UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

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                                   FORM 12b-25
                           NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING

                                  FORM 11-K [X]

                        Commission File Number -- 0-20490

                            CUSIP Number -- 140777103

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    Nothing        in the form shall be construed  to imply that the  Commission
                   has verified any information contained herein.

     If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above,
         indentify the item(s) to which the notification relates: n/a



PART I -- REGISTRANT INFORMATION

The Carbide/Graphite Group, Inc. Savings Investment Plan
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(Full Name of Registrant)

The Carbide/Graphite Group, Inc.
One Gateway Center, 19th Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices, City, State and Zip Code)


PART II -- RULES 12b-25 (b) and (c)

If the subject report could not be filed without  unreasonable effort or expense
and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the following should
be completed (Check the appropriate box)

   [X]         (a) The reasons  described  in  reasonable  detail in Part III of
               this form could not be eliminated without  unreasonable effort or
               expense.

   [X]         (b) The  subject  Annual  Report on Form 11-K will be filed on or
               before the fifteenth  calendar day following the  prescribed  due
               date; and

   [           ] (c) The  accountant's  statement or other  exhibit  required by
               Rule 12b-25 9c) has been attached, if applicable.


PART III -- NARRATIVE

     The  Carbide/Graphite  Group,  Inc. Savings  Investment Plan (the Plan) was
required to file with the Securities and Exchange  Commission  (the  Commission)
its Annual Report on Form 11-K for the plan year ended December 31, 1998 by June
29, 1999. Due to an oversight,  this report was not filed on a timely basis. The
report is being  completed  and will be filed with the  Commission  on or before
July 14, 1999,  which is within fifteen days of the prescribed due date pursuant
to Rule 12b-25 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.


PART IV -- OTHER INFORMATION

(1)       Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
          notification:

          William M. Thalman       (412) 562-3752


(2)       Have all other periodic  reports required under Section 13 or 15(d) of
          the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the  Investment
          Company Act of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such shorter
          period that the  registrant  was  required to file such  reports  been
          filed? [X] Yes [ ] No


(3)       Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of operations
          from  the  corresponding  period  for the  last  fiscal  year  will be
          reflected  by the  earnings  statements  to be included in the subject
          report or portion thereof? [ ] Yes [X] No



                                   SIGNATURES

     The  Carbide/Graphite  Group, Inc. Savings  Investment Plan has caused this
notification  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by the  undersigned  hereunto  duly
authorized:


                                        By:  /s/ Walter E. Damian
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                                        Walter E. Damian
                                        Plan Administrator
                                        Dated:    July 6, 1999