18 July 2018
Ferro is a leading producer of Ultramarine Blues, Violets and Pinks.
In addition to Girardota, it produces Ultramarine pigments in
Llodio, Spain, Doicesti, Romania, and Chennai, India.
Ferro’s Micronized Iron Oxides, which are mostly used in
specialized plastics and coatings applications,
are produced in Girardota.
ULTRAMARINE BLUE (PB29)
Pigment Blue 29 (C.I. 77007) is an
Ultramarine Blue (Sodium Aluminum Sulfosilicate)
with chemical formula Na8-x[(Al,Si)12]O24(Sy)2
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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.”
Media Contact:
Mary Abood, 216.875.5401
Director, Corporate Communications
mary.abood@ferro.com
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