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08 07 NEXA RESOURCES S . A . www . nexaresources . com Nexa Resources S . A . focuses around the extraction , production , and trade of zinc , copper , and lead . It primarily refines and sells zinc , specifically in Peru , and in Brazil . According to NASDAQ , it has 5,387 employees , and NYSE places its proceeds at $ 570.4mn . As a global mining company , with mines in the Pasco , Ica , and Moquegua regions of Peru , it forms part of Votorantim . According to its company website , its legacy began in 1956 as a non-ferrous metal market called Companhia Mineira de Metais , ultimately becoming Nexa in 2016 .

EVOQUA WATER TECHNOLOGIES CORP . www . evoqua . com / en Evoqua Water Technologies Corp . brings in proceeds of $ 575mn , according to NYSE . With a 100- year legacy , this water company is , according to its company website , “ the global leader ” in protecting and improving water for industrial customers , and municipalities . It has over 200,000 sites across the world , with water specialists and offices in Australia , Canada , China , Italy , Germany , Singapore , the United Kingdom , and the United States , according to its company website , with 4,000 employees , according to NASDAQ .

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