Basic Materials
Exclusive insider sentiment analysis for the Basic Materials sector. Track real-time Director purchases and institutional money flow to identify high-conviction opportunities before the market reacts.
| Filing Date | Trade Date | Ticker | Company Name | Reporting Person | Relationship | Industry | Type | Price | Qty | Total, $ | Owned After | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-25 01:09 | 2022-08-22 | GEVO | Gevo, Inc. | BAUM WILLIAM H | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $3.08 | 11,531 | $35,556 | 126,108 | -8.4% |
| 2022-08-23 23:53 | 2022-08-22 | OEC | Orion S.A. | Painter Corning F. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $16.77 | 30,000 | $503,124 | 610,265 | +5.2% |
| 2022-08-23 18:57 | 2022-08-22 | K | KELLANOVA | KELLOGG W K FOUNDATION TRUST | 10% owner | Gold | SALE | $75.81 | 146,153 | $11,079,157 | 56,731,838 | -0.3% |
| 2022-08-23 19:48 | 2022-08-12 | LBSR | LIBERTY STAR URANIUM & METALS CORP. | O'HEERON PETE | Director, Officer, 10% owner; COB, Secretary, Treasurer | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.19 | 26,738 | $5,000 | 26,738 | +100.0% |
| 2022-08-23 20:53 | 2022-08-19 | MTRN | MATERION Corp | Chemnitz Gregory R. | Officer; VP General Counsel & Secretary | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | OPT+S | $96.35 | 2,868 | $276,325 | 17,195 | -14.3% |
| 2022-08-24 00:19 | 2022-08-19 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | GATES WILLIAM H III | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $171.37 | 58,667 | $10,053,840 | 31,185,554 | +0.2% |
| 2022-08-22 19:44 | 2022-08-18 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | Hastings Jonathan J | Officer; Group President | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $65.67 | 11,739 | $770,915 | 44,468 | -20.9% |
| 2022-08-22 23:07 | 2022-08-18 | METC | Ramaco Resources, Inc. | FRISCHKORN DAVID E K | Director | Coking Coal | SALE | $11.66 | 5,000 | $58,300 | 35,439 | -12.4% |
| 2022-08-22 23:06 | 2022-08-22 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | DUVALL DAVID L. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $12.53 | 649 | $8,132 | 426,762 | +0.2% |
| 2022-08-22 22:59 | 2022-08-07 | UAMY | UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORP | Bardswich Lloyd | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.47 | 77,500 | $36,262 | 187,727 | +70.3% |
| 2022-08-22 23:39 | 2022-08-18 | MATV | Mativ Holdings, Inc. | Keenan Jeffrey | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $24.60 | 500 | $12,300 | 172,170 | +0.3% |
| 2022-08-20 01:33 | 2022-08-18 | OLN | OLIN Corp | VARILEK JAMES A | Officer; EVP & COO | Chemicals | OPT+S | $57.81 | 3,345 | $193,336 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2022-08-19 23:15 | 2022-08-17 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | GATES WILLIAM H III | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $174.97 | 112,325 | $19,653,146 | 31,126,887 | +0.4% |
| 2022-08-19 19:16 | 2022-08-19 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | Zimmer John P | Officer; EVP, Treasurer, Secretary, CFO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $12.76 | 2,500 | $31,888 | 206,579 | +1.2% |
| 2022-08-18 22:42 | 2022-08-16 | CMT | CORE MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES INC | DUVALL DAVID L. | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $13.22 | 2,909 | $38,457 | 426,113 | +0.7% |
| 2022-08-17 20:40 | 2022-08-17 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | Goncalves Celso L Jr | Officer; EVP, CFO | Steel | BUY | $18.43 | 6,000 | $110,579 | 154,285 | +4.0% |
| 2022-08-18 00:00 | 2022-08-15 | ORGN | Origin Materials, Inc. | Riley Richard J. | Director, Officer; Co-CEO and Director | Chemicals | OPT+S | $7.15 | 45,000 | $321,795 | 20,000 | -69.2% |
| 2022-08-17 23:32 | 2022-08-16 | RS | RELIANCE, INC. | Ajemyan Arthur | Officer; SVP, CFO | Steel | SALE | $198.39 | 1,000 | $198,390 | 12,870 | -7.2% |
