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Balchem

BCPC

In fiscal 2025, Balchem developed, manufactured and marketed specialty ingredients and products for nutrition, food, pharmaceutical, animal health, plant nutrition, sterilization, fumigation and industrial markets. Its reportable segments were Human Nutrition and Health, Animal Nutrition and Health, and Specialty Products.

Business description: FY2025CIK 0000009326Source: SEC EDGAR
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2021–2025
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  • Balchem reported consolidated net sales growth of 8.8% and net earnings growth of 20.5% in fiscal 2025 compared with fiscal 2024.

    Source: 2025
  • On December 19, 2025, the European Commission published definitive duties of 90.0% to 115.9% on Chinese-origin choline chloride imports into the European Union. Choline chloride is a nutrient used in animal feed. The investigation followed a complaint by Balchem Italia and another complainant.

    Source: 2025
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Positive signals

  • Operating cash

    Cash provided by operating activities was US$216.556 million in 2025, compared with US$181.999 million in 2024, a reported increase of 19.0%. Management attributed the increase primarily to higher net earnings and changes in working capital—the short-term operating assets and liabilities involved in day-to-day business.

    Source: 2025

Negative signals

  • EtO restrictions

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision on ethylene oxide, a chemical used for sterilization, contemplated annual worker-exposure data from users, including Balchem's customers. Companies holding the product registrations may not continue selling ethylene oxide to customers that fail to provide those data. Balchem warned that, if the decision and other requirements remain unchanged, they would likely increase costs and regulatory burdens.

    Source: 2025
  • BCP settlement

    BCP Ingredients, Inc., Balchem's subsidiary operating its Verona, Missouri site, entered a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on January 31, 2025 to resolve alleged violations. It agreed to pay a civil penalty, invest in a new pollution-control scrubber system and fund projects benefiting the surrounding community. The filing described alleged violations and the settlement obligations.

    Source: 2025

Business context

  • EtO decision

    In January 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) re-registered ethylene oxide for medical-device sterilization and microbial reduction on certain spices and seasonings. The decision provided for a phase-out on certain spices and discontinued minor applications, including musical instruments, cosmetics and archival materials. It remained subject to further review and stakeholder input.

    Source: 2025

Business in fiscal 2025

In fiscal 2025, Balchem developed, manufactured and marketed specialty ingredients and products for nutrition, food, pharmaceutical, animal health, plant nutrition, sterilization, fumigation and industrial markets. Its reportable segments were Human Nutrition and Health, Animal Nutrition and Health, and Specialty Products.

Source: 2025

5-year changes

FY2021–FY2025

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  • Segment sales

    Human Nutrition and Health net sales increased from US$442.733 million in 2021 to US$659.387 million in 2025. Animal Nutrition and Health followed a different path: sales were US$262.297 million in 2022, fell to US$214.710 million in 2024, and recovered to US$230.852 million in 2025, still below 2022. These are reported segment figures, not growth adjusted to exclude acquisitions.

    Source: 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025
  • Borrowing costs

    Balchem funded its 2022 Kappa and Bergstrom acquisitions through credit agreements. Management attributed the subsequent increase in 2023 interest expense to acquisition-related borrowings and higher interest rates. In both 2024 and 2025, management instead attributed declining net interest expense mainly to lower outstanding borrowings. These explanations describe the individual annual changes, not a single cause for the entire five-year period.

    Source: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
  • EtO regulation

    The 2023 report described proposed EPA emissions rules for ethylene oxide sterilization facilities that had not yet been finalized; the 2025 report described those rules as implemented. Separately, the January 2025 registration decision retained medical-device sterilization uses while providing for a phase-out on certain spices and discontinuing minor applications. Future effects remained conditional: Balchem warned that additional regulation could require users to suspend operations temporarily or limit ethylene oxide use.

    Source: 2023, 2025
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5 reports in this collection

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Dec 31, 20250000009326-26-000007Feb 20, 202610-KOpen 10-Ksec.govRead FY2025 summary
Dec 31, 20240001628280-25-007202Feb 21, 202510-KOpen 10-Ksec.gov
Dec 31, 20230001628280-24-005397Feb 16, 202410-KOpen 10-Ksec.gov
Dec 31, 20220001628280-23-005074Feb 24, 202310-KOpen 10-Ksec.gov
Dec 31, 20210001628280-22-003669Feb 24, 202210-KOpen 10-Ksec.gov

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