NTIC vs GF Comparison

Northern Technologies International Corp, or NTIC is a United States-based firm that develops and markets environmentally beneficial products and services world-wide either directly or through a network of joint ventures, distributors, and agents. It operates through two segments which include ZERUST products and services and Nature-Tec products. Its main business is providing corrosion prevention solutions that are marketed under the ZERUST brand. The company also sells a portfolio of bio-based and biodegradable (compostable) polymer resin compounds and finished products marketed under the Nature-Tec brand. The ZERUST brand generates a vast majority of the revenue for the company.

NEW GERMANY FUND INC is a United States-based non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. As the investment objective, the fund seeks long-term capital appreciation through investment in middle-market German equities. The fund's portfolio of investment includes investments in different sectors such as the industrials, information technology, material, consumer discretionary, Communication Services, Financials, Consumer Staples, Real Estate, Utilities, Healthcare, Energy, and others. Its portfolio is geographically diversified across the Netherlands, Germany, and Luxembourg.