Minerals Technologies Inc. operates in the Alkalies and chlorine sector. In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Minerals Technologies Inc. with three other chemical manufacturers in North America: Koppers Holdings Inc. (2019 sales of $1.77 billion of which 41% was Railroad & Utility Products), Element Solutions Inc ($1.84 billion of which 59% was Electronics), and Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc ($1.75 billion of which 64% was High Purity Cellulose).

Sales Analysis. Minerals Technologies Inc. reported sales of $1.79 billion for the year ending December of 2019. This represents a decrease of 0.9% versus 2018, when the company's sales were $1.81 billion. The sales level in 2019 was fairly close to the level five years ago: in 2014, Minerals Technologies Inc. had sales of $1.73 billion. Contributing to the drop in overall sales was the 4.4% decline in Refractories, from $311.90 million to $298.10 million. There were also decreases in sales in Performance Materials (down 0.6% to $823.30 million) and Specialty Minerals (down 2.5% to $574.40 million) . However, these declines were partially offset by the increase in sales of Energy Services (up 21.6% to $95.20 million) .