KMG Chemicals, Inc. - KMGB- Profile

KMG Chemicals, Inc.. The Group's principal activities are to manufacture and distribute specialty chemicals. They sell their wood preserving chemical products such as Pentachlorophenol ('penta'), Creosote and sodium pentachlorophenate ('sodium penta') to extend life of wood products. Wood preserving chemicals are sold to industrial customers principally in the railroad, utility and construction industries. The Group sells an Herbicide product consisting of monosodium and disodium methanearsonic acids ('MSMA'). MSMA is sold in the United States under the name Bueno (R) 6 to protect cotton crops from weed growth and Ansar (R) 6.6 for highway weed control. The Group also sells tetrachlorvinphos a pesticide product to domestic livestock and poultry growers to protect animals from flies and other pests; they are sold under the tradenames Rabon and Ravap. Creosote accounted for 43% of fiscal 2006 revenues; Pentachlorophenol, 39%; Animal Health, 12% and Herbicide, 6%