Italian Materials Potentially Undervalued Companies

Vidrala

Market Cap: €2.7b

Engages in the manufacture and sale of glass containers for food and beverage products in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Iberian Peninsula, rest of Europe, and Brazil.

Cementir Holding

Market Cap: €2.3b

Operates in the building materials sector in Italy, Nordic and Baltic, Belgium, North America, Türkiye, Egypt, and the Asia Pacific.

Outokumpu Oyj

Market Cap: €2.5b

Produces and sells various stainless steel products in Finland, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, other European countries, North America, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally.

Acerinox

Market Cap: €3.1b

Manufactures and distributes stainless steel and high-performance alloys in Spain, the United States, Africa, Asia, rest of Europe, and internationally.

Mayr-Melnhof Karton

Market Cap: €1.8b

Manufactures and sells cartonboard and folding cartons in Germany, Austria, and internationally.

Lenzing

Market Cap: €868.9m

Produces and markets regenerated cellulosic fibers for textiles and nonwovens.

Eastman Chemical

Market Cap: €8.2b

Operates as a specialty materials company in the United States, China, and internationally.

Buzzi

Market Cap: €8.2b

Manufactures, distributes, and sells cement, ready-mix concrete, and natural aggregates.

Celanese

Market Cap: €5.6b

Produces and sells engineered polymers worldwide.

International Flavors & Fragrances

Market Cap: €20.0b

Manufactures and markets food, beverage, health and biosciences, scent, and complementary adjacent products in the United States, and internationally.

Huhtamäki Oyj

Market Cap: €3.1b

Provides packaging solutions in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, India, Turkey, Australia, Thailand, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Finland, and internationally.

FMC

Market Cap: €1.8b

An agricultural sciences company, develops, markets, and sells crop protection chemicals in Latin America, North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.

Boliden

Market Cap: €178.8b

Engages in the extracting, producing, and recycling of base metals in Sweden, Finland, other Nordic region, Germany, the United Kingdom, Europe, North America, and internationally.

Evonik Industries

Market Cap: €6.6b

Operates as a chemicals company in the Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas.

DuPont de Nemours

Market Cap: €19.1b

Provides technology-based materials and solutions in the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

LyondellBasell Industries

Market Cap: €21.2b

Operates as a chemical company in the United States, Germany, China, Mexico, Italy, Japan, France, Poland, the Netherlands, and internationally.

Alcoa

Market Cap: €15.9b

Engages in the bauxite mining, alumina refining, aluminum production, and energy generation business in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Iceland, Norway, Spain, the United States, and internationally.

Neodecortech

Market Cap: €45.9m

Engages in the production and marketing of decorative papers for the industrial sectors of wood and furnishing accessories in Italy, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, the United States, and Africa.

Dow

Market Cap: €24.3b

Through its subsidiaries, provides various materials science solutions for packaging, infrastructure, mobility, and consumer applications in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America.

Wacker Chemie

Market Cap: €3.6b

Provides chemical products worldwide.

LANXESS

Market Cap: €1.4b

A specialty chemicals company, engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives, and consumer protection products worldwide.

Grifal

Market Cap: €10.4m

Provides packaging solutions in Italy, rest of Europe, and internationally.

Mosaic

Market Cap: €8.3b

Through its subsidiaries, produces and markets concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients.

Clariant

Market Cap: €2.5b

Develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells specialty chemicals in Switzerland, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the United States, and the Asia Pacific.

PPG Industries

Market Cap: €26.3b

Manufactures and distributes paints, coatings, and specialty materials in the United States, Canada, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

HEXPOL

Market Cap: €25.5b

Develops, manufactures, and sells various polymer compounds and engineered gaskets, seals, and wheels in Sweden, rest of Europe, the United States, rest of the Americas, and Asia.

Aurubis

Market Cap: €7.3b

Processes metal concentrates and recycling materials in Germany.

Kemira Oyj

Market Cap: €2.9b

Operates as a chemicals company in Finland, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific.

Stora Enso Oyj

Market Cap: €8.4b

Provides renewable solutions for the packaging, biomaterials, wooden constructions, and paper industries in Finland and internationally.

Sika

Market Cap: €22.7b

A specialty chemicals company, develops, produces, and sells systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing, and protecting in the building sector and motor vehicle industry worldwide.

Wienerberger

Market Cap: €2.8b

Produces and sells clay blocks, facing bricks, roof tiles, and pavers in Europe West, Europe East, and North America.

Coeur Mining

Market Cap: €14.5b

Operates as a gold and silver producer in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Metsä Board Oyj

Market Cap: €1.1b

Engages in the folding boxboard, fresh fibre linerboard, and market pulp businesses in Finland and internationally.

Heidelberg Materials

Market Cap: €31.8b

Produces and distributes cement, aggregates, ready-mixed concrete, and asphalt worldwide.

Saccheria F.lli Franceschetti

Market Cap: €9.6m

Produces and markets bags and packaging products in Italy.

Zignago Vetro

Market Cap: €621.4m

Produces, markets, and sells hollow glass containers in Italy, rest of Europe, and internationally.