9K in contracts
- NANO-C, INC.Similar federal contract value in Energy · $8K in contracts
- SOLARCITY CORPSimilar federal contract value in Energy · $7K in contracts
Regulatory activity · Energy
- Air Plan Approval; Michigan; Redesignation and Maintenance Plan for the Partial St. Clair 2010 1-Hour Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) NAAQS Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Delaware; 2006 24-Hour Fine Particulate Matter Limited Maintenance Plan for the Philadelphia Nonattainment AreaEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Air Plan Approval; Oklahoma; Updates to the State Implementation Plan for New Source Review Permitting and General SIP ProvisionsEnvironmental Protection Agency
- List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, Inc., MAGNASTOR® Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment Nos. 16 and 17 and Revisions to Amendment Nos. 0 Through 16Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Epyrifenacil; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
- Fluoxapiprolin; Pesticide TolerancesEnvironmental Protection Agency
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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