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Exhibit 99.1
 
China Carbon Graphite Group Reports Second Quarter 2013 Financial Results
 
INNER MONGOLIA, China, Aug. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- China Carbon Graphite Group, Inc. (CHGI) ("China Carbon" or the "Company"), the largest wholesale supplier of fine-grain and high-purity graphite in China and one of the nation's top manufacturers of carbon and graphite products, today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013.
 
Mr. Donghai Yu, Chief Executive Officer of China Carbon, commented, "As China's steel industry continued to battle with over-capacity, slowing demand growth, and deteriorating steel prices, the graphite industry remained challenged during the second quarter of 2013. The difficult industry environment was reflected in our disappointing financial results for the second quarter. However, graphite prices had stabilized during the second quarter and likely bottomed in our view. Looking ahead, we expect the graphite industry to recover in 2014 as demand increases and competition eases when more small players are forced to exit the market during this downturn."
 
Second Quarter 2013 Financial Results
 
   
Three Months Ended June 30
 
   
2013
   
2012
 
   
Sales
   
% of
Total
   
Sales
   
% of
Total
 
Graphite Electrodes
  $ 1,579,942       58.2 %   $ 1,497,743       12.6 %
Fine Grain Graphite
    916,953       33.8 %     5,307,387       44.7 %
High Purity Graphite
    13,574       0.5 %     4,902,424       41.3 %
Others
    203,784       7.5 %     169,989       1.4 %
Total
  $ 2,714,254       100.0 %   $ 11,877,543       100.0 %
 
Sales: For the three months ended June 30, 2013, sales decreased by $9.16 million, or 77.1%, to $2.71 million from $11.88 million for the second quarter of 2012. The decrease in sales was mainly due to industry-wide demand weakness for our products as a result of continued struggles of steel manufacturers. Demand for our fine grain graphite and high purity graphite products was particularly weak during the second quarter with sales decreasing 82.7% and 99.7% to $0.92 million and $0.01 million, respectively. Sales of graphite electrodes increased 5.5% to $1.58 million while sales of semi-processed and other types of products grew 19.9% to $0.20 million.
 
 
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Gross Income (Loss): Gross profit for the second quarter of 2013 was ($1.03) million, compared to gross profit of $2.89 million for the same period of last year. Gross margin decreased to (38.1%) for the second quarter of 2013 from 24.4% for the same period of last year. The decrease in gross margin was mainly due to increased percentage of low margin product sales, increased depreciation allocated to the cost of goods sold due to the transfer of construction in progress to property and equipment since the end of 2012, and increased fixed cost allocation as a result of decreased production volume.
 
Operating Income (Loss):
 
Selling Expenses:
 
Selling expenses decreased by 31.8% to $0.03 million for the second quarter of 2013 from $0.02 million for the same period of last year. The decrease was mainly due to decreased sales commission and lower shipping and handling expenses during the three months ended June 30, 2013 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2012, which was resulted from lower sales.
 
General and Administrative Expenses:
 
General and administrative expenses increased by $6.23 million, or 532.4%, to $7.40 million for the second quarter of 2013 from $1.17 million for the same period of last year. The increase in general and administrative expenses was mainly due to increased consulting expenses and increased inventory impairment expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2013 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2012.
 
Depreciation and Amortization Expenses:
 
Depreciation and amortization expenses increased by $0.19 million, or 33.3%, to $0.74 million for the second quarter of 2013 from $0.56 million for the same period of last year. The increase in depreciation and amortization expenses was due to additional fixed assets placed in service.
 
Operating expenses totaled $7.47 million for the second quarter of 2013, compared to $1.25 million for the same period of 2012, an increase of $6.23 million, or 499.6%. Operating income decreased by $10.15 million, or 616.9%, to ($8.51) million for the second quarter of 2013 from $1.65 million for the same period of last year.  As a result of the factors described above, operating income (loss) margin was (313.4%) for the second quarter of 3013, compared to 13.9% for the second quarter of last year.
 
