ONE AMBITION: BRINGING INNOVATION TO LIFE TOGETHER

Lyon Vallée de la Chimie has been known and recognized as the cradle of the chemical industry since the 1850s.

As a strategic territory of the Lyon Metropole, the Vallée forms a leading ecosystem of innovation and industrial production for the chemical, energy, environmental and cleantech sectors.
This collective dynamic brings together public and private partners to support the transformation of the industrial ecosystem by mobilizing three levers:

Sustaining existing industrial activities

Strengthening business productivity and competitiveness

Introducing new complementary activities on the territory

SETTING UP A PRESENCE IN THE VALLÉE

A MASTER PLAN BASED ON
6 DEVELOPMENT AXES

THE LYON VALLÉE DE LA CHIMIE MASTER PLAN SUMMARIZES THE AMBITION OF THE TERRITORIAL PROJECT FOR 2030

ASSERT THE VALLÉE AS A METROPOLITAN INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION TERRITORY

DEVELOP THE RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION MIX IN THE VALLÉE AND CLAIM THE FUNCTION OF METROPOLITAN POWER PLANT.

CREATE PRODUCTIVE LANDSCAPES ON LAND THAT CANNOT BE USED FOR OTHER ACTIVITIES

ASSERT THE VALLÉE AS A METROPOLITAN INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION TERRITORY

The Lyon Vallée de la Chimie industrial platform offers a favorable framework for setting up new businesses and developing innovative projects. With high-performance services and dedicated support, value-chain integration is facilitated for activities in R&D, demonstration, experimentation and production.

DEVELOP THE RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION MIX IN THE VALLÉE AND CLAIM THE FUNCTION OF METROPOLITAN POWER PLANT.

49% of salvage and renewable energy consumed within the Lyon Metropole is already produced in the Vallée, which provides it with an ideal position to focus on innovation in renewable energy.

CREATE PRODUCTIVE LANDSCAPES ON LAND THAT CANNOT BE USED FOR OTHER ACTIVITIES

A new sector has emerged from the Vallée de la Chimie testing grounds, stemming from the need to sustainably manage natural resources in the city and to use the landscape as a new opportunity for value creation.

IMPROVE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES, IN PARTICULAR BY OPTIMIZING THE USE OF THE RAIL NETWORK.

ENHANCE THE WATERWAYS FOR THE FREIGHT TRANSPORT BY OPTIMIZING THE POTENTIAL OF THE SITES

CREATE A GREEN LOOP, A NETWORK OF PUBLIC SPACES CONNECTED TO THE BALMES AND ISLANDS OF THE RHÔNE

IMPROVE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES, IN PARTICULAR BY OPTIMIZING THE USE OF THE RAIL NETWORK.

While the Vallée is exceptionally well-connected on a regional, national, European and international level, at city level the public transport connections must be improved to make it more convenient for both residents and employees.

ENHANCE THE WATERWAYS FOR THE FREIGHT TRANSPORT BY OPTIMIZING THE POTENTIAL OF THE SITES

The river as a mode of transport is an infrastructure of the future for freight transport and a vector for economic development. It meets business competitiveness challenges and environmental issues by gradually reducing the impact of road freight transport in the Lyon metro area. The Vallée de la Chimie benefits from the presence of the canal, the proximity of the Port of Lyon and the potential for massification of the chemistry and waste treatment sectors to further exploit this mode of transport.

CREATE A GREEN LOOP, A NETWORK OF PUBLIC SPACES CONNECTED TO THE BALMES AND ISLANDS OF THE RHÔNE

The landscape areas of the Vallée – balmes, meander cutoffs of the river and the canal, islands in the Rhône – are natural deposits that provide ecological and economic levers for the transformation of the territory.

ASSERT THE VALLÉE AS A METROPOLITAN INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION TERRITORY

ASSERT THE VALLÉE AS A METROPOLITAN INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION TERRITORY

The Lyon Vallée de la Chimie industrial platform offers a favorable framework for setting up new businesses and developing innovative projects. With high-performance services and dedicated support, value-chain integration is facilitated for activities in R&D, demonstration, experimentation and production.

DEVELOP THE RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION MIX IN THE VALLÉE AND CLAIM THE FUNCTION OF METROPOLITAN POWER PLANT.

DEVELOP THE RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION MIX IN THE VALLÉE AND CLAIM THE FUNCTION OF METROPOLITAN POWER PLANT.

49% of salvage and renewable energy consumed within the Lyon Metropole is already produced in the Vallée, which provides it with an ideal position to focus on innovation in renewable energy.

CREATE PRODUCTIVE LANDSCAPES ON LAND THAT CANNOT BE USED FOR OTHER ACTIVITIES

CREATE PRODUCTIVE LANDSCAPES ON LAND THAT CANNOT BE USED FOR OTHER ACTIVITIES

A new sector has emerged from the Vallée de la Chimie testing grounds, stemming from the need to sustainably manage natural resources in the city and to use the landscape as a new opportunity for value creation.

IMPROVE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES, IN PARTICULAR BY OPTIMIZING THE USE OF THE RAIL NETWORK.

IMPROVE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES, IN PARTICULAR BY OPTIMIZING THE USE OF THE RAIL NETWORK.

While the Vallée is exceptionally well-connected on a regional, national, European and international level, at city level the public transport connections must be improved to make it more convenient for both residents and employees.

ENHANCE THE WATERWAYS FOR THE FREIGHT TRANSPORT BY OPTIMIZING THE POTENTIAL OF THE SITES

ENHANCE THE WATERWAYS FOR THE FREIGHT TRANSPORT BY OPTIMIZING THE POTENTIAL OF THE SITES

The river as a mode of transport is an infrastructure of the future for freight transport and a vector for economic development. It meets business competitiveness challenges and environmental issues by gradually reducing the impact of road freight transport in the Lyon metro area. The Vallée de la Chimie benefits from the presence of the canal, the proximity of the Port of Lyon and the potential for massification of the chemistry and waste treatment sectors to further exploit this mode of transport.

CREATE A GREEN LOOP, A NETWORK OF PUBLIC SPACES CONNECTED TO THE BALMES AND ISLANDS OF THE RHÔNE

CREATE A GREEN LOOP, A NETWORK OF PUBLIC SPACES CONNECTED TO THE BALMES AND ISLANDS OF THE RHÔNE

The landscape areas of the Vallée – balmes, meander cutoffs of the river and the canal, islands in the Rhône – are natural deposits that provide ecological and economic levers for the transformation of the territory.

SETTING UP A PRESENCE IN THE VALLÉE