SGL Inked Agreement with ICCCAS    

On June 10th, SGL Group signed a scholarship and assistantship agreement with the Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICC CAS) in Taiyuan, Shanxi province.
    As agreed, SGL Group will provide scholarship and assistantship to ICCCAS with an annual amount of RMB100 000 to encourage six excellent graduate students of Master or Doctor Degree with carbon material related major and to support three relative research projects of ICCCAS.
    ICCCAS is one of the high-tech research and development institutions affiliated to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), focusing on R & D of carbon materials. It has been playing an important role in the studies and application development of high performance carbon materials, carbon fiber and its composites, porous functional carbon materials and nano-carbon materials.
    The SGL Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of carbon-based products. It has a comprehensive portfolio ranging from carbon and graphite products to carbon fibers and composites.
    Both parties hope that with the establishment of this scholarship and assistantship, they can make full use of the cooperation, support the cultivation of professional talents, and hence advance the innovation of carbon materials.