AMPAC Fine Chemicals (AFC) manufactures active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and registered intermediates for customers in the pharmaceutical industry. Our integrated facilities are located in Rancho Cordova, California, approximately 20 miles east of downtown Sacramento, and in La Porte, Texas, approximately 28 miles east of Houston.

AMPAC Fine Chemicals has more than 50 years of experience in mastering challenging chemistries. It has developed capabilities that support a wide range of processes and technologies during that time. All of AFC’s products are manufactured in full compliance with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP).

AFC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Pacific Corporation (AMPAC), a company with divisions that also manufacture products used in aerospace, national defense systems, fire protection, water treatment and other commercial applications.

With the La Porte expansion, AFC’s total production capacity has been increased approximately 30%, or up to approximately 256m3 (68,000
gallons), with reactors from 20 to 16,000 L (5 to 4,000 gallons). AFC’s California facility includes four Class 100,000-rated buildings. Highlights include two commercial-scale continuous simulated moving bed (SMB) units, a Class 100,000 solids handling and drying facility, three self-contained high-containment facilities, remote facilities for conducting hazardous operations, including a semi-continuous diazomethane system and three production facilities with azide processing capability.

AFC was formerly known as Aerojet Fine Chemicals, a division of GenCorp, Inc. In addition to AFC, other AMPAC divisions and
subsidiaries include: