The Basic Materials sector is a category of stocks of companies that are involved in the discovery, development, and processing of raw materials. These are companies that manufacture chemicals, building materials, and paper products. This sector also includes companies engaged in commodities exploration and processing such as gold, silver and crude oil. Companies in this sector supply most of the materials used in the construction and manufacturing industries.
| Name | Exchange | Industry |
|---|---|---|
| ALB Albemarle Corp | NYSE | Specialty Chemicals |
| APD Air Products & Chemicals Inc | NYSE | Chemicals |
| AVTR Avantor Inc | NYSE | Specialty Chemicals |
| CE Celanese Corp | NYSE | Chemicals |
| CF CF Industries Holdings Inc | NYSE | Agricultural Inputs |
| CTVA Corteva Inc | NYSE | Agricultural Inputs |
| DD DuPont de Nemours Inc | NYSE | Chemicals |
| DOW Dow Inc | NYSE | Chemicals |
| ECL Ecolab Inc | NYSE | Specialty Chemicals |
| EMN Eastman Chemical Co | NYSE | Chemicals |
| FCX Freeport-Mcmoran Inc | NYSE | Copper |
| FMC Fmc Corp | NYSE | Agricultural Inputs |
| IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc | NYSE | Specialty Chemicals |
| LIN Linde Plc | NYSE | Specialty Chemicals |
| LYB LyondellBasell Industries NV | NYSE | Specialty Chemicals |
| MLM Martin Marietta Materials Inc | NYSE | Building Materials |
| MOS Mosaic Co | NYSE | Agricultural Inputs |
| NEM NEWMONT Corp | NYSE | Gold |
| NUE Nucor Corp | NYSE | Steel |
| PPG Ppg Industries Inc | NYSE | Specialty Chemicals |
| SHW Sherwin Williams Co | NYSE | Specialty Chemicals |
| VMC Vulcan Materials CO | NYSE | Building Materials |