SSIP – Italian Leather Research Institute

Founded in Naples in 1885 by Royal Decree, the Italian Leather Research Institute (SSIP) has gradually broadened its fields of activities, tailored to the needs of the tanning industry. If the decree establishing it was possible to identify a “local” needs (Municipality, Chamber of Commerce, Provincial Council), albeit mediated by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Agriculture, the Institute is currently working on a national and international scale.

the SSIP carries out its activities in the following areas:

• industrial research and pre-competitive development
• certification activities of products and / or production processes
• analyzes and controls
• advice to businesses, public administrations and public bodies
• documentation and dissemination activities, quality promotion and training in the field of expertise
• technical standardization
• promotion activities
• activities entrusted to it by the State, the Regions, as well as those resulting from international conventions