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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000892569-02-001617
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
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CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20020729
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20020801

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000005981
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	AGRICULTURE CHEMICALS [2870]
		IRS NUMBER:				952588080
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13795
		FILM NUMBER:		02716663

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4695 MACARTHUR COURT
		CITY:			NEWPORT BEACH
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92660
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9492601200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4695 MACARTHUR COURT
		CITY:			NEWPORT BEACH
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92660

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AEROCON INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19720620
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<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></FONT></DIV>

<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>FORM 8-K</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>DATE OF REPORT &#151; July&nbsp;29, 2002</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>AMERICAN VANGUARD CORPORATION</B></FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</FONT></DIV>

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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
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<B>0-6354</B><BR>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>4695 MacArthur Court, Newport Beach, California</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices)</FONT></TD>
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<B>92660</B><BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><U><B>(949)&nbsp;260-1200</B></U><BR>
(Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code)</FONT>

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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On July&nbsp;23, 2002, American Vanguard Corporation issued the press release
attached hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;99.6. The release announced that Amvac Chemical
Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Vanguard Corporation, has
acquired from Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., certain assets associated with
the Ambush 25WP insecticide business, all as more particularly described in
Exhibit&nbsp;99.6.
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Press release issued July&nbsp;23, 2002.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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        <TD><FONT size="2">Date: July&nbsp;29, 2002</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left"><FONT size="2">/s/ J. A. Barry</FONT></TD>
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        <TD><FONT size="2">J. A. Barry<BR>
Senior Vice President
Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
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Press Release issued July&nbsp;23, 2002.</FONT></DIV></TD>
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<P align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>EXHIBIT 99.6</B></FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<BR>
AMERICAN VANGUARD ACQUIRES AMBUSH&#174; 25WP INSECTICIDE BUSINESS<BR>
FROM SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">NEWPORT BEACH, CA, July&nbsp;23, 2002 &#151; AMVAC Chemical Corporation (AMVAC), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of American Vanguard Corporation (AMEX: AVD), announced
today that it has acquired from Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., certain assets
associated with the Ambush 25WP (wettable powder formulation) insecticide
business in the United States.
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<P><FONT size="2">AMVAC has acquired all U.S. EPA end-use product registrations and data in
support of such registrations as well as a license to the Ambush trademark
(chemical name: permethrin) in the United States. Syngenta will continue to
own the rights and assets of the liquid formulation (Ambush 2EC) in the United
States.
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<P><FONT size="2">Ambush 25WP is a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide developed from the naturally
occurring insecticide pyrethrum that is found in chrysanthemum flowers.
Synthetic pyrethroids have been sold in the United States since the late 1970&#146;s
and are used to control a broad spectrum of insect pests in a wide range of
crops. Ambush 25WP has one of the broadest lists of crops on its label.
AMVAC will market the product nationwide primarily in high value vegetable,
tree and fruit crops. The Company will begin selling Ambush 25WP in time for
the 2002 fall vegetable planting season.
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<P><FONT size="2">Glen Johnson, Senior Vice President of AMVAC, stated, &#147;Ambush 25WP signals our
first entry into pyrethroid chemistry, thus allowing us to offer our customers
another class of insecticides. As previously reported, American Vanguard
acquired a chemical manufacturing facility from DuPont in 2001 that was
designed to manufacture and formulate both organophosphate and pyrethroid
insecticides. Ambush 25WP is a perfect fit and an excellent addition to our
portfolio of products that we currently sell into the vegetable and fruit
markets.&#148;
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<P><FONT size="2">Rob Neill, Vice President of Marketing for Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.,
added, &#147;As we bring newer products to market, we are pleased that growers will
continue to have access to Ambush. We recognize the value these products have
brought to American farmers who grow specialty crops and that they would lose
these important tools if they were simply removed from the marketplace.&#148;
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<P><FONT size="2">AMVAC is a manufacturer and marketer of crop protection and specialty products,
whose products include: Fortress&#174;, Vapam&#174;, K-Pam&#174;, Bidrin&#174;, Dacthal&#174;, PCNB,
Dibrom&#174;, Durham&#174; metaldehyde granules, Amid-Thin&#174; W, Citrus Fix&#153;, K-Salt&#153; Fruit
Fix&#153;, Fruitone&#174; N, Tre-Hold&#174; and the azadirachtin products: Ecozin&#174;, Amazin&#174;
and Ornazin&#174;. American Vanguard&#146;s basic strategy is to acquire brand name,
niche product lines from multi-national companies that divest mature products
to focus on newly discovered molecules. In 2001, American Vanguard was named
to Forbes&#146; America&#146;s <I>Best 200 Small Companies</I>. To learn more about American
Vanguard, please reference the Company&#146;s web site at www.american-vanguard.com.
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July&nbsp;23, 2002</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">The Company, from time to time, may discuss forward-looking information.
Except for the historical information contained in this release, all
forward-looking statements are estimates by the Company&#146;s management and are
subject to various risks and uncertainties that may cause results to differ
from management&#146;s current expectations. Such factors include weather
conditions, changes in regulatory policy and other risks as detailed from
time-to-time in the Company&#146;s SEC reports and filings. All forward-looking
statements, if any, in this release represent the Company&#146;s judgement as of
the date of this release. The Company disclaims, however, any intent or
obligation to update forward-looking statements.
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>CONTACT:</B><BR>
American Vanguard Corporation<BR>
Eric G. Wintemute, President &#038; CEO<BR>
(949)&nbsp;260-1200<BR>
AMVAC Chemical Corporation</FONT></TD>
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<B>-OR-</B>
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        <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>AVD&#146;S INVESTOR RELATIONS FIRM</B><BR>
The Equity Group Inc.<BR>
www.theequitygroup.com<BR>
Lauren Barbera<BR>
lbarbera@equityny.com</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top" colspan="3"><FONT size="2">Glen D. Johnson, Senior Vice President &#038; Director of Business Development</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="right" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(212)836-9610<BR>
Loren G. Mortman<BR>
(212)&nbsp;836-9604</FONT></TD>
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