Net Income (Loss): Net loss available to common stockholders was ($9.45) million, or ($0.37) per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2013, compared to net income available to common stockholders of $0.87 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2012.
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2013 Financial Results
 
   
Six Months Ended June 30
 
   
2013
   
2012
 
   
Sales
   
% of
Total
   
Sales
   
% of
Total
 
Graphite Electrodes
  $ 1,660,902       28.8 %   $ 2,645,516       12.1 %
Fine Grain Graphite
    2,331,909       40.4 %     9,776,198       44.6 %
High Purity Graphite
    1,505,095       26.1 %     9,260,948       42.2 %
Others
    297,266       5.1 %     256,091       1.2 %
Total
  $ 5,775,172       100.0 %   $ 21,938,753       100.0 %
 
 
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Sales: For the six months ended June 30, 2013, sales decreased by $16.16 million, or 73.7%, to $5.78 million from $21.94 million for same period of last year. The decrease in sales was mainly due to industry-wide demand weakness for our products as a result of continued struggles of steel manufacturers. Demand for our fine grain graphite and high purity graphite products was particularly weak for the six months ended June 30, 2013 with sales decreasing 76.1% and 83.7% to $2.33 million and $1.51 million, respectively. Sales of graphite electrodes also decreased by 37.2% to $1.66 million.  Sales of semi-processed and other types of products grew 16.1% to $0.30 million.
 
Gross Income (Loss): Gross profit (loss) for the six months ended June 30, 2013 was ($1.29) million, compared to gross profit of $5.81 million for the same period of last year. Gross margin decreased to (22.4%) for the six months ended June 30, 2013 from 26.5% for the same period of last year. The decrease in gross margin was mainly due to increased percentage of low margin product sales, increased depreciation allocated to the cost of goods sold due to the transfer of construction in progress to property and equipment since the end of 2012, and increased fixed cost allocation as a result of decreased production volume.
 
Operating Income (Loss):
 
Selling Expenses:
 
Selling expenses decreased by $0.04 million, or 50.2%, to $0.04 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 from $0.08 million for the same period of last year. The decrease was mainly due to decreased sales commission and lower shipping and handling expenses during the six months ended June 30, 2013 as compared to the same period of last year, which resulted from lower sales.
 
General and Administrative Expenses:
 
General and administrative expenses increased by $5.76 million, or 285.1%, to $7.79 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 from $2.02 million for the same period of last year. The increase in general and administrative expenses was mainly due to increased consulting expenses and increased inventory impairment expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to the same period of last year.
 
 
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Depreciation and Amortization Expenses:
 
Depreciation and amortization expenses increased by $0.04 million, or 2.58%, to $1.40 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 from $1.36 million for the same period of last year. The increase in depreciation and amortization expenses was due to additional fixed assets placed in service.
 
Operating expenses totaled $7.94 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013, compared to $2.20 million for the same period of last year, an increase of $5.74 million, or 260.8%. Operating income decreased by $12.85 million, or 356.0%, to ($9.24) million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 from $3.61 million for the same period of last year.  As a result of the factors described above, operating income (loss) margin was (159.9%) for the six months ended June 30, 2013, compared to 16.4% for the same period of last year.
 
Net Income (Loss): Net loss available to common stockholders was ($10.96) million, or ($0.43) per diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2013, compared to net income available to common stockholders of $1.11 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, for the same period of 2012.
 
Financial Position  
 
As of June 30, 2013, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $0.36 million, restricted cash of $27.37 million, and short-term bank loans of  $45.78 million. Net cash used in operating activities was ($5.23) million for the six months ended June 30, 2013, compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $1.83 million for the same period of last year.
 
About China Carbon Graphite Group, Inc.
 
China Carbon Graphite Group, through its affiliate, Xingyong Carbon Co., Ltd., manufactures graphite and carbon based products in China. The company is the largest wholesale supplier of fine-grain and high-purity graphite in China and one of the nation's top overall producers of carbon and graphite products. Fine grain graphite is widely used in smelting for colored metals and rare earth metal smelting as well as the manufacture of molds. High purity graphite is used in metallurgy, mechanical industry, aviation, electronic, atomic energy, chemical industry, food industry and a variety of other fields. In September 2007, the Company was approved and designated by the Ministry of Science & Technology as a "National Hi-tech Enterprise," a distinction that the Company still holds. Of the more than 400 carbon graphite producers in China, China Carbon Group Inc. is the only non-state-owned company to receive this honor. For more information, please visit http://www.chinacarboninc.com.
 
