American Vanguard is a holding company. Through its subsidiary, AMVAC Chemical Corporation (AMVAC), Co. is primarily a specialty chemical manufacturer that develops and markets products for agricultural, commercial and consumer uses. Co. manufactures and formulates chemicals for crops, human and animal protection. These products, which include insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, soil health, plant nutrition, molluscicides, growth regulators, and soil fumigants, are marketed in liquid, powder, and granular forms. AMVAC primarily synthesizes, formulates, and distributes its own proprietary products or custom manufactures, formulates or distributes for others.