| 2022-08-17 23:11 | 2022-08-16 | CRN | Coronado Global Resources Inc. | Meyering Christopher P | Officer; VP, CLO & Secretary | Coking Coal | BUY | $12.35 | 6,600 | $81,523 | 6,600 | +100.0% |
| 2022-08-18 00:19 | 2022-08-15 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | Busch Angela M | Officer; EVP - CORP STRAT & BUS DEV | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $176.24 | 2,500 | $440,600 | 16,716 | -13.0% |
| 2022-08-18 00:23 | 2022-08-15 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | McCormick Michael C. | Officer; EVP CORPORATE AFFAIRS | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $175.00 | 3,000 | $525,000 | 47,067 | -6.0% |
| 2022-08-17 23:10 | 2022-08-15 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | Laininger Dieter | Officer; SVP, Managing Director - APAC | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $191.32 | 3,248 | $621,407 | 1,793 | -64.4% |
| 2022-08-17 23:07 | 2022-08-15 | KWR | QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP | PLATZER L WILBERT | Officer; SVP, Global Ops, EHS & Prcmt | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $193.09 | 3,248 | $627,168 | 634 | -83.7% |
| 2022-08-18 01:07 | 2022-08-15 | USLM | UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC | BYRNE TIMOTHY W | Director, Officer; President & CEO | Building Materials | SALE | $107.50 | 4,626 | $497,295 | 32,494 | -12.5% |
| 2022-08-17 23:16 | 2022-08-15 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | GATES WILLIAM H III | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $176.64 | 143,879 | $25,415,290 | 31,014,562 | +0.5% |
| 2022-08-18 00:19 | 2022-08-16 | MATV | Mativ Holdings, Inc. | Keenan Jeffrey | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $25.57 | 1,500 | $38,360 | 171,670 | +0.9% |
| 2022-08-16 23:15 | 2022-08-12 | BCPC | BALCHEM CORP | van Gunsteren Job Leonard | Officer; Vice President | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $131.12 | 1,000 | $131,121 | 1,430 | -41.2% |
| 2022-08-16 17:27 | 2022-08-16 | CLF | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC. | Goncalves Celso L Jr | Officer; EVP, CFO | Steel | BUY | $19.36 | 5,000 | $96,800 | 148,285 | +3.5% |
| 2022-08-17 03:43 | 2022-08-12 | TMC | TMC the metals Co Inc. | Karkar Andrei | Director, 10% owner | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.80 | 6,250,000 | $5,000,000 | 51,955,976 | +13.7% |
| 2022-08-17 03:24 | 2022-08-12 | TMC | TMC the metals Co Inc. | Barron Gerard | Director, Officer; Chief Executive Officer | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | BUY | $0.96 | 103,680 | $99,999 | 15,420,489 | +0.7% |
| 2022-08-17 00:12 | 2022-08-15 | LXU | LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. | SBT Investors LLC | 10% owner | Chemicals | SALE | $12.32 | 7,350,000 | $90,533,625 | 17,453,398 | -29.6% |
| 2022-08-16 23:38 | 2022-08-15 | ASIX | AdvanSix Inc. | Gramm Christopher | Officer; Controller | Chemicals | SALE | $38.59 | 1,000 | $38,590 | 36,765 | -2.6% |
| 2022-08-17 00:11 | 2022-08-15 | LXU | LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. | LSB Funding LLC | 10% owner | Chemicals | SALE | $12.32 | 7,350,000 | $90,533,625 | 17,650,000 | -29.4% |
| 2022-08-16 21:30 | 2022-08-15 | SCL | STEPAN CO | Behrens Scott R. | Officer; President & COO | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $114.07 | 1,000 | $114,074 | 12,100 | -7.6% |
| 2022-08-16 23:30 | 2022-08-12 | CENX | CENTURY ALUMINUM CO | Gary Jesse E | Director, Officer; President and CEO | Aluminum | SALE | $9.33 | 99,568 | $929,109 | 64,400 | -60.7% |
| 2022-08-17 01:30 | 2022-08-15 | PPTA | PERPETUA RESOURCES CORP. | Deisley David | Director | Other Precious Metals & Mining | BUY | $2.68 | 1,350 | $3,618 | 11,350 | +13.5% |
| 2022-08-17 00:05 | 2022-08-16 | MERC | MERCER INTERNATIONAL INC. | Purchase Keith | Director | Paper & Paper Products | SALE | $17.01 | 10,000 | $170,100 | 67,393 | -12.9% |
| 2022-08-16 19:30 | 2022-08-15 | TSE | Trinseo PLC | COTE JEFFREY J | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $31.76 | 10,000 | $317,600 | 30,117 | +49.7% |
