Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, this Institute, part of the Ministry of Science, Technology, Innovations and Communications (MCTIC), operates nationally along with the productive sector, providing innovative technology solutions and specialized technical services. Its performance is focused on energy, industrial health complex, oil and gas, defense, renewable energy, green chemistry and social technologies. The Institute is composed of 19 laboratories, organized in accordance with strict quality standards, composed of highly trained professionals. INT increasingly turns its attention to the interaction with the productive sector through technology transfer, in order to generate innovations in companies or public organizations. Noteworthy is the work of the Institute as one of the three institutions that initiated the service of the Brazilian Agency for Industrial Research and Innovation (Embrapii), which supports innovation in enterprises. Currently, INT is certified as an EMBRAPII Unit to operate in Industrial Chemical Technology, offering important technological support to the productive sector. The Institute is structured into technical areas such as: catalysis and chemical processes; corrosion and degradation; industrial design; energy; assessments and production engineering; testing of materials and products; technological innovation; processing and characterization of materials; and analytical chemistry.