In France, the LRCCP constitutes a hub of expertise in the industrial application of elastomers and polymer materials. It contributes to develop scientific knowledge and specific methodological advances in this field. It combines basic and applied research in its work:

Its R & D activities cover:
	Contractual and confidential projects, for industrial accounts,
	Cooperative research programs involving universities and industry, in partnership with French or European public authorities and professional bodies.
The principal topics of this work concern:
	Processes for vulcanizing rubber: thermokinetic profiles, physico-chemical mechanisms, macromolecular network structures, etc.
	Reinforcement by fillers, interfaces and adhesion phenomena, etc.,
	Modelling of elastomers ageing and service life prediction: thermo-oxidation, thermolysis, oxidation gradients, etc.,
	Polymers mechanics and calculations of structures: hyperelasticity, viscoelasticity, viscoplasticity modelling, multiaxial fracture mechanics, etc,
	Rheological behaviour: characterization, elastomer injection modelling,
Training activities are often associated with this work:
	Engineers and postgraduate projects
	Doctoral theses