SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 30, 1998




                        THE CARBIDE/GRAPHITE GROUP, INC.

        Delaware                    0-20490                     25-1575609
(State of Incorporation)    (Commission File Number)          (IRS Employer
                                                           Identification Code)


                         One Gateway Center, 19th Floor
                                 Pittsburgh, PA
                                      15222
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (412) 562-3700







Item 1 through Item 4:  Not applicable.

Item 5 -- Other Events:


Current Developments Update
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     On March 30, 1998,  the Company  announced the following  information  with
respect to an expansion project at its affiliate, Seadrift Coke, L.P.:

     Pittsburgh,  PA - March 30, 1998 - The Carbide/Graphite Group, Inc. (NASDAQ
NNM: CGGI) today reported that  construction of the Seadrift,  Texas needle coke
expansion  project is complete but the start-up has taken longer than  expected.
The negative  impact on net income  resulting from the delay in the third fiscal
quarter ending April 30, 1998 is currently  estimated to be  approximately  $2.5
million to $3.5 million.  The construction of the Seadrift needle coke expansion
project was  completed  under a very  aggressive  time  schedule.  The expansion
equipment is fully functional and the final operating parameters are expected to
be completed over the next several weeks.

     The  Carbide/Graphite  Group, Inc. is a leading  manufacturer of industrial
graphite and calcium  carbide  products  with  manufacturing  facilities  in St.
Marys,  Pennsylvania;  Niagara  Falls,  New York;  Louisville  and Calvert City,
Kentucky; and Seadrift, Texas.

     Note: This release may contain forward looking statements as defined in the
Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform Act of 1995. Actual future results could
differ  materially  from  those  set  forth in such  statements  due to  various
factors.  Such factors include the possibility  that increased  demand or prices
for the  Company's  products  may not occur or continue,  changing  economic and
competitive conditions,  technological risks and other risks associated with the
start-up  and  operation  of  major   capital   projects  and  other  risks  and
uncertainties,  including  those  detailed  in the  Company's  filings  with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.


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Legal Proceedings Update
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     On April 1, 1998, the Company announced the following information regarding
pending litigation:

     Pittsburgh,  PA - April 1, 1998 - The Carbide/Graphite  Group, Inc. (NASDAQ
NNM: CGGI) today announced that it had been served with a complaint commencing a
civil antitrust action for alleged  violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act. The
complaint  had  been  served  on  behalf  of a  number  of  purchasers  who were
previously  included  in the  class  of  plaintiffs  covered  by the  previously
reported  consolidated  antitrust  cases in  Philadelphia.  This  action,  which
asserts substantially the same claims as the consolidated cases and seeks treble
damages, has also been filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of Pennsylvania and names the Company,  UCAR  International,  Inc., SGL
Carbon  Corporation,  SGL Carbon AG and Showa Denko Carbon,  Inc. as defendants.
The Company intends to vigorously defend against this action.

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Item 6 through Item 9:  Not applicable.







                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended,  the  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the following hereunto duly authorized.

                                         The Carbide/Graphite Group, Inc.

                                              /s/  Walter B. Fowler
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                                    Walter B. Fowler - Chief Executive Officer
Dated:  April 1, 1998



















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