MSB’s origins go back to the period just after the Second World War, at a time when Thermal Batteries were just being developed by the Catalyst Research Corporation in the USA in partnership with British and American government agencies for applications in missiles and shells.

During the 1950s, research and development activities, together with production work, were transferred to the infrastructure of the Catalyst Division of the MSA Group, established near Glasgow the industrial heartland of Scotland from where the business still operates.

A company of world ranking

In 1996, after being acquired by ASB, MSA Catalyst Division became part of the ASB Group and emerged as Missiles & Space Batteries (‘MSB’). MSB’s technological contributions combined with its range of products and industrial skills has succeeded in making the ASB Group a World Ranking company in the Thermal Battery market.

MSB products are now used in defence systems and aircraft of the largest aeronautical companies in all five continents gaining in particular an increasing share of the American market.