IFAT Munich. Innovations with global impact.
IFAT Munich stands for innovative thinking, innovative technologies and innovative solutions in the field of environmental technology - and is the only trade fair to cover the entire water cycle. What is presented and demonstrated here has a significant impact worldwide. Because we are facing up to the challenges of our time: the protection of global resources, the environment and the climate. To do this, we need innovative strength. Especially yours.
Sustainable water management? Running.
As the largest international trade fair for the water and wastewater sector, IFAT Munich focuses on innovative ideas and solutions for all aspects of industrial and municipal water management - in ten halls and with many exhibits in action.
With your products and services relating to drinking water, wastewater and flooding - with subcategories such as measurement and control technology, sewer networks, pumps, pipes and pipelines - you are helping to find solutions to global challenges such as water shortages, extreme weather and flooding.
The key facts of IFAT Munich 2024.
exhibitors from 61 countries and regions
visitors from 170 countries and regions
of the professional audience at decision-maker level
exhibition space
halls with a focus on water & wastewater
What sets IFAT Munich apart. And makes it unique.
- Strong focus on the water & wastewater sector
- All industry-relevant trade associations Local trade associations
- Global marketplace of solution-oriented innovation drivers
- Unique stage for state-of-the-art solutions
- Largest networking platform thanks to the presence of all market participants
- Decision-makers and potential customers willing to invest
- Comprehensive industry update in theory and practice
- Live demonstrations under realistic conditions
Our focus: innovation. Our goal: the future.
The world's leading trade fair IFAT Munich has been the most important driving force in the international environmental technology sector for almost 60 years. Become part of the leading international trade fair network and benefit from the reach of IFAT Munich. Use IFAT Munich as the ideal environment to expand your market position, generate new business - and shape the future sustainably.
More market. More internationality. More presence.
Around 142,000 trade fair participants from 170 countries and regions - including all key players. Plus 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.
Whether on guided tours directly to your stand, in the spotlight areas on topics such as plastics and battery recycling, in our demo parks for large machines and systems or as part of the cross-industry presentations on the Orange Stage: this is all about your 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 an emission-free sewer construction site
- VDMA: Practical days: Biomass and crushing zone
One location. Many advantages.
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 that are 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.