UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                     FORM 25

                   NOTIFICATION OF REMOVAL FROM LISTING AND/OR
                     REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 12(b) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

                                                  Commission File Number 1-13648

                               BALCHEM CORPORATION

                             AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE
 (Exact name of Issuer as specified in its charter, and name of Exchange where
                     security is listed and/or registered)

      PO Box 600, 52 Sunrise Park Road, New Hampton, NY 10958, 845-326-5600
   (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
                      Issuer's principal executive office)


                        Common Stock, $0.06 2/3 par value
                      (Description of class of securities)

Please  place an X in the box to  designate  the rule  provision  relied upon to
strike the class of securities from listing and registration:

[_]   17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(1)

[_]   17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(2)

[_]   17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(3)

[_]   17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(4)

[_]   Pursuant to 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(b), the Exchange has complied with its rules
      to  strike  the  class  of  securities   from  listing   and/or   withdraw
      registration from Exchange. 1

[X]   Pursuant to 17 CFR  240.12d2-2(C),  the Issuer has complied with the rules
      of the Exchange and the requirements of 17 CFR  240.12d(2)-2(c)  governing
      the  voluntary  withdrawal  of the class of  securities  from  listing and
      registration on the Exchange.

Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  Balchem
Corporation  certifies that it has  reasonable  grounds to believe that it meets
all of the requirements for filing the Form 25 and has caused this  notification
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.


                                       BALCHEM CORPORATION

Date: December 21, 2006                By     /s/  Dino A. Rossi
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Dino A. Rossi
                                             President & Chief Executive Officer

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1     Form  25 and  attached  Notice  will be  considered  compliance  with  the
      provisions of 17CFR 240.19D-1 as applicable. See General Instructions.