Exhibit 99.1


 Balchem Corporation Purchases Certain Business Assets of Chinook Global Limited

      New Hampton, New York, March 19, 2007 - Balchem Corporation (NASDAQ: BCPC)
today announced that its subsidiary,  BCP  Ingredients,  Inc.  acquired  certain
choline  chloride  business assets of Chinook Group Limited of Sombra,  Ontario,
Canada.  Financial  terms  will be  disclosed  in SEC  filings  relating  to the
transaction.

      The acquisition will be integrated into BCP Ingredients'  existing choline
chloride  manufacturing   operations  in  Verona,   Missouri  and  St.  Gabriel,
Louisiana.  "We are excited at the prospect of enhancing  our ability to service
the animal nutrition  marketplace  from our  strategically  located  facilities.
Global market dynamics  require  suppliers to gain scale in order to effectively
and economically  produce and distribute quality product. Our focused efforts on
choline will enable us to  contribute  to the  development  of  efficient,  high
performance diets formulated by nutritional experts," said Balchem President and
CEO, Dino Rossi.  "This  acquisition  is one more  building  block in our growth
strategy  for  the  animal  nutrition  and  health  industry,  and  a  wonderful
opportunity  for Balchem to  implement,  and for the  consumer to realize,  more
fully,  our synergies  which are derived  across  multiple  integrated  business
segments."

      Choline chloride is an essential  nutrient for optimum animal growth,  and
is integral in building, regulating, and maintaining cell membrane integrity and
porosity.  It also acts as a lipotropic agent, which aids in the utilization and
outward transport of fat in the liver.  Choline and choline derivatives are also
used in many other industrial applications.

About Balchem Corporation

Balchem Corporation consists primarily of three business segments: ARC Specialty
Products,   Encapsulated/Nutritional   Products,   and  BCP   Ingredients,   our
unencapsulated feed supplements segment. Through ARC Specialty Products, Balchem
provides   specialty-packaged   chemicals  for  use  in  healthcare   and  other
industries.   The   Encapsulated/Nutritional    segment   provides   proprietary
microencapsulation  solutions  to an  expanding  variety  of  applications.  BCP
Ingredients  manufactures  and supplies  choline  chloride and derivatives  used
primarily in the poultry and swine industries.


Contact:    Frank Fitzpatrick, Chief Financial Officer
            Telephone:  845-326-5600