After 1945, Balke was one of the few executives of the German chemical industry not stained by Nazi collaboration, which led to his chairmanship of the Association of the Bavarian Chemical Industry.
Nach 1945 war Balke einer der seltenen Nichtbelasteten in den Chefetagen der deutschen Chemie, was ihm den Vorsitz des Vereins der Bayerischen Chemischen Industrie eintrug.