Scott Bader Announces ‘NovaScott’ JV; Expands the Range of Adhesive Products in Brazil

Working with Andercol S.A., a business unit of Grupo Mundial and a long-term partner in South and Central America, Scott Bader has created a 50:50 Joint Venture company in Brazil, named NovaScott Especialidades Quimicas Limitada. This new company will produce and sell a wide range of Scott Baders speciality products, and especially its extensive range of gelcoat products, sold under its globally-recognized Crystic brand. In addition, Scott Bader will supply its ranges of Crestomer and Crestabond structural adhesive products and Crestapol high performance resins, which will be sold by NovaScott alongside the Crystic gelcoats. This will ensure that Composites customers in Brazil are able to access this wide range of globally-leading products.

Malcolm Forsyth, Adhesives and Advanced Composites Global Business Director for Scott Bader, stated "The NovaScott Joint Venture is a major step forward in Scott Baders strategy to sell our speciality products in all key markets globally, and we are delighted to further develop our long-standing relationship with Andercol in this way. The NovaScott venture will also enable Brazilian customers across a wide range of end-use sectors to access Scott Baders leading technologies, which will bring many product quality and processing benefits. We look forward to building a strong business success with NovaScott in Brazil and beyond, in the coming years."

Dario Mello, General Manager of the Chemical Business of Grupo Mundial explained that "NovaScott represents an evolution in its line of composite materials through the support of Scott Bader, who has been its partner in South America for over 40 years." This new joint venture expands the range of products available to existing customers of Novapol in Brazil. In addition, it will take advantage of the Novapol production facilities in Serra to enable high quality Crystic gelcoats to be offered at competitive prices for the Brazilian market. "We are excited about the future possibilities of NovaScott and our cooperation with Scott Bader, because this is also recognition of the quality of the products and processes of Novapol in Latin America," commented Mello.

Abahsain Scott Bader LLC Saudi Arabian Joint Venture

Working with S & A Abahsain, a privately-owned chemical company in Saudi Arabia, Scott Bader has created a 50:50 Joint Venture company named Abahsain Scott Bader LLC, to sell a wide range of polyester resins and other Scott Bader speciality products, including gelcoats and vinyl esters, in the Saudi Arabian market and other regional markets across the GCC region.