The Workforce AI Index · by sector
Basic Materials
5 of the 102 Basic Materials companies in the Index have been read so far, out of the US-listed companies with 1,000 or more employees listed on October 1, 2026. The ranking is partial until the rest are read. Each company is read from its own annual report: the headcount it states and its workforce as a blend of the industry staffing patterns on this site, with a one-sentence reason per share that anyone can check against the filing.
The figures on this page come from the company's own annual report and from BLS staffing patterns for its industries, never from a roster. They are estimates with a stated method. Nothing here says what the company will do: within reach is not a forecast of jobs lost or of savings. A company can write to info@stratussc.com to have its reading checked against its filing.
The ranking so far
By the share of working time within reach now, on the long-run pace at four in five. Estimates.
| # | Company | Employees | Within reach now | End of 2028 | Leading pattern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Sherwin-Williams Company | 64,249 | 21% | 31% | Building Material and Supplies Dealers |
| 2 | Linde plc | 65,177 | 19% | 39% | Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) |
| 3 | Johnson Controls International plc | 87,000 | 18% | 31% | Building Equipment Contractors |
| 4 | CRH plc | 83,032 | 14% | 22% | Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing |
| 5 | International Paper Company | 62,602 | 14% | 24% | Converted Paper Product Manufacturing |
Other sectors: Communication Services, Consumer Cyclical, Consumer Defensive, Energy, Financial Services, Healthcare, Industrials, Real Estate, Technology, Utilities. How a reading is made: the method.