Safe Harbor Statement
 
This release contains certain "forward-looking statements" relating to the business of the Company and its subsidiary companies. These forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "expects" or similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to be materially different from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including the risk factors set forth in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.
 
 
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Company Contact:
 
Donghai Yu, CEO
China Carbon Graphite Group Inc.
Email: ir@chinacarboninc.com
Website: http://www.chinacarboninc.com
 
Investor Relations Contact:
 
Tina Xiao
Weitian Group LLC
Tel: +1-917-609-0333
Email: tina.xiao@weitian-ir.com,
Website: http://www.weitian-ir.com
 
 
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China Carbon Graphite Group, Inc. and subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
             
 
June 30, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
 
(Unaudited)
 
(Audited)
 
ASSETS
             
Current Assets
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 356,102     $ 129,746  
Restricted cash
    27,373,155       22,149,000  
Accounts receivable, Net
    8,063,402       11,239,002  
Notes receivable
    5,526,864       -  
Advance to suppliers
    1,840,782       1,177,462  
Inventories
    42,787,195       48,417,875  
Prepaid expenses
    981,809       280,779  
Other receivables, net of allowance of $223,683 and $220,339, respectively 
    122,465       35,655  
Total current assets
    87,051,774       83,429,520  
                 
Property And Equipment, Net
    40,348,619       40,964,363  
                 
Construction In Progress
    24,434,608       7,324,379  
                 
Land Use Rights, Net
    9,753,620       9,657,419  
Total Assets
  $ 161,588,621     $ 141,375,681  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
                 
Current Liabilities
               
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
  $ 2,359,879     $ 2,250,745  
Advance from customers
    1,779,550       1,368,525  
Short term bank loans
    45,784,860       38,680,500  
Notes payable
    50,998,794       40,606,500  
Other payables
    1,604,246       630,179  
Loan from unrelated parties
    265,073       338,002  
Dividends payable
    55,841       46,816  
Total current liabilities
    102,848,243       83,921,267  
                 
Amount due to related parties
    4,748,375       4,795,593  
Long Term Bank Loan
    16,260,957       4,782,900  
Accounts Payable - Long Term
    -          
Warrant Liabilities
    78,654       224,362  
Total Liabilities
    123,936,229       93,724,122  
                 
Redeemable convertible series B preferred stock, $0.001 par value;
3,000,000 shares authorized; 300,000 and 300,000 shares issued
and outstanding at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively
    360,000       360,000  
Stockholders' Equity
               
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized
26,282,518 and 25,077,518 shares issued and outstanding at
June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively
    26,282       25,077  
Additional paid-in capital
    18,540,025       18,223,781  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    9,621,604       8,982,925  
Retained earnings
    9,104,481       20,059,777  
Total stockholders' equity
    37,292,392       47,291,558  
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
  $ 161,588,621     $ 141,375,681  
 
 
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China Carbon Graphite Group, Inc and subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2013 and 2012
(Unaudited)
   
   
Three months ended June 30,
   
Six months ended June 30,
 
   
2013
   
2012
   
2013
   
2012
 
                         
Sales
  $ 2,714,252     $ 11,877,543     $ 5,775,170     $ 21,938,753  
                                 
Cost of Goods Sold
    3,748,027       8,985,125       7,068,347       16,128,731  
                                 
Gross Profit (Loss)
    (1,033,775 )     2,892,418       (1,293,177 )     5,810,022  
                                 
Operating Expenses
                               
Selling expenses
    19,895       29,152       37,836       75,950  
General and administrative
    7,402,091       1,170,462       7,786,673       2,021,861  
Depreciation and amortization
    51,814       46,826       119,702       103,830  
Total operating expenses
    7,473,800       1,246,440       7,944,211       2,201,641  
                                 
Operating (Loss) Income Before Other Income (Expense)
    (8,507,575 )     1,645,978       (9,237,388 )     3,608,381  
                                 
Other Income (Expense)
                               
Interest expense
    (1,054,202 )     (1,220,173 )     (1,916,650 )     (2,449,918 )
Interest income
    16,502       21       61,806       43  
Other expense 
    -       (215,468 )     -       (215,468 )
Other income (expense), net
    (68 )     215,190       253       215,190  
Change in fair value of warrants
    101,340       445,763       145,708       (33,800 )
   Total other expense (income), net
    936,428       (774,667 )     1,708,883       (2,483,953 )
                                 
