Over the years, Ferro had expanded its product portfolio to add products with functional properties as well as pure decoration. Black obscuration bands for automotive glass were an early example, designed to protect the adhesive used to fix the glass to the car from degrading on exposure to UV light. Other typical examples re UVA forehearth colours to extend the shelf life of cosmetics and beers packaged in flint bottles, or AR coatings for solar panels. Now, this article reports that Ferro's functional product range is further strengthened through an agreement with Nanofilm Ltd to market its range of ultra-thin nano coatings for application in a diverse range of glass and ceramic markets. Cleveland-based (USA) Nanofilm is a leader in nanofilm technology and self-assembling thin films for a variety of substrates and surfaces.
