Designing sustainable chemical plants for a better global future.

IPDCEC is an international chemical plant design competition organized by the Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Malikussaleh. This competition challenges students to design comprehensive, safe, efficient, and sustainable chemical plants.
Open to active Chemical Engineering students from universities around the world.
Encouraging process innovation, engineering creativity, and practical industrial design.
Focused on efficient process design, energy optimization, safety, economics, and environmental responsibility.
Utilization of natural gas as a cleaner energy source through process optimization and emission reduction.
Downstream processing of natural gas into value-added chemical products for sustainable and eco-friendly industry.
Please submit all documents before the official deadline and regularly check official announcements.
Team registration and extended abstract submission period.
The best 20 teams from the Extended Abstract stage will be announced.
Selected teams submit their complete plant design report.
The top 6 teams will proceed to the final presentation stage.
Finalists present their plant design offline at Universitas Malikussaleh.
Field trip and awarding ceremony for IPDCEC 2026 participants.
Read the complete guidebook before registering. It contains the official rules, timeline, registration requirements, payment information, and competition stages.
The official guidebook is available through Google Drive. Please read all requirements carefully before registration.
Please complete payment according to the competition stage and upload proof of payment through the registration form.
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JURUSAN TEKNIK KIMIA UNIMAL
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Extended Abstract: Indonesia Rp50.000 / International 5 USD.
Full Paper: Indonesia Rp250.000 / International 18 USD.
QRIS payment code will be available soon.
For registration and competition inquiries, please contact the official committee representatives below.
Prepare your team data, student ID, registration proof, originality statement, and required social media proof before completing the registration form.
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