Sector & Industry - Non-durables
According to the RBICS classification, the Non-durables category includes sectors that produce consumer goods with a short lifespan, such as food, beverages, tobacco, household and personal care products, apparel, footwear, and other consumer sundries. These sectors focus on manufacturing products consumed or used up relatively quickly and requiring frequent replacement.
| Sector | Industry | Summary |
|---|---|---|
Energy Minerals | Oil and Gas Production | companies engaged in developing, exploring, and producing oil and gas properties |
Integrated Oil | companies engaged in developing, exploring, and producing oil and gas properties, as well as transporting and refining petroleum and natural gas products | |
Oil Refining/Marketing | companies that manufacture, refine and market petroleum products | |
| Coal | consists of companies that mine, process, and distribute coal and lignite | |
Process Industries | Chemicals: Major Diversified | companies that chemically process organic and inorganic raw materials and formulate a multiple line of chemical products for various industries |
| Chemicals: Specialty | companies that chemically process organic and inorganic raw materials and primarily focus on one line of chemical products | |
| Chemicals: Agricultural | companies that chemically process organic and inorganic raw materials and formulate chemical products for agriculture | |
| Textiles | companies that prepare and spin fiber and weave fabrics into raw products. Companies included in this industry produce products that are further manufactured into finished products | |
| Agricultural Commodities/Milling | companies engaged in the production of crops and animal feed, as well as the management of livestock | |
| Pulp and Paper | companies that make pulp, paper (from pulp), or converted paper products (separating fibers from wood) | |
| Containers/Packaging | companies that process primary materials into various containers and/or packaging materials | |
Industrial Specialities | companies that process basic chemicals and minerals into specialty products | |
Health Technology | Pharmaceuticals: Major | companies that discover, develop, and manufacture chemically based therapeutic and preventive medicine and other medicinal products. Companies included in this industry generally oversee the entire drug development process (research, testing, production, distribution, etc.) |
Pharmaceuticals: Other | companies that either discover, develop, or manufacture chemically based therapeutic and preventive medicine, and medicinal products. Companies included in this industry tend to collaborate with other pharmaceutical companies | |
Pharmaceuticals: Generic | companies engaged in manufacturing generic therapeutic and preventive medicine, and other medicinal products | |
| Biotechnology | companies involved in applying genetic engineering (genomics) and/or protein engineering (proteomics) to produce therapeutic and preventive medicine. and medical diagnostic products. Companies that manufacture biotechnology equipment and provide services to the biotech industry are also included in this industry | |
Medical Specialties | companies that develop and manufacture equipment and technologies designed specifically for the healthcare industry | |
Consumer Non-Durables | Food: Major Diversified | companies that process agricultural products into products for final consumption. Companies included in this industry primarily manufacture one line of food |
Food: Specialty/Candy | companies that process agricultural products into products for final consumption. Companies included in this industry primarily manufacture one line of food | |
Food: Meat/Fish/Dairy | companies that process livestock, fish, poultry, and raw milk (or dairy by-products) into food products for final consumption | |
Beverages: Non-Alcoholic | companies that are engaged in the production (manufacturing, bottling, and distribution) of non-alcoholic beverages | |
Beverages: Alcoholic | companies that are engaged in the production (manufacturing, bottling, and distribution) of malt beverages, distilled and blended liquors, beer, and other alcoholic beverages | |
| Tobacco | companies that are engaged in the stemming and drying of tobacco. In addition, it includes companies that manufacture and distribute cigarettes, cigars, and chewing tobacco products | |
Household/Personal Care | companies that manufacture residential cleansing products and consumer personal care products | |
Apparel/Footwear | companies that either knit, cut, and sew fabric into garments for men, women, teenagers, and infants or that process leather, rubber, or leather substitutes into footwear | |
Consumer Sundries | companies that manufacture consumer non-durables. These companies are not classified elsewhere |