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): June 2, 1999


                        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 June 2, 1999,  the Company  announced  the  following  information  with
respect to the labor  contract with its hourly  workforce at its St.  Marys,  PA
facility:

     Pittsburgh,  PA - June 2, 1999 - The  Carbide/Graphite  Group, Inc. (NASDAQ
NNM: CGGI) today noted that, as previously  reported,  the labor  agreement with
the International Union of Electrical, Technical, Salaried Machine and Furniture
Workers,  AFL-CIO Local Union 502,  representing the hourly workforce at its St.
Marys,  Pennsylvania  facility will expire at 12:01 AM Eastern  Standard Time on
Monday,  June 7, 1999.  Both parties are currently  negotiating in an attempt to
reach a new agreement  before the expiration of the current  contract.  However,
there can be no  assurance  that a new  agreement  will be reached  prior to the
current contract's expiration.

     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.

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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:  June 2, 1999