CATAS is the most important Italian research institute and test laboratory in the wood and furniture field, with laboratories located in San Giovanni al Natisone (UD) and Lissone (MB). CATAS is today the leading Italian institute for applied research for the wood and furniture industry. The Technological and Chemical Departments carry out tests and research on raw materials and end products. For each material or product, CATAS can ascertain that it meets a client’s requirements, verify conformity to standards, and test quality, safety, strength and durability. CATAS, thanks to the agricultural and food lab, is an eccellence pole for research and analysis in the agricultural and food sector, industrial and environmental.