Newport Beach-based chemical company American Vanguard Corp., which specializes in buying older products from big chemical makers, is buying an insecticide from Germany’s BASF AG.
Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.
Eric Wintemute, American Vanguard’s chief executive, called it the company’s largest acquisition to date.
Phorate, used in forests and farms against chewing insects and other bugs, is registered in 15 countries with main markets in Asia Pacific and the Americas. The insecticide has yearly sales of about $17 million.
The insecticide “should be a significant contributor to our sales base, with sales beginning in the fourth quarter,” Wintemute said.
