Materials AI Adoption Tracker
Track AI adoption across 26 major materials companies. Updated every 2-3 weeks from public sources.
Industry Summary
26
Companies tracked
3.1
Avg Maturity Index
3.1
Avg Adoption
2.8
Avg Proficiency
3.2
Avg Impact
Maturity Distribution
Density Distribution
% of materials companies at each maturity level
Maturity Threshold
% of companies at each level or above
AI Maturity Leaderboard
| Rank | Company | Maturity Index | Stage | Adoption | Proficiency | Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albemarle Corporation | 4.4 | Leader | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | Freeport-McMoRan | 4.1 | Leader | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Avery Dennison | 4.0 | Leader | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Dow Inc. | 4.0 | Leader | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | DuPont | 4.0 | Leader | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Linde plc | 4.0 | Leader | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Eastman Chemical Company | 3.7 | Practitioner | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Ecolab | 3.7 | Practitioner | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Nucor | 3.4 | Practitioner | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Smurfit Westrock | 3.4 | Practitioner | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Sherwin-Williams | 3.3 | Practitioner | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | PPG Industries | 3.1 | Practitioner | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | Air Products | 3.0 | Practitioner | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | Amcor | 3.0 | Practitioner | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Corteva | 3.0 | Practitioner | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 3.0 | Practitioner | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Newmont | 2.9 | Explorer | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | LyondellBasell | 2.7 | Explorer | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Mosaic Company | 2.6 | Explorer | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | Vulcan Materials Company | 2.6 | Explorer | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | CF Industries | 2.4 | Explorer | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | International Paper | 2.4 | Explorer | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Ball Corporation | 2.0 | Explorer | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Martin Marietta Materials | 2.0 | Explorer | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Steel Dynamics | 1.6 | Observer | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | Packaging Corporation of America | 1.0 | Observer | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Albemarle Corporation
materials
4.4
#1
Leader
A:4 P:4 I:5
Freeport-McMoRan
materials
4.1
#2
Leader
A:4 P:3 I:5
Avery Dennison
materials
4.0
#3
Leader
A:4 P:4 I:4
Dow Inc.
materials
4.0
#4
Leader
A:4 P:4 I:4
DuPont
materials
4.0
#5
Leader
A:4 P:4 I:4
Linde plc
materials
4.0
#6
Leader
A:4 P:4 I:4
Eastman Chemical Company
materials
3.7
#7
Practitioner
A:4 P:3 I:4
Ecolab
materials
3.7
#8
Practitioner
A:4 P:3 I:4
Nucor
materials
3.4
#9
Practitioner
A:3 P:3 I:4
Smurfit Westrock
materials
3.4
#10
Practitioner
A:3 P:3 I:4
Sherwin-Williams
materials
3.3
#11
Practitioner
A:4 P:3 I:3
PPG Industries
materials
3.1
#12
Practitioner
A:3 P:2 I:4
Air Products
materials
3.0
#13
Practitioner
A:3 P:3 I:3
Amcor
materials
3.0
#14
Practitioner
A:3 P:3 I:3
Corteva
materials
3.0
#15
Practitioner
A:3 P:3 I:3
International Flavors & Fragrances
materials
3.0
#16
Practitioner
A:3 P:3 I:3
Newmont
materials
2.9
#17
Explorer
A:4 P:3 I:2
LyondellBasell
materials
2.7
#18
Explorer
A:3 P:2 I:3
Mosaic Company
materials
2.6
#19
Explorer
A:3 P:3 I:2
Vulcan Materials Company
materials
2.6
#20
Explorer
A:3 P:3 I:2
CF Industries
materials
2.4
#21
Explorer
A:2 P:2 I:3
International Paper
materials
2.4
#22
Explorer
A:2 P:2 I:3
Ball Corporation
materials
2.0
#23
Explorer
A:2 P:2 I:2
Martin Marietta Materials
materials
2.0
#24
Explorer
A:2 P:2 I:2
Steel Dynamics
materials
1.6
#25
Observer
A:2 P:2 I:1
Packaging Corporation of America
materials
1.0
#26
Observer
A:1 P:1 I:1
About AI Tracker
AI Tracker is a research project by Larridin, the AI execution intelligence platform.
Methodology: We analyze earnings calls, press releases, partnership announcements, and product documentation. All assessments are based solely on publicly available information—no private customer data is used.
Maturity Scoring: Each dimension is rated on a 4-tier scale (Nascent → Emerging → Scaling → Leading) based on evidence from public sources. Industry averages are computed as the median across all tracked companies in the sector.
Update cadence: Every 2-3 weeks
Last updated: January 30, 2026