| 2022-08-16 20:42 | 2022-08-12 | SCL | STEPAN CO | LAWTON GREGORY E | Director | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $113.00 | 1,249 | $141,137 | 15,714 | -7.4% |
| 2022-08-15 18:30 | 2022-08-11 | FUL | FULLER H B CO | Weaver Nathan D. | Officer; VP, Human Resources | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $66.91 | 5,326 | $356,385 | 3,354 | -61.4% |
| 2022-08-16 01:28 | 2022-08-11 | MP | MP Materials Corp. / DE | Gold Daniel Allen | Director | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $39.05 | 49,838 | $1,946,174 | 6,385,188 | -0.8% |
| 2022-08-15 23:28 | 2022-08-11 | IFF | INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC | Fortanet Francisco | Officer; EVP, Operations | Specialty Chemicals | SALE | $125.00 | 10,000 | $1,250,000 | 17,237 | -36.7% |
| 2022-08-16 00:48 | 2022-08-12 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | STRYKER DAVID M | Officer; Exec VP, GC and Sec | Chemicals | BUY | $29.90 | 10,000 | $298,995 | 341,614 | +3.0% |
| 2022-08-16 01:32 | 2022-08-11 | MP | MP Materials Corp. / DE | QVT Financial LP | Director, Other | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | SALE | $39.05 | 49,838 | $1,946,174 | 6,385,188 | -0.8% |
| 2022-08-16 00:48 | 2022-08-11 | HUN | Huntsman CORP | ESPELAND CURTIS E | Director | Chemicals | BUY | $30.18 | 15,000 | $452,645 | 18,533 | +424.6% |
| 2022-08-15 22:31 | 2022-08-11 | MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | CIPOLLA MICHAEL | Officer; VICE PRESIDENT | Specialty Chemicals | OPT+S | $64.27 | 6,356 | $408,530 | 32,286 | -16.4% |
| 2022-08-15 23:46 | 2022-08-11 | ECL | ECOLAB INC. | GATES WILLIAM H III | 10% owner | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $171.80 | 185,129 | $31,805,051 | 30,870,683 | +0.6% |
| 2022-08-16 01:34 | 2022-08-15 | MATV | Mativ Holdings, Inc. | Keenan Jeffrey | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $23.25 | 1,000 | $23,250 | 170,170 | +0.6% |
| 2022-08-16 01:33 | 2022-08-15 | MATV | Mativ Holdings, Inc. | Warlick Anderson Davis | Director | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $24.84 | 10,000 | $248,379 | 75,013 | +15.4% |
| 2022-08-16 01:30 | 2022-08-12 | MATV | Mativ Holdings, Inc. | Schertell Julie | Director, Officer; President, CEO | Specialty Chemicals | BUY | $23.93 | 21,600 | $516,845 | 163,891 | +15.2% |
Strategic Analysis
Analyzing insider transactions within the Basic Materials sector provides critical insights into institutional sentiment. When multiple executives across different companies in the same industry exhibit similar buying patterns (cluster buying), it often signals an upcoming sector-wide recovery or undervalued market conditions.
Regulatory Transparency
Our platform tracks SEC Form 4 filings in real-time. We differentiate between routine option exercises and open-market purchases to give you a clear view of "Skin in the Game". Understanding the roles of Directors vs. 10% Owners helps prioritize signals that carry the most predictive weight.
UNDERSTANDING THE DATA
FILING DATE: The date and time when the transaction was reported to the SEC. This is when the public first receives the information.
TRADE DATE: The actual day the insider executed the purchase or sale in the market.
INDUSTRY: The specific market sector the company operates in. Useful for identifying broader institutional capital flows across sectors.
OWNED AFTER: The total number of shares held by the insider following the transaction. This highlights the insider's remaining conviction in the company.
CHANGE %: The percentage increase or decrease of the insider's total position. Large percentage changes often carry more weight than the dollar amount alone.
TRADE TYPES DEFINITIONS
BUY: An open market purchase. Typically indicates an insider's belief that the stock is undervalued or poised for growth.
SELL: An open market sale. While often used for diversification or liquidity, large or unexpected sales can be a warning signal.
OPT+S (OPTION EXERCISE & SALE): This occurs when an insider exercises their stock options and sells them immediately. Often part of a structured compensation plan.