Pharmaceuticals & Biotech Basic Materials Sector

Linde

Market Cap: US$210.9b

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$245.9b

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

Rio Tinto Group

Market Cap: UK£111.6b

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

Southern Copper

Market Cap: US$151.0b

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

Newmont

Market Cap: US$135.3b

Engages in the production and exploration of gold properties.

Agnico Eagle Mines

Market Cap: US$107.7b

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

Freeport-McMoRan

Market Cap: US$86.7b

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

Barrick Mining

Market Cap: CA$118.1b

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

Sherwin-Williams

Market Cap: US$85.9b

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

CRH

Market Cap: US$82.3b

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

Glencore

Market Cap: UK£58.5b

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.

Ecolab

Market Cap: US$79.8b

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

Wheaton Precious Metals

Market Cap: CA$90.9b

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

Air Products and Chemicals

Market Cap: US$58.2b

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

AngloGold Ashanti

Market Cap: US$53.6b

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

Antofagasta

Market Cap: UK£37.2b

Operates as a mining company.

Anglo American

Market Cap: UK£37.2b

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

Franco-Nevada

Market Cap: CA$67.6b

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.

Corteva

Market Cap: US$48.4b

Operates in the agriculture business.

Fortescue

Market Cap: AU$66.1b

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

Fresnillo

Market Cap: UK£32.8b

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

Kinross Gold

Market Cap: CA$61.5b

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

Nucor

Market Cap: US$41.6b

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

Vulcan Materials

Market Cap: US$39.6b

Produces and supplies construction aggregates in the United States.

Martin Marietta Materials

Market Cap: US$39.2b

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

Nutrien

Market Cap: CA$46.9b

Provides crop inputs and services.

Northern Star Resources

Market Cap: AU$39.4b

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

Pan American Silver

Market Cap: CA$37.3b

Engages in the exploration, mine development, extraction, processing, refining, and reclamation of mines in Canada, Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, and Brazil.

Steel Dynamics

Market Cap: US$26.5b

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

Teck Resources

Market Cap: CA$35.5b

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

PPG Industries

Market Cap: US$25.2b

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

Royal Gold

Market Cap: US$24.7b

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

First Quantum Minerals

Market Cap: CA$33.8b

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

Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile

Market Cap: US$24.4b

Produces and sells specialty plant nutrients, and iodine and its derivatives worldwide.

Smurfit Westrock

Market Cap: US$22.8b

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

International Paper

Market Cap: US$22.7b

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