IFAT Munich. Innovations with global impact
Your stage for international market presence.
IFAT Munich stands for innovative thinking, innovative technologies and innovative solutions in the field of environmental technology. What is presented and realized here has an impact on the world. Because we are facing the challenges of our time together: protecting the climate, the environment and global resources. To do this, we need innovative strength. Ours and yours.
Our focus: innovation. Our goal: the future.
The world's leading trade fair IFAT Munich has been the most important driving force in the global environmental industry for almost 60 years. As an exhibitor, you are part of a leading international network and benefit from the positive image transfer of a major brand. This makes IFAT Munich the ideal environment to expand your position in the market - and to shape the future sustainably.
Key facts about IFAT Munich 2024
Being the most important driver of the global environmental industry, IFAT Munich offers comprehensive insights and innovative solutions. Our demand? To make your commitment as efficient and sustainable as possible. With positive effects on the environment, global resources—and above all: our future.
exhibitors from 61 countries and regions
visitors from 170 countries and regions
of the specialist audience at decision-maker level
exhibition space
IFAT Munich Highlight Presentation - Why you should attend
Our sales presentation for IFAT Munich 2026 is available as a PDF for you to download, print and share.
What sets IFAT Munich apart. And makes it unique.
- Global marketplace of solution-oriented innovation drivers
- Live demonstrations under realistic conditions
- Unique stage for state-of-the-art solutions
- Largest networking platform thanks to the presence of all market participants
- Decision-makers and potential customers ready to invest
- Comprehensive industry update in theory and practice
More market. More internationality. More presence.
Around 142,000 trade fair participants from 170 countries and regions—including all key players.
In addition, 11.2 million social media impressions and a media reach of 367.4 million through PR. For your company, this means more market presence and visibility on an international level—“Visibility with global impact”.
More than trade fair participants: potential business partners.
Whether industry or municipality. Science or politics. Regional or international. Established player or newcomer. Start-up or investor. IFAT Munich brings you together with all market participants. This makes the world's leading trade fair ideal for constructive discussions, successful networking and for tapping into new target groups within the global environmental industry. For: “Business with global impact”.
97% of exhibitors rate IFAT Munich as good to excellent
95% of exhibitors rate the quality of visitors as good to excellent
94% of exhibitors appreciate the internationality of the visitors
98% of exhibitors plan to take part in IFAT Munich again
98% of exhibitors would recommend IFAT Munich to business partners and colleagues
95% of exhibitors were able to successfully present their innovations and new products
(Source: IFAT Munich 2024 exhibitor survey, Gelszus Messe-Marktforschung)
Offering orientation to others. And find it for yourself.
Knowledge transfer in theory and practice. The IFAT Munich event program includes over 400 substantive lectures, panels and presentations as well as over 110 demonstrations as part of our live demonstrations and solution tours*. Many formats offer you additional opportunities to present yourself in a topic- or target group-specific context.
These include guided tours directly to your stand or our three large stages.
Use the Green Stage for your product or company presentations and position yourself on the Blue Stage in the water segment or on the Orange Stage in the recycling segment—tailored to your offering.
What is it all about? State-of-the-art solutions—and “know-how with global impact”.
From practice for practice: You can experience first-hand the top performance that man and machine are capable of during our live demonstrations on the outdoor area. Here, your innovative environmental technology is put to use under realistic conditions—amazement included. Organized by our partners, each demonstration is a crowd-puller in its own right. These include
- BDSV—car recycling
- DVGW/rbv—Pipeline Construction Challenge
- DWA—Water Skills—the professional competitions
- VAK—Truck in Action
- VDBUM—The path to emission-free sewer construction sites
- VDMA: Practical Days: Biomass and Crushing Zone
One location. Many benefits.
As an exhibitor at IFAT Munich, you benefit on the one hand from the location advantages of the business metropolis of Munich with optimum accessibility from all destinations; on the other hand from the added value of one of the largest and most modern trade fair locations in the world. In addition to its advantageous infrastructure, prestigious halls and outdoor areas and a wide range of on-site services, this also includes direct contact with the project team. What can we do for you?
Homebase: Munich. Radius of action: worldwide.
World market leader in the truest sense of the word. The IFAT network is active around the globe and offers innovations, resources and solutions specifically tailored to the challenges of the various markets. The leading trade fairs in China, India, Brazil, South Africa, Singapore and Turkey together form a global network for decision-makers in the environmental technology industry.
Become part of the solution.
As an exhibitor at the world's leading trade fair IFAT Munich 2026.
Why there are good reasons to exhibit in the water management sector
With your products and services relating to drinking water, waste water and flooding - such as measurement, control and regulation technology as well as sewerage networks, pumps, pipes and pipelines - you can help to overcome global problems such as water shortages, extreme weather and flooding in the future.
Why there are good reasons to exhibit in the waste & recycling sector
As the largest leading international trade fair for the waste & recycling sector, IFAT Munich focuses on innovative ideas and solutions for all aspects of industrial and municipal waste disposal
Why there are good reasons to exhibit in the municipal vehicle technology sector
As the largest leading international trade fair for environmental technology and with excellent access to municipal target groups, IFAT Munich offers innovative ideas and solutions in the fields of street cleaning, winter services and waste collection for clean, sustainable and future-proof cities – in three halls, the outdoor area and many exhibits in action.
