U.K. Materials Strong Balance Sheet Stocks

Helix Exploration

Market Cap: UK£46.1m

A helium exploration company, engages in the development and exploitation of small-scale gas leases in Montana, North America.

Croda International

Market Cap: UK£4.2b

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

Itaconix

Market Cap: UK£14.2m

Engages in the development of plant-based polymers for home and personal care applications in North America, Europe, and internationally.

Treatt

Market Cap: UK£161.2m

Manufactures and supplies various natural extracts and ingredients to beverage, flavor, fragrance, and consumer goods markets in the United Kingdom, Germany, Ireland, rest of Europe, the United States, rest of the Americas, China, and internationally.

Primorus Investments

Market Cap: UK£4.9m

A private equity firm specializing in investing in buyout investments in small and mid cap firms.

Greatland Gold

Market Cap: UK£2.1b

Explores for and develops precious and base metals in Australia.

East Star Resources

Market Cap: UK£5.8m

Focuses on the discovery and exploration of gold, copper, and rare earth metals in the United Kingdom and Kazakhstan.

Mila Resources

Market Cap: UK£5.5m

Engages in exploration and development of mineral resource properties.

Kenmare Resources

Market Cap: UK£278.8m

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

Goldplat

Market Cap: UK£11.3m

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

Mondi

Market Cap: UK£5.3b

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

European Metals Holdings

Market Cap: UK£17.6m

Operates as the exploration and development company in the Czech Republic.

Serabi Gold

Market Cap: UK£137.1m

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

European Green Transition

Market Cap: UK£10.5m

European Green Transition plc focusses on developing a portfolio of green economy assets in Europe.

First Tin

Market Cap: UK£26.9m

Engages in the exploration, development, mining, and processing of tin properties in Germany and Australia.

Savannah Resources

Market Cap: UK£89.5m

Engages in the exploration and development of lithium properties.

Ferrexpo

Market Cap: UK£266.5m

Ferrexpo plc, together with its subsidiaries, mines for, develops, processes, produces, markets, exports, and sells iron ore pellets to the metallurgical industry.

Guardian Metal Resources

Market Cap: UK£73.2m

Engages in the exploration and exploitation of mineral resources in the United States.

Cadence Minerals

Market Cap: UK£4.4m

Operates as an investment and development company that identifies, invests in, and develops rare earth assets.

Capital Metals

Market Cap: UK£23.9m

Engages in the exploration, evaluation, and development of mineral sand resources in the United Kingdom and Sri Lanka.

Asiamet Resources

Market Cap: UK£26.8m

Engages in the exploration and development of mineral properties in Indonesia.

SulNOx Group

Market Cap: UK£76.9m

Manufactures and develops fuel conditioners and emulsifiers for decarbonization of liquid hydrocarbon fuels in the United Kingdom, the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania, and internationally.

ECR Minerals

Market Cap: UK£4.5m

Through its subsidiaries, explores and develops mineral projects in Australia.

Central Asia Metals

Market Cap: UK£277.3m

Operates as a base metals producer.

Kodal Minerals

Market Cap: UK£55.7m

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

Iofina

Market Cap: UK£44.6m

Explores for, develops, and produces iodine and halogen-based specialty chemical derivatives from oil and gas operations in North America, Asia, South America, Europe, and internationally.

Eden Research

Market Cap: UK£20.0m

Engages in the development and sale of biopesticides in Europe and the United Kingdom.

Galileo Resources

Market Cap: UK£9.9m

Explores and develops mineral projects in South Africa, Botswana, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Lexington Gold

Market Cap: UK£16.3m

Explores for and develops gold projects in the United States and South Africa.

Metals Exploration

Market Cap: UK£299.0m

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

Hill & Smith

Market Cap: UK£1.3b

Manufactures and supplies infrastructure products in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, the Middle East, rest of Asia, and internationally.

BWA Group

Market Cap: UK£5.4m

An investment company, engages in mineral exploration investment activities in Cameroon, the United States, Norway, and Canada.

Tertiary Minerals

Market Cap: UK£1.5m

Tertiary Minerals plc, together with its subsidiaries, identifies, acquires, explores, and develops mineral properties.

Forterra

Market Cap: UK£391.7m

Engages in the manufacturing and sale of building products made from clay and concrete in the United Kingdom.

Zinnwald Lithium

Market Cap: UK£27.9m

Operates as a mineral exploration and development company in the United Kingdom and Germany.

Ormonde Mining

Market Cap: UK£614.3k

A natural resource company, engages in the exploration and development of mineral resource projects in Ireland, Canada, Spain, and the United Kingdom.