Newport Beach, California, USA
January 3, 2019

American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD), today announced the acquisition of the Quizalofop (QPE) product line of herbicides from Corteva Agriscience, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont (NYSE: DWDP). The primary markets for these products are in Canola, Soybeans and Pulse in the United States and Canada. This transaction includes acquisition of technical registrations, commercial sales information, and the transfer of existing product supply arrangements. Financial terms are not being disclosed.

Eric Wintemute, Chairman and CEO of American Vanguard commented, “Our acquisition of the QPE product line from Corteva Agriscience provides our crop protection business with a portfolio of valuable herbicide brands that hold significant leadership positions in the North American market. These products are complementary to existing glyphosate, glufosinate and 2,4D use, and are highly regarded for weed and grass control by providing a broad window of application and excellent crop safety.”

Mr. Wintemute continued, “Additionally, the new DowDuPont Enlist™ seed trait technology for corn provides crop tolerance to these QPE herbicides, making them ideal for achieving improved weed management. In this acquisition, AVD has secured a license to market QPE for use alone or with Enlist herbicides over-the-top of the new Enlist corn seeds, a segment that is forecast to grow considerably in coming years.”

Mr. Wintemute concluded, “These products have a well-established market position, are solidly profitable and offer the promise of growth as the Enlist trait technology expands. In this transaction, we also acquired the rights to market in Argentina and Chile which dovetails with our initiative to increase market access in that South American region. We will continue multiple existing supply agreements for these products and incorporate the sales & marketing of these brands into our expanding portfolio of herbicide offerings.” 

About American Vanguard
American Vanguard Corporation is a diversified specialty and agricultural products company that develops and markets products for crop protection and management, turf and ornamentals management and public and animal health.  American Vanguard is included on the Russell 2000® and Russell 3000® Indexes and the Standard & Poor’s Small Cap 600 Index. To learn more about American Vanguard, please reference the Company’s web site at www.american-vanguard.com.

Website: http://www.corteva.com

Published: January 6, 2019