(Loss) Income Before Income Tax Expense
    (9,444,003 )     871,311       (10,946,271 )     1,124,428  
                                 
Income Tax Expense
    -       -       -       -  
                                 
Net Income (Loss)
    (9,444,003 )     871,311       (10,946,271 )     1,124,428  
                                 
Preferred Stock Dividends
    (4,488 )     (4,625 )     (9,025 )     (9,643 )
                                 
Net Income (Loss) Available To Common Shareholders
    (9,448,491 )     866,686       (10,955,296 )     1,114,785  
                                 
Other Comprehensive Income
                               
Foreign currency translation gain
    492,402       (433,954 )     638,679       (10,057 )
Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)
  $ (8,951,601 )   $ 437,357     $ (10,307,592 )   $ 1,114,371  
                                 
Share Data
                               
                                 
Basic earnings (loss) per share
  $ (0.37 )   $ 0.04     $ (0.43 )   $ 0.05  
                                 
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
  $ (0.37 )   $ 0.04     $ (0.43 )   $ 0.05  
                                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding,
   basic
    25,810,980       23,948,851       25,459,203       23,632,248  
                                 
Weighted average common shares outstanding,
   diluted
    25,810,980       24,254,661       25,459,203       23,938,058  
 
 
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China Carbon Graphite Group, Inc and subsidiaries
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 
(Unaudited)
 
   
   
Six months ended June 30,
 
   
2013
   
2012
 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
           
Net income (loss)
  $ (10,946,271 )   $ 1,124,428  
Adjustments to reconcile net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
               
Depreciation and Amortization
    1,395,836       1,360,692  
Related party interest expenses contribution
    -       222,860  
Stock compensation
    317,450       374,333  
Change in fair value of warrants
    (145,708 )     33,800  
Bad debt expenses
    -       -  
Inventory impairment
    5,328,291       -  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
               
Accounts receivable
    3,318,834       (557,196 )
Notes receivable
    (5,481,758 )     (257,316 )
Other receivables
    (85,565 )     (31,808 )
Advance to suppliers
    (640,186 )     3,529,409  
Inventory
    985,140       (6,755,136 )
Prepaid expenses
    (691,743 )     (2,719 )
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    77,525       2,684,917  
Advance from customers
    387,073       192,640  
Taxes payable
    110,025       (444,341 )
Other payables
    844,271       353,241  
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
    (5,226,786 )     1,827,804  
                 
Cash flows from investing activities
               
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment
    (2,434 )     (37,756 )
Increase of land use rights
    (116,227 )     -  
Addition of construction in progress
    (16,860,357 )     (1,109,403 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (16,979,018 )     (1,147,159 )
                 
Cash flows from financing activities
               
Proceeds from issuing common stock
    -       472,000  
Proceeds from short term loans
    11,312,400       11,074,000  
Repayments for short term loans
    (4,848,171 )     (17,876,600 )
Proceeds from long term loans
    21,008,743       4,714,360  
Proceeds from loan from unrelated parties
    (77,421 )     9,162,944  
Payment of loans from unrelated parties 
    -       (9,162,944 )
Proceeds from loan from related parties
    451,524       31,640  
Repayments to related parties 
    (570,533 )     (142,380 )
Proceeds from stock not yet issued
    -       (145,000 )
Restrict cash
    (4,848,171 )     996,660  
Proceeds from notes payable
    17,776,629       17,876,600  
Repayments to notes payable
    (17,776,629 )     (16,848,300 )
Net cash provided by financing activities
    22,428,371       152,980  
                 
Effect of exchange rate fluctuation
    3,787       (4,185 )
                 
Net increase in cash
    226,354       829,440  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    129,746       521,450  
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at ending of period
  $ 356,100     $ 1,350,890  
                 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
               
                 
Interest paid 
  $ 2,451,059     $ 1,643,371  
Income taxes paid 
  $ -     $ -  
                 
Non-cash activities:
               
                 
Preferred stock conversion to common stock 
  $ -     $ 144  
                 
Issuance of common stock for compensation 
  $ 317,450     $ 153,800  
 
 
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