I took a look at $AVNT . This company makes colorants and advanced composite materials, and it has just announced a quarterly dividend of $0.2825. The annualized dividend was raised from $1.10 to $1.13. It has kept increasing the dividend for 16 consecutive years without interruption.
The stock hasn’t been up by much, but it’s the long winning streak that matters.
In the materials sector, I think it’s still worth taking a closer look at a company that manages dividend hikes year after year.