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SEGMENT INFORMATION

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

SEGMENT INFORMATION [Abstract]

SEGMENT INFORMATION

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The Company's reportable segments are strategic businesses that offer products and services to different markets. Presently, the Company has three segments: Specialty Products; Food, Pharma & Nutrition; and Animal Nutrition & Health.

Business Segment Net Sales:

		Three Months Ended								Nine months ended
		September 30,								September 30,
		2011				2010				2011				2010
Specialty Products		$	12,197			$	10,812			$	35,516			$	30,702
Food, Pharma & Nutrition			10,993				10,696				32,920				31,245
Animal Nutrition & Health			51,249				42,402				153,698				123,324
Total		$	74,439			$	63,910			$	222,134			$	185,271

Business Segment Earnings Before Income Taxes:

		Three Months Ended								Nine months ended
		September 30,								September 30,
		2011				2010				2011				2010
Specialty Products		$	4,677			$	4,455			$	13,595			$	11,385
Food, Pharma & Nutrition			3,151				2,470				8,495				7,298
Animal Nutrition & Health			7,347				6,093				20,442				17,270
Interest and other income (expense)			63				(73	)			434				204
Total		$	15,238			$	12,945			$	42,966			$	36,157

The following table summarizes domestic (U.S.) and foreign sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and September 30, 2010:

		Three Months Ended								Nine months ended
		September 30,								September 30,
		2011				2010				2011				2010
Domestic		$	48,685			$	47,717			$	145,144			$	128,128
Foreign			25,754				16,193				76,990				57,143
Total		$	74,439			$	63,910			$	222,134			$	185,271

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The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

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