Top 12 Natural Resource Businesses
Our resources are finite but with careful management, these valuable assets can be used wisely, thereby protecting and preserving them for future generations.
The dozen companies listed below are the giants in the outdoor business world. When they move, the world listens.
This is one of the nation’s largest publicly traded water companies.
Symbol is (AWR)
AquaAmerica, Inc.
This company is the nation’s largest U.S. based, publicly-traded water company, providing water and wastewater services to approximately 2.8 million residents.
Symbol is (WTR)
Canadian GoldCorp, Inc.
This company is one of the world’s largest gold and precious metals mining companies.
Symbol is (GG)
Caterpillar Corporation.
This company is one of the world’s largest construction and heavy equipment manufacturers.
Symbol is (CAT)
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
This company is one of the world’s largest food production companies.
Symbol is (CAG)
Fluor, Inc.
This company is one of the world’s largest construction and engineering companies; with technical services in manufacturing; microelectronics; mining; oil and gas; power; telecommunications; and transportation infrastructure.
Symbol is (FLR)
Lafarge North America.
This company is the largest diversified supplier of construction materials in the U.S. and Canada. They produce and sell cement, ready-mixed concrete, gypsum wallboard, aggregates, asphalt, and related products and services. Their products are used in residential, commercial and public works construction projects across North America.
Symbol is (Lafarge.PK)
Mittal Steel Corp.
This company is one of the world’s largest steel companies.
Symbol is (MT)- Peabody Energy Corporation.
This is the world's largest private-sector coal company. Their products fuel approximately 10 percent of all U.S. electricity generation and more than 2 percent of worldwide electricity. They serve global coal demand from electricity generators and steel makers. The company is growing to include more customers in the “emerging markets.”
Symbol is (BTU) 
Union Pacific Corporation
The UP is one of America's leading transportation companies. Its principal operating company, Union Pacific Railroad, is the largest railroad in North America, covering 23 states across two-thirds of the United States.
Symbol is (UNP)
Waste Management, Inc
This Company is a major provider of comprehensive waste and environmental services in North America. The company is a leader in recycling and hazardous waste disposal.
Symbol is (WMI)
Weyerhaeuser Corporation.
This company is one of the world’s largest wood, paper, & wood products companies.
Symbol is (WY)
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