Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  BCP GP Ltd
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/18/2018
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GRAFTECH INTERNATIONAL LTD [EAF]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC., BROOKFIELD PLACE, 181 BAY STREET, SUITE
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
See Remarks
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

TORONTO, A6 M5J2T3
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 302,225,923
I
See Explanation of Reponses (1) (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
BCP GP Ltd
C/O BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
BROOKFIELD PLACE, 181 BAY STREET, SUITE
TORONTO, A6 M5J2T3
  X   X   See Remarks
Brookfield Capital Partners Ltd.
CC/O BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC.
BROOKFIELD PLACE, 181 BAY STREET, SUITE
TORONTO, A6 M5J2T3
  X   X    
BCP IV GrafTech Holdings L.P.
C/O BROOKFIELD CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD.
181 BAY STREET, SUITE 300
TORONTO, A6 M5J 2T3
  X   X    

Signatures

By: BCP GP LIMITED Name: AJ Silber Title: Vice President 04/18/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

By: BROOKFIELD CAPITAL PARTNERS LTD. Name: AJ Silber Title: Officer 04/18/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

By: BPE IV (Non-Cdn) GP LP, its general partner, By: Brookfield Capital Partners Ltd., its general partner, /s/ AJ Silber, Officer 04/18/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Common Stock held directly by BCP IV GrafTech Holdings LP ("BCP IV"), a Delaware limited partnership.
(2) Each of the Reporting Persons, as an indirect parent of BCP IV, may be deemed to have an indirect pecuniary interest in an indeterminate portion of the shares of Common Stock that are directly beneficially owned by BCP IV. In accordance with Instruction 5(b)(iv), the entire amount of the Common Stock held by BCP IV is reported herein. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares of Common Stock that is beneficially owned by BCP IV, except to the extent of any indirect pecuniary interest therein.
 
Remarks:
Ron A. Bloom and Denis A. Turcotte, Managing Partners of Brookfield Asset Management Inc., a corporation formed under the laws of the Province of Ontario (''BAM''), and Jeffrey C. Dutton, a Senior Vice President of BAM, serve on the board of directors of the Issuer as representatives of BCP IV and certain of its affiliates, including the Reporting Persons. Each of Messrs. Bloom, Turcotte and Dutton disclaim beneficial ownership of all the securities that are or may be beneficially owned by BCP IV or any of its affiliates. Each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed a ''director by deputization'' by virtue of BCP IV' s contractual right to appoint directors to the board of directors of the Issuer.

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