Under the Radar: Balchem's Pint-Sized Power

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Some specialty-chemicals stocks are beyond obscure, especially when the company is small. But one of TheStreet.com Ratings' top picks, according to a proprietary mode, is a pint-sized "performance-ingredients producer." The company is often overlooked by investors' interest in Sigma-Aldrich(SIAL Quote), Ecolab(ECL Quote) and International Flavors and Fragrances(IFF Quote).

New Hampton, N.Y.-based Balchem Corp.(BCPC Quote) makes ingredients and products for the food, feed and medical-sterilization industries. The company closely guards a handful of proprietary technologies relating to micro-encapsulation.

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