CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated September 8, 2000, except for
paragraphs 2 through 5 of Note 6, as to which the date is November 13, 2000,
relating to the financial statements, which appears in The Carbide/Graphite
Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries Annual Report on form 10-K for the year ended July
31, 2000. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated
September 8, 2000, except for paragraphs 2 through 5 of Note 6, as to which the
date is November 13, 2000, relating to the financial statement schedules, which
appears in such Annual Report on Form 10-K.
We also consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of our report dated June 8, 2000, relating to the financial statements, which
appears in the Annual Report of The Carbide/Graphite Group, Inc. Savings
Investment Plan on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 1999.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 20, 2000
