U.S. Materials Stable Growth Stocks

United States Lime & Minerals

Market Cap: US$2.6b

Manufactures and supplies lime and limestone products in the United States.

RPM International

Market Cap: US$13.4b

Manufactures and sells specialty chemicals for the industrial, specialty, and consumer markets worldwide.

NewMarket

Market Cap: US$5.7b

Through its subsidiaries, primarily engages in the manufacture and sale of petroleum additives.

Ecolab

Market Cap: US$67.5b

Provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally.

Sylvamo

Market Cap: US$2.4b

Produces and markets uncoated freesheet for cutsize, offset paper, and pulp in Europe, Latin America, and North America.

Carpenter Technology

Market Cap: US$9.9b

Engages in the manufacture, fabrication, and distribution of specialty metals in the United States, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Mexico, Canada, and internationally.

Southern Copper

Market Cap: US$75.1b

Engages in mining, exploring, smelting, and refining copper and other minerals in Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador, and Chile.

Avery Dennison

Market Cap: US$13.5b

Operates as a materials science and digital identification solutions company in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, Asia, Latin, America, and internationally.

Packaging Corporation of America

Market Cap: US$16.5b

Manufactures and sells containerboard and uncoated freesheet (UFS) paper products in North America.

Sensient Technologies

Market Cap: US$3.9b

Manufactures and markets colors, flavors, and other specialty ingredients worldwide.

Sherwin-Williams

Market Cap: US$82.9b

Engages in the development, manufacture, distribution, and sale of paint, coatings, and related products to professional, industrial, commercial and retail customers.

Royal Gold

Market Cap: US$11.8b

Acquires and manages precious metal streams, royalties, and related interests.

Agnico Eagle Mines

Market Cap: US$59.6b

A gold mining company, engages in the exploration, development, and production of precious metals.

Westlake

Market Cap: US$12.0b

Manufactures and markets performance and essential materials, and housing and infrastructure products in the United States, Canada, Germany, China, Mexico, Brazil, France, Italy, and internationally.

Air Products and Chemicals

Market Cap: US$59.4b

Provides atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, equipment, and related services in the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, India, and internationally.

AptarGroup

Market Cap: US$9.8b

Designs and manufactures a range of drug delivery, consumer product dispensing, and active material science solutions and services for the pharmaceutical, beauty, personal care, home care, and food and beverage markets.

Element Solutions

Market Cap: US$4.9b

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

Martin Marietta Materials

Market Cap: US$30.6b

A natural resource-based building materials company, supplies aggregates and heavy-side building materials to the construction industry in the United States and internationally.

Balchem

Market Cap: US$5.0b

Develops, manufactures, and markets specialty performance ingredients and products for the nutritional, food, pharmaceutical, animal health, medical device sterilization, plant nutrition, and industrial markets worldwide.

Amcor

Market Cap: US$13.8b

Develops, produces, and sells packaging products in Europe, North America, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific.

PPG Industries

Market Cap: US$23.3b

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

Axalta Coating Systems

Market Cap: US$7.0b

Through its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and distributes high-performance coatings systems in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America.

Grupo Simec. de

Market Cap: US$4.3b

Manufactures, processes, and distributes special bar quality (SBQ) steel and steel alloys products in Mexico, the United States, Brazil, Canada, Latin America, and internationally.

Hawkins

Market Cap: US$2.6b

Operates as a specialty chemical and ingredients company in the United States.

Knife River

Market Cap: US$5.2b

Provides aggregates-led construction materials and contracting services in the United States.

Freeport-McMoRan

Market Cap: US$53.7b

Engages in the mining of mineral properties in North America, South America, and Indonesia.

Linde

Market Cap: US$212.1b

Operates as an industrial gas company in the United States, China, Germany, the United Kingdom, Australia, Mexico, Brazil, and internationally.

DuPont de Nemours

Market Cap: US$27.5b

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

International Paper

Market Cap: US$25.0b

Produces and sells renewable fiber-based packaging and pulp products in North America, Latin America, Europe, and North Africa.

Compañía de Minas BuenaventuraA

Market Cap: US$3.7b

Engages in the exploration, development, construction, and operation of mineral processing business.