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The best chemicals stocks depend on your portfolio and investment goals — while volatility can be ideal for day traders, long-term investors will want to look to stocks with steadier gains over time.
We round up a selection of stocks in or related to the industrial and consumer chemical industry, weighting the list more heavily towards popular mid- and large-cap US stocks.
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Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. manufactures and sells cellulose specialty products in the United States, China, Canada, Japan, Europe, Latin America, other Asian countries, and internationally. The company operates through High Purity Cellulose, Paperboard, and High-Yield Pulp segments.
Rayonier Advanced Materials stock opened the day at $7.20 after a previous close of $7.00. The latest price was $7.11 (25-minute delay). Rayonier Advanced Materials is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD1.6 billion and employs 2,500 staff.
AdvanSix Inc. manufactures and sells polymer resins in the United States and internationally. It offers Nylon 6, a polymer resin, which is a synthetic material used to produce fibers, filaments, engineered plastics and films.
AdvanSix stock opened the day at $28.84 after a previous close of $28.31. The latest price was $29.32 (25-minute delay). AdvanSix is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$2 billion and employs 1,375 staff.
Eastman Chemical Company operates as a specialty materials company in the United States and internationally. The company's Additives & Functional Products segment offers hydrocarbon and rosin resins; organic acid-based solutions; amine derivative-based building blocks; metam-based soil fumigants, thiram and ziram based fungicides, and plant growth regulators; specialty coalescent, specialty and commodity solvents, paint additives, and specialty polymers; heat transfer and aviation fluids; insoluble sulfur and anti-degradant rubber additives; and performance resins. It serves transportation, personal care, wellness, food, feed, agriculture, building and construction, water treatment, energy, consumables, durables, and electronics markets.
Eastman Chemical Company stock opened the day at $88.00 after a previous close of $86.80. The latest price was $86.82 (25-minute delay). Eastman Chemical Company is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$10.9 billion and employs 14,000 staff.
The Clorox Company manufactures and markets consumer and professional products worldwide. It operates through four segments: Health and Wellness, Household, Lifestyle, and International. The Health and Wellness segment offers cleaning products, such as laundry additives and home care products primarily under the Clorox, Clorox2, Scentiva, Pine-Sol, Liquid-Plumr, Tilex, and Formula 409 brands; professional cleaning and disinfecting products under the CloroxPro and Clorox Healthcare brands; professional food service products under the Hidden Valley brand; and vitamins, minerals and supplement products under the RenewLife, Natural Vitality, NeoCell, and Rainbow Light brands in the United States.
The Clorox Company stock opened the day at $141.13 after a previous close of $141.88. The latest price was $140.51 (25-minute delay). The Clorox Company is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$7 billion and employs 9,000 staff.
Chevron Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in integrated energy and chemicals operations worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Upstream and Downstream. The Upstream segment is involved in the exploration, development, production, and transportation of crude oil and natural gas; processing, liquefaction, transportation, and regasification associated with liquefied natural gas; transportation of crude oil through pipelines; and transportation, storage, and marketing of natural gas, as well as operates a gas-to-liquids plant.
Chevron stock opened the day at $184.23 after a previous close of $179.48. The latest price was $179.45 (25-minute delay). Chevron is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$227.1 billion and employs 42,595 staff.
The Sherwin-Williams Company develops, manufactures, distributes, and sells paints, coatings, and related products to professional, industrial, commercial, and retail customers. It operates through three segments: The Americas Group, Consumer Brands Group, and Performance Coatings Group. The Americas Group segment offers architectural paints and coatings, and protective and marine products, as well as OEM product finishes and related products for architectural and industrial paint contractors, and do-it-yourself homeowners.
Sherwin-Williams stock opened the day at $225.39 after a previous close of $225.06. The latest price was $228.51 (25-minute delay). Sherwin-Williams is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$21.7 billion and employs 61,000 staff.
Dow Inc. provides various materials science solutions for packaging, infrastructure, mobility, and consumer applications in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. It operates through Packaging & Specialty Plastics, Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure, and Performance Materials & Coatings segments.
Dow stock opened the day at $58.13 after a previous close of $58.12. The latest price was $58.97 (25-minute delay). Dow is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$59.4 billion and employs 35,700 staff.
LyondellBasell Industries N. V. operates as a chemical company in the United States, Germany, Mexico, Italy, Poland, France, Japan, China, the Netherlands, and internationally. The company operates in six segments: Olefins and Polyolefins"Americas; Olefins and Polyolefins"Europe, Asia, International; Intermediates and Derivatives; Advanced Polymer Solutions; Refining; and Technology.
LyondellBasell Industries stock opened the day at $94.34 after a previous close of $95.54. The latest price was $95.55 (25-minute delay). LyondellBasell Industries is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$53.1 billion and employs 19,100 staff.
Exxon Mobil Corporation explores for and produces crude oil and natural gas in the United States and internationally. It operates through Upstream, Downstream, and Chemical segments. The company is also involved in the manufacture, trade, transport, and sale of crude oil, natural gas, petroleum products, petrochemicals, and other specialty products; manufactures and sells petrochemicals, including olefins, polyolefins, aromatics, and various other petrochemicals; and captures and stores carbon, hydrogen, and biofuels.
Exxon Mobil stock opened the day at $116.95 after a previous close of $117.76. The latest price was $115.61 (25-minute delay). Exxon Mobil is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$389.4 billion and employs 63,000 staff.
W. R. Grace & Co. , through its subsidiaries, produces and sells specialty chemicals and materials worldwide.
WRGrace-and-Co stock opened the day at $69.07 after a previous close of $69.08. The latest price was $69.25 (25-minute delay). WRGrace-and-Co is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$1.9 billion and employs 4,000 staff.
H. B. Fuller Company, together with its subsidiaries, formulates, manufactures, and markets adhesives, sealants, coatings, polymers, tapes, encapsulants, additives, and other specialty chemical products worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Hygiene, Health and Consumable Adhesives; Engineering Adhesives; and Construction Adhesives.
H B Fuller Company stock opened the day at $64.72 after a previous close of $63.51. The latest price was $64.58 (25-minute delay). H B Fuller Company is listed on the NYSE and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$3.7 billion.
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