Balbach may refer to: *

Balbach Smelting & Refining Company Balbach Smelting & Refining Company (also known as Balbach and Sons Refining and Smelting Company) was a smelting plant in Newark, New Jersey operating in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was the first commercial electrorefining, electro ...

, a former metal smelting plant in Newark, New Jersey, US * Oberbalbach ("Upper Balbach"), a district in Lauda-Königshofen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany * Unterbalbach ("Lower Balbach"), a district in Lauda-Königshofen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

People with the surname

Edward Balbach Edward is an English male name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortunate; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sa ...

, Jr. (1839–1910), president of

and inventor of the metallurgical "Balbach Process" *

John Balbach John Balbach (February 13, 1820 - August 4, 1896) was a pioneering settler and prominent citizen of San Jose, California. As a blacksmith, he made the first commercially available metal plow on the west coast, in 1852. He was a founder of the San J ...

(1820–1896), pioneering settler and prominent citizen of San Jose, California * Louis Balbach (1896–1943), American diver {{disambiguation, surname