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American Pacific knows how to have a blast. The company's products launch rockets, propel missiles, deploy airbags, and suppress fires. The specialty chemicals firm makes ammonium perchlorate (AP; rocket fuel oxidizer), Halotron (ozone-friendly fire suppressant), sodium azide (airbag deployment chemical), and environmental protection equipment such as its OdorMaster system for use at sewage treatment plants. The company also has real estate interests near Las Vegas. Customers include commercial satellite launchers, Cordant Technologies (39% of sales), NASA, and the US military. Specialty chemicals make up 91% of sales.
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: September
2000 Sales (mil.): 67.40
1-Yr. Sales Growth: (7.4)%
Employees: 211
Revenue per employee: $319,431.28
KEY PEOPLE |
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John R. Gibson
CEO
David N. Keys
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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3770 Howard Hughes Pkwy., Ste. 300
Las Vegas, NV 89109
US
Phone: 702-735-2200
Fax: 702-735-4876
Online: Web Site
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