Ferro Corporation

Ferro Corporation is a leading producer of specialty materials and chemicals that are sold to a broad range of manufacturers who, in turn, make products for many end-use applications. In approximately 50 manufacturing sites around the world we produce:

• Electronics, Color and Glass Materials - Conductive metal pastes and powders; polishing materials; high-performance dielectrics; high-quality glazes, enamels, pigments, colors and other performance materials;
• Polymer and Ceramic Engineered Materials - Polymer specialty materials; engineered plastic compounds; pigment dispersions; glazes and frits; porcelain enamels.

We refer to our products as performance materials and chemicals because we formulate them to perform specific functions in the manufacturing processes and end products of our customers. The products we develop often are delivered to our customers in combinations with customized technical service. The value of our products stems from the benefits they deliver in actual customer use. We develop and deliver innovative products to our customers through our key strengths in:

• Particle engineering - Our ability to design and produce very small particles made of a broad variety of materials, with precisely controlled characteristics of shape, size and size distribution. We understand how to disperse these particles within liquid, paste and gel formulations.
• Color and glass science - Our understanding of the chemistry required to develop and produce pigments that provide color characteristics ideally suited to customers' applications. We have a demonstrated ability to provide glass-based coatings with properties that precisely meet customers' needs in a broad variety of applications.
• Surface chemistry and surface applications technology - Our understanding of chemicals and materials used to develop products and processes that involve the interface between layers and the surface properties of materials.
• Product formulation - Our ability to develop and manufacture combinations of materials that deliver specific performance characteristics designed to work within customers' particular manufacturing processes.

We deliver these key technical strengths to our customers in a way that creates additional value through our integrated applications support. Our applications support personnel are involved in our customers' material specification and evaluation, product design and manufacturing process characterization in order to help customers optimize the efficient and cost-effective application of our products.

Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, the Company has approximately 5,600 employees globally and reported sales of $2.2 billion in 2008.

Ferro’s technologies add value to the products of thousands of manufacturers around the world, and enhance the lives of millions of consumers. Our skills in particle engineering, color and glass science, surface application and formulation allow us to develop materials that meet the most demanding requirements in a wide range of applications.

As a leading innovator, Ferro has pioneered numerous technologies in the ceramics, electronics, glass and pigments markets. Some of our most rapidly growing product lines include inks for digital printing on decorative tiles, metal powders for consumer electronics, innovative solar cell materials, organic coatings and infrared-reflective pigments.

Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Ferro operates facilities in 26 countries and sells products in more than 100 countries. Our global manufacturing footprint spans North America, South America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, and is well-positioned to serve our growing worldwide customer base.

Our more than 5,000 employees embrace a philosophy we call Win from Within, which guides everything we do. The tenets of Win from Within focus on performance, accountability, velocity, operational excellence and a genuine, unrelenting commitment to customer success. We compete and win by continuously innovating and providing superior technical support, product quality and service to our customers.

With Win from Within as our foundation, we are positioning Ferro for sustainable growth through a multifaceted strategy:

Operational Excellence
Improving the cost structure and operational efficiency of our business to allow profitable entry into new markets and expanded opportunities in existing markets; to improve our price competitiveness and provide value to our customers; and to create operating leverage for the Company as the global economic climate strengthens.

Organic Growth
Leveraging our core capabilities in particle engineering, formulation, color and glass science, and surface chemistry, as well as our strong market positions and customer relationships to diversify and develop new products, derivatives and environmentally-friendly alternatives that expand available markets. Over the past several years, Ferro has developed new products that support profitable growth, including:

• Pigmented inks that can be applied with new digital printing techniques to produce decorative colors and patterns on the surface of tile. Through software controlled digital printing, tiles can be manufactured that mimic the random patterns of marble and other natural materials.
• Conductive metal pastes that form the electrical contacts and conductive paths on the surface of solar cells. Our pastes help solar cell manufacturers optimize the efficiency of their solar panels.
• Environmentally friendly organic pigments that produce vibrant, durable colors to decorate bottles, glassware and other products.

Regional Growth
Building on our global presence to expand our market penetration in underserved regions, including Eastern Europe, China, Southeast Asia, Northern Africa, the Middle East, and other regions where demand is emerging.

The Ferro Vision

Now in our 92nd year of operation, Ferro is a company committed to winning for the long term. Our management and operating teams are focused on transitioning Ferro for growth, and our employees worldwide are working to achieve a new vision: To be a leading advanced materials company serving the ceramics, electronics, glass, and pigments markets.

Ferro has a tradition of serving customers all around the world. In 1927, we established an international presence by adding operations in Canada. Europe followed two years later. And that was only the beginning.

Today, we have:

• Operations in 25 countries.
• Customers in more than 100 countries.
• About 5,200 employees.

Global Headquarters:
Ferro Corporation
6060 Parkland Boulevard
Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44124 USA
Phone: +1 216-875-5600
FAX: +1 216-875-5627

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 We take pride in our employees and culture at Ferro, and we celebrate our successes. Through teamwork and talent, we create value for our customers, shareholders, communities and the environment. Our goal is to make employment at Ferro a rewarding, fulfilling experience for everyone in a results-driven environment.

Winning From Within
Winning depends largely on attitude, and our employees’ commitment to Ferro’s success shines through our great products, customer focus and continuous improvement. The tenets of our Win from Within culture influence everything we do. These tenets focus on performance, accountability, velocity, operational excellence and a genuine, unrelenting commitment to customer success.

In addition, we understand that it’s not just winning that’s important, but also how we win. Ferro employees succeed because our activities are governed by strong corporate values that are based on trust, commitment, customer-centric behavior, continuous improvement and a winning attitude. Please visit our Core Values and Behaviors page for a more complete description of the principles that guide our work every day.