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Exhibit 23.3
[UCAR INTERNATIONAL INC. LETTERHEAD]
June 27, 2000
VIA FACSIMILE
Ms. Stephanie Chan, Esq.
Ballard Power Systems Inc.
9000 Glenlyon Parkway
Burnaby BC
Canada V5J 5J9
RE: CONSENT TO REFERENCE IN S-1
Dear Stephanie,
Thank you for your assistance over the past several weeks with regard to
the proposed initial public offering of Graftech Inc. Pursuant to our previous
conversation, please sign below acknowledging the consent of Ballard Power
Systems Inc. to being named in the Graftech Inc. registration statement and
further consenting to our prospectus description of Ballard's business and
products. For your convenience, I have attached those excerpts from the
registration statement which were previously forwarded to you and which describe
Ballard's business and products.
Sincerely,
/s/ William C. P'Pool
William C. P'Pool
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Consent acknowledged:
/s/ Eamonn Percy
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Ballard Power Systems Inc.
cc: Paul Calarco
Ridge Barker
WCP/sc
