Ferro Corporation (NYSE: FOE)

1000 Lakeside Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44114-7000 (Map)
Phone: 216-641-8580
Fax: 216-875-7205
http://www.ferro.com

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Ferro is a quite colorful character. Ferro Corporation makes all kinds of colorants, including ceramic glazes, pigments, and porcelain enamels. It produces electronics, color and glass materials, and polymer and ceramic engineered materials. The company's products are used in construction and by manufacturers of appliances, cars, electronics, and household furnishings. Ferro's industrial chemicals (including stabilizers, plasticizers, and lubricants) are used by makers of fuels, foods, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and plastics. A global manufacturer (with 40 plants in more than 20 countries throughout the Americas, Asia, and Europe), Ferro sells to customers in more than 100 countries.

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Company Type Public (NYSE: FOE)
Fiscal Year-End December
2010 Sales (mil.) £1,358.6
1-Year Sales Growth 26.8%
2010 Net Income (mil.) £3.7
2010 Employees 5,034
1-Year Employee Growth (3.4%)
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Key people and executives for Ferro Corporation (NYSE: FOE)

Chairman, President, and CEO James F. Kirsch
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VP and CFO Thomas R. Miklich
CIO Todd Nelson
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