Ferro Corporation

Ferro Corporation
Type	Public
Traded as	NYSE: FOE; S&P 600 Component; Russell 2000 Component
Industry	Specialty chemicals
Founded	1919
Founder	Harry D. Cushman
Headquarters	Mayfield Heights, Ohio
Key people	Peter Thomas(CEO), Jeffrey L. Rutherford (CFO), Mark H. Duesenberg(VP), Ann E. Killian (VP)
Revenue	$1,075 Million (2015), $1,111 Million (2014), $1,188 Million (2013), $1,344 Million (2012), $2,130 Million (2011)
Number of employees	4,846 (2015)
Divisions	Inorganics, Organics, Electronic Materials
Website	http://www.ferro.com

Ferro Corporation is an American producer of technology-based performance materials for manufacturers, focusing on four core segments: performance colors and glass; pigments, powders, and oxides; porcelain enamel; and tile coatings systems. Ferro was founded in 1919 by Harry D. Cushman in Cleveland.^[1] The company's headquarters are currently located in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.^[1]

In 2007, the company was listed as 844 on the Fortune 1000. As of 2011, Ferro operated 40 manufacturing facilities around the world.^[2]

Restatement[]

On January 18, 2005, Ferro Corporation updated the status of its investigation into inappropriate accounting entries in its Performance Chemicals business and its restatement process affecting fiscal years 2001, 2002 and 2003 and the first quarter of 2004.^[3]