Our business was founded in 1914 as a specialized producer of inorganic pigments. Our business development began with Ultramarine Blue pigment, used in those days to give clothes a clean, bluish white hue when washed.

More than 100 years later, thanks to the development and extension of our product range and the efforts made by everyone involved in the running of our company, we are the world’s largest Ultramarine producer and a global leading manufacturer of other specialty inorganic pigments.

Since July 7th, 2015, we are part of Ferro Corporation. Ferro (NYSE: FOE) is a US-based, leading global supplier of technology-based performance materials, including glass-based coatings, pigments and colors, and polishing materials.