The Brazilian Rubber Technology Association (abbreviated ABTB in Portuguese) is a Brazilian

non-profit A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, not-for-profit organization, or simply a nonprofit, is a non-governmental (private) legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public, or so ...

entity dedicated to the development and spread of

rubber Rubber, also called India rubber, latex, Amazonian rubber, ''caucho'', or ''caoutchouc'', as initially produced, consists of polymers of the organic compound isoprene, with minor impurities of other organic compounds. Types of polyisoprene ...

technology in Brazil. ABTB has an extensive library about rubber and its processing, which is accessible through the group's website. ABTB was founded on May 26, 1975 with the objective to congregate all rubber and rubber-like activities on Brazil. ABTB holds a congress every two years. ABTB is member of Rubber Division of the

American Chemical Society The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 155,000 members at all ...

as Brazil Rubber Group, and is member of IRCO. ABTB organized the IRC2011 in

São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...

, Brazil, this was the first IRC conference on Latin America.

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* Trade associations based in Brazil Rubber industry {{Brazil-org-stub