The Central Analytical Laboratory (CAL) has been providing analytical support and services to KISR's applied research programmes and to many private and government agencies since it was established in 1977.

The five labs of CAL - Wet Chemistry, Chromatography, Spectroscopy, Physical Chemistry and Trace Metals, keep their facilities up-to-date to support the research and development work and to introduce new analytical methodologies to KISR research divisions. To provide accurate analytical data for its clients, CAL's analytical services are controlled through a quality control and quality assurance unit. All analytical methodologies and analytical systems are regularly checked for accuracy, precision and reproducibility by the analysis of certified reference standards and participation in inter-laboratory comparison programs.