The RANITEC Technical Team has offered its supervision in the establishment of a state-of-the-art 'SITDA Testing Lab' at Ranipet Leather Cluster at a cost of Rs.100 million with 75% grant under the Central ASIDE Scheme of the DIPP, GoI, with CLRI as Technical Agency, CLE as Implementing Agency and ILIFO as Management Consultant.

The Lab has been established with an aim to meet the growing needs of the testing of leather and leather products. The Lab has all modern equipments for performance testing sthrough physical testing and mandatory requirements on restricted substances. The Lab is also equipped to meet the testing needs of buyer-specific private standards.