| KMG Chemicals, Inc. engages in the manufacture and sale of specialty chemicals primarily in the United States. Its products include industrial wood treating chemicals, animal health pesticides, and agricultural herbicides. The companys industrial wood preserving chemicals comprise pentachlorophenol, creosote, and sodium pentachlorophenate used to extend the life of wood primarily utility poles, bridge timbers, and railroad crossties. KMG Chemicals offers tetrachlorvinphos products, a pesticide used by domestic livestock and poultry growers to protect animals from flies and other pests. It also offers herbicide product, which consists of monosodium and disodium methanearsonic acids used primarily for weed control in cotton fields, as well as protect cotton and sugarcane. KMG Chemicals, formerly known as KMG-B, Inc., was incorporated in 1992. The company is based in Houston, Texas. |