Ferro is a leading producer of performance materials sold to a broad range of manufacturers. Ferro materials enhance the performance of products in a variety of end markets, including consumer electronics, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, building and renovation, appliances, transportation, household furnishings, and industrial products.
Technology-Based Performance Materials
Ferro is a leading global producer of technology-based performance materials for manufacturers, ranking as the world`s largest supplier of:
- Electronic materials for passive components used in the manufacture of multilayer ceramic capacitors
- Specialty glass and colorants
- Ceramic glaze frit and stain technology
- Porcelain enamel frit.
In the United States, Ferro holds strong market positions in polymer additives and specialty plastic compounds and colorants.
Ferro materials enhance the performance of products in a variety of end markets, including electronics, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, building and renovation, appliances, automotive, household furnishings, and industrial products.
Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Ferro has global operations selling products in more than 100 countries and employs approximately 7,000 people.
Markets Served
Our innovative performance materials add value to a wide range of consumer and industrial products in a number of diversified end-use markets. Thousands of manufacturers around the world - including some of the largest and best known - rely on us to ensure the improved performance of their products and processes.
Many of these manufacturers look to Ferro as a total supplier of performance materials for diverse and demanding applications. Supporting our products are highly skilled technical sales and service representatives who work closely with customers to find solutions to their specific challenges.
Electronic Material Systems
Ferro`s electronic materials business develops, manufactures and markets high-purity powders, pastes, and tapes for many electronic applications.
Products: Electronic & specialty glasses, ceramic dielectric powders, pastes, powders & tapes for thick film, surface finishing compounds
Markets: Electronics, telecommunications, computers, automotive, ophthalmic lenses/precision optics, military & defense, aerospace
Color & Glass Performance Materials
Ferro`s Color & Glass performance materials business deals with a range of products in dinnerware systems, glass systems and performance pigments and color.
Products: Inorganic pigments, forehearth color, glass decorating enamels, specialty glazes, precious metal preparations
Markets: Paint & plastics, glass packaging, tableware, fine china, roof tile, appliances, automotive, architectural
Pharmaceuticals & Fine Chemicals
Ferro`s Pharmaceuticals & Fine Chemicals business deals with pharmaceutical technology, pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals and the products in each category.
Products: High-potency active pharmaceutical ingredients, low endotoxin carbohydrates, large volume parenterals, food additives, dietary supplements, electrolytes, glymes, phosphine derivatives
Markets: Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, food, electronics, industrial
Polymer Additives
Ferro Polymer Additives improve the characteristics of or the processing of, plastics. Our products include heat and light stabilizers, plasticizers and lubricants.
Products: Heat & light stabilizers, plasticizers, plastic lubricants
Markets: Household furnishings, automotive, industrial, architectural, construction
Porcelain Enamel
We are also the world`s largest supplier of porcelain enamel used for protecting cookware, small and large appliances as well as sanitaryware, water heaters and building panels. Ferro produced the first all porcelain enamel home in 1932 in South Euclid, Ohio.
Products: Porcelain enamel coatings
Markets: Appliances, cookware, sanitary ware, architectural, industrial
Specialty Plastics
Products: Filled & reinforced thermoplastics, polyolefin alloys, thermoplastic elastomers/process melt, color concentrates/masterbatch, gelcoats, liquid & paste color dispersions
Markets: Appliances, automotive, household furnishings, recreation, industrial, lawn & garden, pool & spa, packaging, boats, RVs & trucks, sanitary ware, architectural
Tile Coating Systems
Ferro is the world`s leading supplier of ceramic glaze coatings, and is a major supplier of ceramic color. The ceramic floor and wall tile industry is a major market for Ferro.
Products: Ceramic glaze coatings, ceramic colors, decorative materials & application systems
Markets: Tile, sanitary ware
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