This book repeatedly stresses the importance of understanding the largest Materials firms given the sector’s concentration (outlined in Chapter 4). For your reference, the following tables outline the largest Materials firms in the MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) by industry as of December 31, 2007. The MSCI ACWI is one of the broadest indexes available—nearly all the world’s largest Materials firms are included.
Table B.1Metals & Mining
Source: Thomson Datastream; MSCI, Inc.1 as of 12/31/07.
Table B.2Chemicals
Source: Thomson Datastream; MSCI, Inc.2 as of 12/31/07.
Table B.3Construction Materials
Source: Thomson Datastream; MSCI, Inc.3 as of 12/31/07.
Table B.4Paper & Forest Products
Source: Thomson Datastream; MSCI, Inc.4 as of 12/31/07.
Table B.5Containers & Packaging
Source: Thomson Datastream; MSCI, Inc.5 as of 12/31/07.