Household Basic Materials Sector

Linde

Market Cap: US$220.1b

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

BHP Group

Market Cap: AU$204.1b

Operates as a resources company in Australia, Europe, China, Japan, India, South Korea, the rest of Asia, North America, South America, and internationally.

Rio Tinto Group

Market Cap: UK£77.8b

Engages in exploring, mining, and processing mineral resources worldwide.

Sherwin-Williams

Market Cap: US$87.0b

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

Southern Copper

Market Cap: US$78.4b

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

Ecolab

Market Cap: US$76.5b

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

Newmont

Market Cap: US$75.8b

Engages in the production and exploration of gold properties.

CRH

Market Cap: US$71.9b

Provides building materials solutions in Ireland, the United States, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, and internationally.

Agnico Eagle Mines

Market Cap: US$68.2b

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

Air Products and Chemicals

Market Cap: US$64.2b

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

Freeport-McMoRan

Market Cap: US$58.6b

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

Corteva

Market Cap: US$48.5b

Operates in the agriculture business.

Glencore

Market Cap: UK£34.3b

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.

Wheaton Precious Metals

Market Cap: CA$62.3b

Sells precious metals in North America, Europe, Africa, and South America.

Barrick Mining

Market Cap: CA$54.6b

Engages in the exploration, development, production, and sale of mineral properties.

Fortescue

Market Cap: AU$58.0b

Engages in the exploration, development, production, processing, and sale of iron ore in Australia, China, and internationally.

Vulcan Materials

Market Cap: US$37.3b

Produces and supplies construction aggregates in the United States.

Martin Marietta Materials

Market Cap: US$36.2b

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

Franco-Nevada

Market Cap: CA$45.4b

Operates as a royalty and stream company focused on precious metals in South America, Central America, Mexico, the United States, Canada, Australia, Europe, and internationally.

Nucor

Market Cap: US$31.8b

Engages in the manufacture and sale of steel and steel products.

Anglo American

Market Cap: UK£23.4b

Operates as a mining company in the United Kingdom and internationally.

DuPont de Nemours

Market Cap: US$29.7b

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

AngloGold Ashanti

Market Cap: US$29.3b

Operates as a gold mining company in Africa, Australia, and the Americas.

Nutrien

Market Cap: CA$37.2b

Provides crop inputs and services.

Antofagasta

Market Cap: UK£20.0b

Operates as a mining company.

International Paper

Market Cap: US$25.4b

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

PPG Industries

Market Cap: US$24.0b

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

Kinross Gold

Market Cap: CA$31.5b

Engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of gold properties principally in the United States, Brazil, Chile, Canada, and Mauritania.

Smurfit Westrock

Market Cap: US$22.8b

Manufactures, distributes, and sells containerboard, corrugated containers, and other paper-based packaging products.

Amcor

Market Cap: US$22.2b

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

Steel Dynamics

Market Cap: US$18.1b

Operates as a steel producer and metal recycler in the United States.

Packaging Corporation of America

Market Cap: US$17.4b

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

Fresnillo

Market Cap: UK£12.5b

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

Northern Star Resources

Market Cap: AU$25.8b

Engages in the exploration, development, mining, and processing of gold deposits.

International Flavors & Fragrances

Market Cap: US$16.5b

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

Teck Resources

Market Cap: CA$22.3b

Engages in research, exploration, development, processing, smelting, refining, and reclamation of mineral properties in Asia, the Americas, and Europe.