The Asia Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineers (APCChE) was founded in 1975 through the efforts of Professor T. Mizushima of Kyoto University, Japan. It was formed to provide a focus for various non-profit societies, associations and institutions working in the field of Chemical Engineering in the Asian Pacific region. APPChE comprises of member Societies in 13 countries and regions, People's Republic of China, Korea, Japan , New Zealand, Thailand, India, Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, Taiwan,China and Hong Kong. The American Institute of Chemical Engineers and the Institution of Chemical Engineers (UK) are corresponding members.

The APPChE Secretariat is located in Australia at the Institution of Engineers Australia.



The establishment of APPChE was the third world chemical engineering region to be established following the InterAmerican and European Confederations. Prior to the founding of APCChE the “World” of chemical engineering was mainly through two confederations covering the Americas and Europe. Asia, Africa and much of Eastern Europe was not included. International chemical engineering conferences were mainly hosted in Europe and the Americas. Africa, the Middle East and Russia are still not covered and this is under active consideration by the World Chemical Engineering Council (WCEC). The WCEC was formed in Melbourne at the 6 th World Congress of Chemical Engineering in 2001 and it includes many worldwide institutions and societies of chemical engineering as well as the Confederations.


The first APCChE Steering Committee meeting was held in Bankok in 1975 at which a draft of the APPChE Constitution (Statutes) was accepted. The objectives of APCChE are:

To establish and maintain relations between organizations working in the field of Chemical Engineering, and to promote human welfare through progress of Chemical Engineering.

To organize international congresses of Chemical Engineering in cooperation with other confederations.

To promote the exchange of information and sharing of experience connected with Chemical Engineering.

To promote the interchange of chemical engineers in the countries belonging to the Confederation.

To promote the development and improvement of chemical engineering education in member countries.

The first APCChE Congress was held in Indonesia in 1978, followed by congresses in the Phillipines 2 nd (1981), Thailand 3 rd (1984), Singapore 4 th 1987, Malaysia 5 th (1990), Australia 6 th (1993), Taiwan,China 7 th (1996), Korea 8 th (1999), New Zealand 9 th (2002), Japan 10 th (2004)and Malaysia 11 th (2006).