KEX vs BCPC Comparison

Kirby Corp is a domestic tank barge operator, transporting bulk liquid products throughout three United States coasts. The Company transports petrochemicals, black oil, refined petroleum products, and agricultural chemicals by tank barge. The Company conducts operations in two reportable business segments: The Marine transportation segment which provides marine transportation services, operating tank barges and towing vessels transporting bulk liquid products, and the Distribution and services segment, which provides after-market service, and genuine replacement parts for engines, transmissions, reduction gears, and power generation equipment used in oil and gas and commercial and industrial applications. The company's revenue is generated from the Marine Transportation segment.

Balchem Corp is engaged in the development, manufacture, and marketing of specialty performance ingredients and products for the food, nutritional, feed, pharmaceutical, agricultural, and medical sterilization industries. The segments include 1) Human Nutrition and Health segment provides human-grade choline nutrients and mineral amino acid chelated products through this segment for nutrition and health applications. 2) The Animal Nutrition and Health segment provide nutritional products derived from its microencapsulation and chelation technologies in addition to the essential nutrient choline chloride. 3) The Specialty Products segment includes re-packaging and distributing a number of performance gases and chemicals for various uses, notably ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, and ammonia.