(IN BRIEF) SGL Carbon and X-energy have announced a binding agreement to double SGL Carbon’s production capacity for NBG-18, a nuclear-grade graphite material used in X-energy’s Xe-100 high-temperature gas-cooled reactor. (PRESS RELEASE) WIESBADEN, 4-Aug-2026 — /EuropaWire/ — SGL Carbon and X-energy have announced a binding agreement to double SGL Carbon’s production capacity for medium-grain isotropic graphite, known as NBG-18, a nuclear-grade graphite material used in X-energy’s Xe-100 high-temperature gas-cooled reactor. SGL Carbon also develops forward-looking and reliable solutions for the chemical industry, numerous industrial applications, and, increasingly, the defense industry. The SGL Carbon assumes no obligation and does not intend to adjust or otherwise update these forward-looking statements either. SGL Carbon SEClaudia Kellert – Head of Investor Relations,Communications and Corporate SustainabilitySoehnleinstrasse 865201 Wiesbaden/GermanyTelephone +49 611 6029-100Fax +49 611 6029-101press@sglcarbon.comwww.sglcarbon.comSOURCE: SGL Carbon