The Leather Technology Centre, Portugal, was created as a result of an initiative between the leather industry and the public institutions IAPMEI (Institute for Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises) and INETI (Portuguese Institute for Engineering and Technology). Known as CTIC it was inaugurated in 1994. The Alcanena leather cluster comprises approximately 95% of the Portuguese tanning industry and is located in the centre of the country. This leather hub is serviced by a common effluent treatment plant and a waste disposal site that receives segregated solids from the tanning sector, the effluent treatment plant and domestic waste. CTIC is strategically located in this area, and its facilities include laboratories accredited by the Portuguese Institute for Accreditation, and a pilot plant for research and development of leather processing.
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