To develop sustainable leather and Textile sub-sectors that are competitive through the provision of appropriate and affordable technologies.

To become a centre of reference for industrial Research and Development in the Leather and Textile.

The division carries out the following services and consultancies at very competitive fees:

1.       Technology Needs Assessment

2.       Technology Feasibility Studies

3.       Environmental Impact assessments

4.       Environmental control

5.       Energy audit

6.       Process Safety

1.       Cleaner Production Process: Basification Free Chrome Tanning.

2.       Development and Dissemination of Standardized Leather Processing Drum Technology.

3.       Development of an effluent treatment product from moringa seeds.

4.       Manufacture of leather filler from low quality wools and waste hair/ wool from leather processing.

5.       Development of reinforced biodegradable sisal composite packaging material to replace polythene bags.

6.       Laboratory scale chrome free leather manufacture.

7.       Extraction of tannins from local tropical plants.