Exhibits 23.1

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
GrafTech International Ltd.


We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in each of the  Registration
Statements  of GrafTech  International  Ltd. (formerly known as UCAR
International Inc.) on Form S-3 (Nos. 333-26097  and  333-82417),  and on
Form S-8 (Nos.  33-95546,  33-95548,  33-95550,  333-02560, 333-82393,
333-82411,  333-46680  and 333-75774)  of our report  dated  February  15,
2001,  relating to the  consolidated  statements of operations, stockholders'
equity (deficit) and cash flows of UCAR International  Inc.  and subsidiaries
for the year ended  December 31, 2000, which report appears in the December 31,
2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K of GrafTech  International  Ltd.


                                       /s/ KPMG LLP


Nashville, Tennessee
March 26, 2003