Ferro Corp. (Vibrantz)

Company Snapshot

Founded: 1919

Entity Type: Private

Region: Americas

Headquarter: Texas, U.S.

Key Geographics: Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa

Company Overview

Ferro Corp. is a producer of technology-based performance materials and provides performance coatings, colors and glasses; pigments, powders and oxides; polymer additives; and specialty plastics.

Ferro’s Filled and Reinforced Plastics Group produces filled and reinforced plastics along with specialty polyolefin alloys used in automotive and appliance applications, household furnishings and leisure products. The company spent $35.6 million, $41.0 million, and $40.1 million in 2020, 2019, and 2018 respectively, for research and development.

Some of Ferro’s key reinforced-plastic products include:

Ferrex mineral-filled high-gloss polypropylene (PP) – an alternative to acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), used for appliances, houseware products, lawn/garden products, power tools and recreational applications.

Gapex – high-performance, glass-fiber-reinforced PP targeted for pool and transportation markets.

Gapex HT – reinforced polyamide/PP alloys/blends for the automotive, appliance, liquid-handling, power-tool, and other markets.

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Ferro Corp. (Vibrantz) In News

Vibrantz Technologies CEO D. Michael Wilson elects to step down - Business Wire

Business Wire - Jan 07, 2025

Prince International Corporation completes acquisition of Ferro Corporation, combines with Chromaflo Technologies and renames company Vibrantz Technologies Inc. - PR Newswire

PR Newswire - Apr 21, 2022

Three Companies Combine to Create Vibrantz Technologies - USGlass Magazine

USGlass Magazine - Apr 26, 2022

Acquisition of Ferro Corp. is completed; it's now part of the new Vibrantz Technologies - Crain's Cleveland Business

Crain's Cleveland Business - Apr 21, 2022

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Applications/End User Industries

Agriculture
Batteries
Construction
Electronics
Energy and Utilities
Glass
Metallurgy
Packaging
Plastics

Personal Care
Healthcare
Home Furnishings
Home Appliances
Paints
Coatings
Automotive
Transportation

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