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American Pacific is a leading custom manufacturer of highly technical materials through proprietary processes within our focused markets. We supply the aerospace and defense industry specialty chemicals used in solid rocket motors for space launch and military missiles. We also produce clean agent chemicals for the fire protection industry, and sodium azide for pharmaceutical and other industries. Our products are designed to meet customer specifications and often must meet certain governmental and regulatory approvals.
American Pacific's manufacturing operations consist of various perchlorate products, Halotron®, and sodium azide. American Pacific is worldwide leader in the production of ammonium perchlorate (AP) and other perchlorate chemicals and derivatives, primarily for use in defense systems and space flight.
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