American Vanguard Corporation

American Vanguard Corporation through its subsidiaries develops manufactures and markets specialty chemicals for agricultural commercial and consumer uses in the United States and internationally. It manufactures and formulates chemicals including insecticides fungicides herbicides molluscicides soil health plant nutrition growth regulators and soil fumigants in liquid powder and granular forms for crops turf and ornamental plants and human and animal health protection. The company also markets sells and distributes end-use chemical and biological products for crop applications; and distributes chemicals for turf and ornamental markets. It distributes its products through national distribution companies and buying groups or co-operatives; and through sales offices sales force executives sales agents and wholly owned distributors. American Vanguard Corporation was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Newport Beach California.