AVD - Mergers and acquisitions

American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) announced today that its subsidiary AMVAC LATAM has acquired Punto Verde, a well-established distributor in Guayaquil, Ecuador, to strengthen its product portfolio and market access in the Latin American region. AMVAC LATAM is a key player in the Latin American agricultural sector and has become a leader in the commercialization of crop protection products. Peter Eilers, Managing Director of American Vanguard's international operations, commented: "We are pleased to have completed the acquisition of Punto Verde in Ecuador, which is the seventh largest agricultural market in LATAM. While not a sizable transaction (this will add about five percent to

Leading Proprietary-Formula Microbial Cleaning Products Acquired by Specialty Markets Division AMGUARD Environmental Technologies AMGUARD™ Environmental Technologies ("AMGUARD"), the specialty markets division of AMVAC Chemical Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD), announced today the acquisition of the product and trademark assets of American Bio-Systems, founded in 1996 as a manufacturer of proprietary-formula microbial cleaning products BioMop-Plus® and DrainGel®. For more than 20 years, BioMop-Plus and DrainGel have been the "industry standards" for restaurants, hotel kitchens, and institutions that have persistent drain and fruit fly infe