Indonesian Team Wins the 20th VDI ChemCar Competition

A total of five teams competed against each other: four teams from German universities and one international team from Indonesia. The competition combines chemical expertise, creativity, and engineering thinking in a real-world challenge.

The team “Reactics Jayantaka” from Indonesia claimed victory by the narrowest of margins. In second place was the “Glühwürmchen” team from the Technical University of Dortmund. Third place went to the “Citric Aixpress” team from RWTH Aachen University. The teams from Clausthal University of Technology and Darmstadt University of Technology took the remaining places. The competition took place on September 23, 2026, in Bayreuth as part of the “Electrochemistry” conference.

The VDI ChemCar Competition is organized by kjVI by VDI, the creative, young process engineers of the VDI Technical Society GVC (Process Engineering and Chemical Engineering). kjVI connects students, doctoral candidates, and early-career professionals in the fields of process engineering and chemical engineering. Through technical events, competitions, and networking opportunities, they support the next generation of engineers and strengthen the dialogue between universities and industry.

This year’s event was supported by sponsors Merck, Evonik, and Inburex, who reviewed the safety concept behind the developments.