U.S. Materials Stable Growth Stocks

United States Lime & Minerals

Market Cap: US$3.6b

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

CF Industries Holdings

Market Cap: US$14.0b

Engages in the manufacture and sale of hydrogen and nitrogen products for energy, fertilizer, emissions abatement, and other industrial activities in North America, Europe, and internationally.

RPM International

Market Cap: US$16.1b

Manufactures, markets, and sells various specialty chemicals for the construction, industrial, specialty, and consumer markets internationally.

Ecolab

Market Cap: US$78.6b

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

Southern Copper

Market Cap: US$78.0b

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

Avery Dennison

Market Cap: US$13.4b

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$19.5b

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

Royal Gold

Market Cap: US$11.8b

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

Agnico Eagle Mines

Market Cap: US$72.4b

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

Sensient Technologies

Market Cap: US$4.8b

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

NewMarket

Market Cap: US$7.8b

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

AptarGroup

Market Cap: US$9.2b

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.

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile

Market Cap: US$13.0b

Operates as a mining company worldwide.

Balchem

Market Cap: US$5.3b

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.

Element Solutions

Market Cap: US$6.2b

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

Carpenter Technology

Market Cap: US$12.0b

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

Axalta Coating Systems

Market Cap: US$6.8b

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.

Vulcan Materials

Market Cap: US$38.5b

Produces and supplies construction aggregates in the United States.

Linde

Market Cap: US$224.3b

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

Crown Holdings

Market Cap: US$11.4b

Engages in the packaging business in the United States and internationally.

Compañía de Minas BuenaventuraA

Market Cap: US$4.9b

Engages in the exploration, mining, concentration, smelting, and marketing of polymetallic ores and metals in Peru.

Mosaic

Market Cap: US$10.6b

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