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BHP NEW ZEALAND LTD.; New BHP Steel PTY Ltd.; BHP Steel (JLA) PTY Ltd.; Broken Hill Proprietary Company, Ltd., Appellants, v. UCAR INTERNATIONAL, INC.; Ucar Carbon Company, Inc.; SGL Carbon A.G.; Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd.; Tokai Carbon U.S.A. Inc.; The Carbide/Graphite Group, Inc.; Nippon Carbon Co., Ltd.; SEC Corporation (D.C. Civil No. 99-Cv-04772) (Amended in Accordance With Clerk’s Order Dated 2/21/02), in Re: Graphite Electrodes Antitrust Litigation (MDL No. 1244), Ferromin International Trade Corporation; Ekinciler Dis Ticaret A.S.; Ekinciler Demir Celik Sanayi A.S.; Asil Celik Sanayi VE Ticaret, A.S.; Diler Demir Celik Endustrisi VE Ticaret A.S.; Yazici Demir Celik Sanayi VE Ticaret A.S.; Colakoglu Metalurji A.S.; Siam Yamato Steel Company, Limited; Siam Construction Steel Company, Limited; Siam Iron and Steel Company, Limited; Smorgon Steel Group, Ltd.; Shanghai Pudong Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Ltd.; Shanghai No. 5 Steel (Group) Co., Ltd.; FU Shun Steel Plant Import & Export Company; International Economic & Trading Co. (Wugang Group); China Metallurgical Import & Export Magang Co.; Lai WU Iron & Steel Company; Daye Steel Group Import & Export Co.; Zhangjiagang Novel Steel Co. Ltd.; Jiangsu Shagang Group Co., Ltd.; Zhangjiagang Sheen Faith Steel Co., Ltd.; Guangzhou Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.; Guangzhou Iron & Steel Holding Ltd. Corp.; Izmir Demir Celik Sanayi A.S.; Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane VE Ulasim Sanayi A.S., v. UCAR International, Inc.; Ucar Carbon Company, Inc.; SGL Carbon A.G.; Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd.; Tokai Carbon U.S.A., Inc.; The Carbide/Graphite Group, Inc.; Nippon Carbon Co., Ltd.; SEC Corporation (D.C. Civil No. 99-Cv-00693), Ferromin International Trade Corporation, Ekinciler Dis Ticaret AS, Ekinciler Demir Celik Sanayi AS, Asil Celik Sanayi VE Ticaret, AS, Diler Demir Celik Endustrisi BE Ticaret AS, Yazici Demir Celik Sanayi VE Ticaret AS, Colakoglu Metalurji AS, Siam Yamato Steel Company, Limited, Siam Construction Steel Company, Limited, Siam Iron and Steel Company, Limited, Smorgon Steel Group, Ltd, Shanghai Pudong Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Ltd., Shanghai No. 5 Steel (Group) Co., Ltd., FU Shun Steel Plant Import & Export Company, International Economic & Trading Co. (Wugang Group), China Metallurgical Import & Export Magang Co., Lai Wu Iron & Steel Company, Daye Steel Group Import & Export Co., Zhangjiagang Novel Steel Co. Ltd, Zhangjiagang Sheen Faith Steel Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., Guangzhou Iron & Steel Holding Ltd. Corp., Izmir Demir Celik Sanayi AS, and Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane VE Ulasim Sanayi AS, Appellants (Amended in Accordance With Clerk’s Order Dated 2/21/02), in Re: Graphite Electrodes Antitrust Litigation (MDL No. 1244), Ferromin International Trade Corporation; Ekinciler Dis Ticaret A.S.; Ekinciler Demir Celik Sanayi A.S.; Asil Celik Sanayi VE Ticaret, A.S.; Diler Demir Celik Endustrisi VE Ticaret A.S.; Yazici Demir Celik Sanayi VE Ticaret A.S.; Colakoglu Metalurji A.S.; Siam Yamato Steel Company, Limited; Siam Construction Steel Company, Limited; Siam Iron and Steel Company, Limited; Smorgon Steel Group, Ltd.; Shanghai Pudong Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Ltd.; Shanghai No. 5 Steel (Group) Co., Ltd.; FU Shun Steel Plant Import & Export Company; International Economic & Trading Co. (Wugang Group); China Metallurgical Import & Export Magang Co.; Lai WU Iron & Steel Company; Daye Steel Group Import & Export Co.; Zhangjiagang Novel Steel Co. Ltd.; Jiangsu Shagang Group Co., Ltd.; Zhangjiagang Sheen Faith Steel Co., Ltd.; Guangzhou Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.; Guangzhou Iron & Steel Holding Ltd. Corp.; Izmir Demir Celik Sanayi A.S.; Icdas Celik Enerji Tersane VE Ulasim Sanayi A.S., v. UCAR International, Inc.; Ucar Carbon Company, Inc.; SGL Carbon A.G.; Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd.; Tokai Carbon U.S.A., Inc.; The Carbide/Graphite Group, Inc.; Nippon Carbon Co., Ltd.; SEC Corporation (D.C. Civil No. 99-Cv-00693), UCAR International, Inc., Ucar Carbon Co., Inc., the Carbide/Graphite Group, Inc., Nippon Carbon Co., Ltd., SEC Corporation, SGL Carbon AG, Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. and Tokai Carbon U.S.A., Inc., Appellants (Amended in Accordance With Clerk’s Order Dated 2/21/02)