Ferro Corporation (NYSE: FOE) is expanding its production facility

in Girardota, Colombia,

to meet increasing global demand

for its Ultramarine Blue and Micronized Iron Oxide pigments. 

Matthias P. Bell,

Vice President, the Americas and Color Solutions

“As a global leader in inorganic and organic pigments,

 including Complex Inorganic Color Pigments,

 Ferro is committed to meeting growing demand

 for our products and enabling the success of our customers

 through innovative and high-quality products,

 reliable supply, and superior technical support and service,”   

“We plan to be producing significantly higher volumes of

 our Ultramarine Blues and Micronized Iron Oxides

 by early 2019 through this expansion project in Colombia. 

 We will be adding state-of-art technologies

 to ensure premium product quality,

 as well as manufacturing efficiency,

 environmental protection, and safety. 

 This investment gives continuity to the strategy

 we announced a year ago to expand our global capacity

 in high performance Ultramarines

 as we continue

 to meet our customers’ needs anywhere in the world.”