Institut textile et chimique de Lyon (ITECH Lyon) is a French graduate engineering school created in 1988. It is located in

Écully Écully (; frp, Èculyé) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France just west of Lyon. It is the location of the Paul Bocuse Institute, which is partially situated inside the ''Château du Vivier ...

, close to

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...

, and specializes in the field of

polymeric materials A polymer (; Greek '' poly-'', "many" + '' -mer'', "part") is a substance or material consisting of very large molecules called macromolecules, composed of many repeating subunits. Due to their broad spectrum of properties, both synthetic an ...

. The College is member of the

Union of Independent Grandes Écoles The Union of Independent Grandes Écoles (french: Union des grandes écoles indépendantes, UGEI) is an association of French private ''grandes écoles'' formed in 1993. Its goal, according to its founders, is to bring together engineering ''gran ...

History

The history of ITECH began with the creation of the ''École de tissage de Lyon'' in 1883. This school, which specialized in

silk Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. The protein fiber of silk is composed mainly of fibroin and is produced by certain insect larvae to form cocoons. The best-known silk is obtained from the coc ...

, was logically located in the city of

, the heart of the French textile industry. At the same time, in 1899, the ''École française de la Tannerie'' was opened. Although specialized in

leather Leather is a strong, flexible and durable material obtained from the tanning, or chemical treatment, of animal skins and hides to prevent decay. The most common leathers come from cattle, sheep, goats, equine animals, buffalo, pigs and hogs, ...

, this school quickly diversified into plastics processing (with the help of the ''

Conservatoire national des arts et métiers A music school is an educational institution specialized in the study, training, and research of music. Such an institution can also be known as a school of music, music academy, music faculty, college of music, music department (of a larger in ...

''). In 1969, with the opening of a department of paints, inks and adhesives, the ''École française de la Tannerie'' became the ESCEPEA (''École Supérieure du Cuir et des Peintures, Encres et Adhésifs''). 1988 marks an important turning point in the history of the school since it officially takes the name ITECH, following the merger between ESCEPEA and ESITL. In 1993, ITECH became a member of the Polytechnic Institute of Lyon, which brought together ECAM, ISARA, CPE and ITECH.About us
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