The Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI), Chennai, a Constituent Laboratory of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), India with its range and Depth of core Competence, a Strong and Interactive Clientele base and Support of the user Industry as well as the Government, has Emerged as one of the most Empowered Leather Research Centres of the World. The R&D Programmes of the Institute are grouped into Core, Critical and Support areas. Core area Programmes Relate Directly to Activities on Leather. Critical area Programmes of R&D Pertain to such areas of Science and Technology in which CLRI gained Critical Strength and Viability already and Enjoys a Niche Status. Support area Programmes Provide Logical Support to Technology Extension, Planning and other Business and Management Related Processes. A Matrix type Management Structure which Enables Networking Across a wide area of Disciplines and Specialization has been Evolved. CLRI has been Playing a Direct Role in Education and Training in Leather and Related Technologies through its Academic and Vocational Training Linkages. The Institute has Staff Strength of 547 Spanning a Wide Range of Disciplines. The Institute has made Important contributions to the areas of Leather Process and Product Technologies, Environment Technology, Chemical, Biological & Physical Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Computational Sciences and Leather Economics. CLRI has been engaged actively in Generation, Development and Extension of knowledge along with Efforts to Assist the Emergence of a knowledge Society of the India Leather Sector.
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