Private company

Centro de Tecnologia Canavieira

Centro de Tecnologia Canavieira (English:Sugarcane Research Center) or CTC is the largest sugarcane technology center in the world. Its headquarters is located in Piracicaba, São Paulo in one of the most prosperous agribusiness regions in Brazil. CTC was founded in 1969, to attend the technological needs of Copersucar sugarcane producers.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Centro de Tecnologia Canavieira (English:Sugarcane Research Center) or CTC is the largest sugarcane technology center in the world. Its headquarters is located in Piracicaba, São Paulo in one of the most prosperous agribusiness regions in Brazil. CTC was founded in 1969, to attend the technological needs of Copersucar sugarcane producers. In 2004, the Sugarcane Research Center started offering innovation and technology also to sugarcane producers and processors associates all over Brazil. CTC became a S.A. company in 2011, and since then, Copersucar and Raízen are the company majority owners.2

Products and brands

Biotechnology;

Plant protection;

Agricultural and industrial engineering;

Agronomy;

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Varieties program;

Ethanol production;

Energy production;

Sugar production;

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Timeline

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