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SCOTT BADER

Raw Material Producer
United Kingdom / 500-999 employees

Company description

Scott Bader has been a pioneer in unsaturated polyester resins, gelcoats and structural adhesives for fibre-reinforced composites since the 1940s. Today, the Crystic® brand has gained a worldwide reputation for quality, technical excellence and reliability, maintained through on-going investment in research, innovation and product development. Key markets include; Marine, Land Transport, Wind energy, Chemical Containment, Building (including sanitaryware and solid surface decorative casting products), Pipes and Pipe Relining. The company is unique in the chemical industry. 

It is a multinational chemical company with turnover of €160 million, employing over 500 people worldwide, but it is a common ownership company, having no external shareholders, with a strong commitment to support its workforce, society and the environment, as well as a genuine partnership philosophy with both customers and suppliers. Scott Bader's headquarters is based in the UK where they have purpose-built technical facilities that provide R & D as well as complete evaluation, testing and application support. The Group is truly global with Scott Bader manufacturing facilities in the UK, France, Croatia, The Middle East and South Africa, supported by an extensive network of appointed distributors and agents around the world.

Products:
Thermoset resins
Gelcoats
Thermoplastic resins
Glass reinforcements

Processes:
Hand lay-up
Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM)
Eco Resin Transfer Moulding (RTM Eco)
Spray-up
Pultrusion
Filament winding

Application Sectors:
Automotive
Wind Energy
Marine / Boatbuilding
Construction / Civil engineering
Railway / Mass transit
Corrosion resistant products (pipes, tanks, gratings)
Electronics

Products Showcase

Crystic® Marine Approved Resins, Gelcoats and Structural Adhesives
Crystic® Marine Approved Resins, Gelcoats and Structural Adhesives

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Crystic® Gelcoats for Wind Energy
Crystic® Gelcoats for Wind Energy

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Crystic® resins and gelcoats in Transport
Scott Bader has been developing Crystic resins and gelcoats since glassfibre (GRP) vehicle bodies were first produced in the early 1950s.

Crystic resins and gelcoats are now well established as products which can be used in the design of aesthetically pleasing parts or complete vehicle bodies - cost effectively and to the highest quality. In addition, Crystic Crestomer structural adhesives are ideal for many bonding applications.

New products have been developed to meet the latest needs of the composite vehicle construction industry.

- Typical applications
Crystic resins and gelcoats are used with confidence in a wide variety of land transport applications:
Performance sports cars
Caravans and mobile homes
Public service utility vehicles
Trucks, vans and commercial vehicles
Off highway vehicles
Emergency services vehicles
Passenger transit systems

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Last update: 04 May 2006