American Vanguard Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in developing, manufacturing, and marketing specialty chemical products primarily for agricultural and commercial uses. The company manufactures and formulates chemicals for crops, human, and animal health protection. Its chemical products include insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, molluscicides, growth regulators, and soil fumigants in liquid, powder, and granular forms. American Vanguard Corporation also sells its products for pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and nutritional markets. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.