ICST was founded in 1997 as an enterprising platform to focus on color, colorants & coating. ICST as a prestigious center of color, colorants & coating, aims amplification of conducive collaboration with related industries, tackling the task of “meeting the country requirements, implementation of high-tech projects, moving forward in confronting up-to-date challenges & cultivation of accomplished alumni simultaneously. ICST is now ranked 4th among research institutes in Iran and is among the superior research institutes which are supposed to promote internationally.