Ferro Corporation - FOE- Profile

Ferro Corporation. The Group's principal activities are to produce and market specialty materials and chemicals. It operates in six segments: Performance Coatings, Electronic Materials, Color & Glass Performance Materials, Polymer Additives, Specialty Plastics and Other. The Performance Coatings segment provides Tile Coating Systems and Porcelain Enamel. The Electronic Materials provides High-performance dielectrics, conductive pastes, metal powders and polishing materials. The Color & Glass Performance Materials segment provides products with pigments that provide color characteristics and glass-based coatings based on customers needs. The Polymer Additives provides polystyrene and other products used in polymer industry. The Specialty Plastics provides engineered plastic compounds and specialty polyolefin products. The Other Segments provides Pharmaceuticals and Fine Chemicals products. The Group operates in the United States, Europe, Latin America and Asia Perf Coatings accounted for 27% of 2006 revs; Electrn Mtrl, 22%; Color & Glass, 19%; Polymer, 15%; Speclty Plstcs, 13% & Oth, 4%