U.K. Materials High Growth Potential Companies

Metals Exploration

Market Cap: UK£360.6m

Metals Exploration plc identifies, acquires, explores, and develops mining and processing properties in the United Kingdom, the Philippines, and Nicaragua.

Sylvania Platinum

Market Cap: UK£212.2m

Operates as a producer of platinum group metals including platinum, palladium, and rhodium, and chrome in South Africa.

ACG Metals

Market Cap: UK£397.9m

Produces gold and silver in Europe.

Andrada Mining

Market Cap: UK£82.5m

Engages in the exploration, development, and production of mineral resources in Namibia.

Hochschild Mining

Market Cap: UK£2.4b

A precious metals company, engages in the exploration, mining, processing, and sale of gold and silver deposits.

Kodal Minerals

Market Cap: UK£62.1m

Engages in the exploration and evaluation of mineral resources in West Africa.

Atalaya Mining Copper

Market Cap: UK£1.2b

Engages in the mineral exploration and development in Spain.

Haydale

Market Cap: UK£24.6m

Through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacturing and commercialization of plasma functionalized graphene-based heating and thermal products in United Kingdom, Europe, the United States, China, Thailand, South Korea, Japan, and internationally.

Pan African Resources

Market Cap: UK£2.0b

Engages in the mining, extraction, production, and sale of gold in South Africa.

Treatt

Market Cap: UK£179.5m

Manufactures and supplies various natural extracts for beverage, flavor, and fragrance markets in the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, Europe, the United States, China, and internationally.

Petra Diamonds

Market Cap: UK£27.8m

Engages in the mining, processing, sorting, and sale of rough diamonds in South Africa and Tanzania.

Croda International

Market Cap: UK£4.4b

Engages in the consumer care, life science, and industrial specialty businesses in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Asia, and Latin America.

Kenmare Resources

Market Cap: UK£166.5m

Engages in the production and sale of mineral sand products in China, Europe, rest of Asia, Saudi Arabia, the United States, and internationally.

Cora Gold

Market Cap: UK£63.1m

Explores for and develops mineral projects in West Africa.

Griffin Mining

Market Cap: UK£549.2m

A mining and investment company, engages in the mining, exploration, and development of mineral properties.

Fresnillo

Market Cap: UK£20.8b

Fresnillo plc mines, develops, and produces non-ferrous minerals in Mexico.

RHI Magnesita

Market Cap: UK£1.4b

Develops, produces, sells, installs, and maintains refractory products and systems used in industrial high-temperature processes worldwide.

Accsys Technologies

Market Cap: UK£186.8m

Engages in the production and sale of solid wood and wood elements in the United Kingdom, Ireland, rest of Europe, the Americas, and internationally.

Petropavlovsk

Market Cap: UK£47.5m

Petropavlovsk PLC operates as a gold mining company in the Far East of Russia.

Glencore

Market Cap: UK£61.1b

Engages in the production, refinement, processing, storage, transport, and marketing of metals and minerals, and energy products in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania.

Essentra

Market Cap: UK£229.7m

Engages in the manufacturing and distribution of plastic injection moulded, vinyl dip moulded, and metal items in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific.

Serabi Gold

Market Cap: UK£207.5m

Engages in the evaluation, exploration, and development of gold and other metals mining projects in Brazil.

Mondi

Market Cap: UK£3.2b

Engages in the manufacture and sale of packaging and paper solutions in Africa, Western Europe, Emerging Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and Australia.

Goldplat

Market Cap: UK£26.6m

Operates as a mining services company in South Africa and Ghana.

Antofagasta

Market Cap: UK£37.4b

Operates as a mining company.

Central Asia Metals

Market Cap: UK£216.8m

Operates as a base metals producer.

Ecora Royalties

Market Cap: UK£342.0m

Operates as a natural resource royalty and streaming company in Australia, North and South America, Europe, and internationally.

Anglo American

Market Cap: UK£39.7b

A mining company, produces copper, iron ore, and crop nutrients in the United Kingdom and internationally.

Johnson Matthey

Market Cap: UK£3.4b

Engages in the clean air, catalyst and hydrogen technology, and platinum group metals (PGM) service businesses in the United Kingdom, Germany, rest of Europe, the United States, rest of North America, China, rest of Asia, and internationally.

Ibstock

Market Cap: UK£375.5m

Manufactures and sells clay and concrete building products and solutions to customers in the residential construction sector in the United Kingdom.

Marshalls

Market Cap: UK£386.4m

Manufactures and sells landscape, building, and roofing products in the United Kingdom and internationally.

Victrex

Market Cap: UK£525.9m

Through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of polymer solutions worldwide.