CTR is a company established in 1999, accredited by ENAC for conducting tests on elastomers, elastomer additives, and insulating oils. It provides its services in collaboration and cooperation with industry, institutions, and individuals. 

Originally founded as a Centre specializing in the rubber industry, CTR now also serves other industrial sectors, including automotive, plastics and composites, lubricants, and paints. CTR is part of the Alves Bandeira Group, one of the most important European energy groups, with more than 45 years of history and 15000 customers worldwide. 

Continuous improvement is defined in its policy as a strategic aspect of the organization, driving it to expand its activities into an ever-increasing range of industrial sectors, with the sole objective of enabling more companies to improve and progress in collaboration with them. 

To achieve this, CTR offers the following services: 

• Technical services tailored to industry 

• Operations consultancy 

• Laboratory testing 

• Coordination of technological and R&D projects 

• Training activities 

One of CTR’s main technological services is the execution of collaborative R&D projects, with innovation being one of the key factors in its work strategy. Our R&D&I activities cover, among others, the following fields: 

• High-performance polymeric materials 

• Advanced additives, such as friction modifiers and enhancers of thermal and electrical properties 

• Next-generation lubricants 

• Process monitoring and optimization