| Balchem Corporation engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of specialty performance ingredients and products for the food, feed, and medical sterilization industries in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Specialty Products, Encapsulated/Nutritional Products, and BCP Ingredients. The Specialty Products segment repackages and distributes ethylene oxide, blends of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, and methyl chloride. Ethylene oxide is used for sterilizing medical devices, including syringes, catheters, scalpels, bandages, and surgical kits. It sells Blends of ethylene oxide as fumigants for killing bacteria, fungi, and insects in spices and other seasoning materials. Propylene oxide is used for bacteria reduction in spice treatment and in various chemical synthesis applications. Methyl chloride is used as a raw material in specialty herbicides, fertilizers, and pharmaceuticals, as well in malt and wine preservers. The Encapsulated/Nutritional Products segment encapsulates food and nutritional ingredients for use in fortification, processing, mixing, packaging applications, and shelf-life. End product applications comprise baked goods, refrigerated and frozen dough systems, processed meats, seasoning blends, confections, and animal nutrition. The BCP Ingredients segment manufactures and supplies choline chloride, a nutrient for animal health, to the poultry and swine industries. The company sells its products through its own sales force, independent distributors, and sales agents. Balchem was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in New Hampton, New York. |
