CERTIFICATION

I, Robert Koehler, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of SGL Carbon AG;

2.  Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of
a material  fact  or  omit  to  state  a  material  fact  necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were
made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.  Based  on  my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements, and other  financial
information included in this report, fairly present  in  all  material respects
the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as
of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.  The  company's  other  certifying  officer(s)  and  I  are responsible  for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures  (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial
reporting  (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f))  for  the
company and have:

a. Designed  such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
   controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that
   material information  relating  to  the  company, including its consolidated
   subsidiaries,  is  made  known  to  us  by  others  within  those  entities,
   particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Designed  such internal control over financial  reporting,  or  caused  such
   internal  control   over  financial  reporting  to  be  designed  under  our
   supervision, to provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding the reliability of
   financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
   purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c. Evaluated  the  effectiveness  of  the  company's  disclosure  controls  and
   procedures  and  presented  in  this  report  our  conclusions   about   the
   effectiveness  of  the  disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of
   the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in this report  any  change in the company's internal control over
   financial reporting that occurred  during  the  period covered by the annual
   report that has materially affected, or is reasonably  likely  to materially
   affect, the company's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The company's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our
most  recent  evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,  to  the
company's auditors  and the audit committee of the company's board of directors
(or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies  and  material  weaknesses  in  the  design  or
   operation  of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably
   likely  to adversely  affect  the  company's  ability  to  record,  process,
   summarize and report financial information; and
b. Any fraud,  whether  or  not  material,  that  involves  management or other
   employees who have a significant role in the company's internal control over
   financial reporting.

Date: April 6, 2004
                                                            /s/ Robert Koehler
                                                                Robert Koehler
                                                       Chief Executive Officer
                                           Chairman of the Executive Committee



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                                 CERTIFICATION

I, Dr. Bruno Toniolo, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F of SGL Carbon AG;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue  statement of
a  material  fact  or  omit  to  state  a  material  fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were
made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.  Based  on  my  knowledge,  the  financial statements, and  other  financial
information included in this report,  fairly  present  in all material respects
the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as
of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.  The  company's  other  certifying  officer(s)  and  I  are responsible  for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures  (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial
reporting  (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f))  for  the
company and have:

a. Designed  such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
   controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that
   material information  relating  to  the  company, including its consolidated
   subsidiaries,  is  made  known  to  us  by  others  within  those  entities,
   particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b. Designed  such internal control over financial  reporting,  or  caused  such
   internal  control   over  financial  reporting  to  be  designed  under  our
   supervision, to provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding the reliability of
   financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
   purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c. Evaluated  the  effectiveness  of  the  company's  disclosure  controls  and
   procedures  and  presented  in  this  report  our  conclusions   about   the
   effectiveness  of  the  disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of
   the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d. Disclosed in this report  any  change in the company's internal control over
   financial reporting that occurred  during  the  period covered by the annual
   report that has materially affected, or is reasonably  likely  to materially
   affect, the company's internal control over financial reporting.

5. The company's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our
most  recent  evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,  to  the
company's auditors  and the audit committee of the company's board of directors
(or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a. All significant deficiencies  and  material  weaknesses  in  the  design  or
   operation  of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably
   likely  to adversely  affect  the  company's  ability  to  record,  process,
   summarize and report financial information; and

b. Any fraud,  whether  or  not  material,  that  involves  management or other
   employees who have a significant role in the company's internal control over
   financial reporting.

Date: April 6, 2004
                                                      by: /s/ Dr. Bruno Toniolo
                                                              Dr. Bruno Toniolo
                                                        Chief Financial Officer
                                              Member of the Executive Committee