. . . EXHIBIT 21 LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES SOVEREIGN POWER UNDER NAME OF SUBSIDIARY* THE LAWS OF WHICH ORGANIZED - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------- Ferro Electronic Materials Inc ................................................. United States of America Ferro Finance Corp. ............................................................ United States of America Ferro Glass & Color Corporation................................................. United States of America Ferro Colores SA de CV.................................................... Mexico Ferro International Services Inc ............................................... United States of America Ferro Pfanstiehl Laboratories, Inc ............................................. United States of America Ferro Pfanstiehl (Europe) Ltd............................................. United Kingdom Ferro Argentina SA ............................................................. Argentina Minera Loma Blanca SA .................................................... Argentina Procesadora de Boratos Argentinos SA...................................... Argentina Ferro Corporation (Australia) Pty Ltd........................................... Australia Ferro Enamel do Brasil Industria e Comercio Ltda................................ Brazil Ferro Industrial Products Ltd................................................... Canada ESFEL SA Ecuatoriana SA (19%) .................................................. Ecuador Ferro Holdings GmbH ............................................................ Germany Ferro GmbH................................................................ Germany Magmalor GmbH............................................................. Germany FC France Acquisition Sarl ............................................... France Ferro Couleurs France SA ............................................ France PT Ferro Ceramic Colors Indonesia (59%).......................... Indonesia PT Ferro Additives Asia (75.4%).................................. Indonesia PT Ferro Mas Dinamika (95%)..................................................... Indonesia Ferro Japan K.K................................................................. Japan Ferro Far East Ltd.............................................................. Hong Kong Ferro Mexicana SA de CV......................................................... Mexico Ferro B.V. ..................................................................... The Netherlands Ferro (Belgium) Sprl. .................................................... Belgium Ferro France Sarl......................................................... France Ferro Chemicals SA.................................................. France Ferro Services Sarl ................................................ France Ferro Arnsberg GmbH ...................................................... Germany Ferro (Italia) SrL ....................................................... Italy Cerpart SrL......................................................... Italy Cerdec Ceramics Italia SpA........................................ Italy Smaltochimica SrL (40%) ...................................... Italy Gardenia-Quimica S. A. (30%)............................ Italy Ferro (Holland) BV........................................................ The Netherlands Ferro Investments BV ..................................................... The Netherlands Ferro Industrias Quimicas (Portugal) SA .................................. Portugal Ferro Toyo Co. Ltd. (60%)................................................. Taiwan, Republic of China Ferro Far East, Ltd............................................................. Peoples Republic of China Ferro (Suzhou) Performance Chemicals Co. Ltd.................................... Peoples Republic of China Ferro Taiwan Ltd ............................................................... Taiwan, Republic of China DC-Ferro Co., Ltd. (50%)........................................................ Republic of Korea Ferro Spain SA ................................................................. Spain Chilches Materials SA (20%) .............................................. Spain Gardenia-Quimica SA (36%) ................................................ Spain CIT Technicae Ceramic Industry............................................ Malaysia Kerajet SA (25%)................................................................ Spain Ferro (Thailand) Co. Ltd. ...................................................... Thailand Ferro Cerdec (Thailand) Co. Ltd (49%)........................................... Thailand Ferro de Venezuela CA (51%)..................................................... Venezuela Ferro (Great Britain) Ltd....................................................... United Kingdom * Percentages in parentheses indicate Ferro's ownership if Ferro and its subsidiaries together own less than one hundred percent of a company. Ferro has a number of sales, warehousing and non-operational subsidiaries throughout the world which are omitted from the foregoing list because they are considered in the aggregate or individually not to constitute a significant subsidiary. 57