DIK e. V. is a non-university publicly funded institution under the umbrella of the Lower Saxony Ministry of Economics, Labor, Transport and Digitalization. The purpose of the association is the selfless promotion of applied research in the field of rubber technology. Within this framework, the association carries out research projects. The results are made available to the interested public in a suitable form. The association's task is research, in particular into the chemical and physical behavior of rubber and its implementation in practical applications.