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About Us

Learn more about Scott Bader

Harness the power of chemistry and make life better.

We formulate high-performance materials for many successful brands, creating products that people rely on, every day.

Today, we work with industries and businesses the world over, providing innovative composite, structural adhesive and functional polymer materials that drive even better standards in chemistry, building a more sustainable future for everyone.

90+

Countries served

18

Locations worldwide

700+

colleagues

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Innovating for over 100 years

Since 1921, we’ve been committed to inventing and delivering quality products and services.

Manufactured the first polyester resins in Europe and started manufacturing emulsion polymers.

Invented and launched the first to market marine-grade gelcoats.

Launched Crystic Pigment Pastes and in 1975 Scott Bader received the Queen's Awards for the development of our Polidene range.

Our world-renowned Crestomer structural adhesives were developed and launched.

Launched low styrene gelcoats for improved worker safety and lower environmental impact.

High-performance urethane acrylate resins launched. Compatible with carbon fibre.

Crestabond primerless MMA structural adhesives launched, offering customers bonding a variety of substrates structural strength. Development of HASE range of thickeners.

Crestafire Bio, our first 100% bio-based resin, was launched at InnoTrans 2024. It's a sustainable alternative to traditional phenolic compositions, delivering high performance and fire resistance with a lower environmental impact.

Doing business differently.

What sets us apart is our commitment to making a positive difference – it’s not just our tagline, it’s how we do business.

With our ethical mindset and no external shareholders, we continually invest our profits into three areas; our business, our people and our local communities to make life better.

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Here to make life better.

Every year, at least 5% of our profits are donated to charitable projects within our local communities.

The well-being of our customers, colleagues, and communities is at the heart of Scott Bader.

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Markets & Products

Manufacturing materials that are behind many big, successful brands, creating products that people rely on, every day.

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Knowledge Hub

Welcome to Scott Bader's Knowledge Hub, full of world-class chemistry expertise to support your application.

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Proudly Employee Owned

Scott Bader does business differently. As a unique employee-owned business, we are driven by our colleagues to make a positive difference in everything we do.

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Case Studies

Hear from customers around the world, showcasing some the applications using Scott Bader's high-performance materials that make life better.