Innovative solutions for a responsible future
IFAT Munich is a solution platform, networking event, and knowledge hub all in one. It brings together the most important international industry representatives from politics, business, and science. As the largest platform for environmental technologies in the fields of water, recycling, and circularity, it offers exciting ideas and innovative solutions for industrial and municipal challenges—with exhibits in action and hands-on experiences. This makes IFAT Munich more versatile and results-oriented than any other trade fair.
Solutions tailored to your needs
Whether you are a global player or a medium-sized company, a large city or a small community, a municipal or industrial user: IFAT Munich places a clear focus on real needs – both in the exhibition area and in the event program. What needs to be considered for a sustainable water and wastewater infrastructure? How can the circular economy be further advanced? What makes process chains even more efficient? At IFAT Munich, you will find answers—and tailor-made solutions and products for your daily challenges.
Consistent focus on applications
Ideas and visions are important. But ultimately, practicality is what counts. That's why IFAT Munich is a hands-on trade fair where you can try things out for yourself. Here, you can experience exhibits live and in action, giving you an insight into how they might be used in your own workplace in the future. See for yourself with best practice examples in the Spotlight Areas and on the guided Solution Tours. And find out which machine, which system, and which solution is right for you with practical live demonstrations.
Focused event program
The IFAT Munich event program is both wide-ranging and highly specialized.
- The Green Stage is the central point for exhibitors, startups, and cross-industry sessions.
- The Blue Stage focuses on climate-adapted water management and energy-efficient wastewater treatment plants.
- The Orange Stage highlights the circular economy, material flow management, municipal technology, and waste management.
The Spotlight Areas focus on individual aspects, such as textile recycling, hydrogen in the circular economy, and the digitalization of water management.
Highlights
- More than 3,000 exhibitors from over 60 countries
- Extensive event program with themed stages
- Various Spotlight Areas on current topics, such as textile recycling and water-conscious cities of the future
- Pure Practice: Impressive live demonstrations on the outdoor grounds
- Solution Tours for Specific Challenges: Expert-led, guided tours of the exhibition that take you directly to the key exhibitors providing answers to your specific industry questions.
Clear advantage in terms of information
Whether in the event program or in discussions with experts, exhibitors, and the trade audience: at IFAT Munich, you will receive first-hand information and insights. If you want to get up to speed on innovations, legal requirements, industry trends, and global developments, this is the place to be. Nowhere else will you find such a wealth of information on the topic of sustainability in industry and municipalities.
Comprehensive network
IFAT Munich brings together the entire environmental technology market—across industries, internationally, and open to lively discussions. This makes it the ideal networking platform for the entire community. Here you will meet stakeholders, market leaders, startups, speakers, colleagues, experts, and existing and potential business partners. Together, this adds up to around 123,000 promising contacts among exhibitors and visitors—from a wide variety of fields, from all over the world, but always with the same high standards for exchange and networking.
Your benefits
- Strong focus on industries and municipalities with tailor-made offerings and needs-based solutions
- Optimal cost-benefit profile: comprehensive market overview, valuable information advantage, high-caliber networking
- Clearly structured trade fair layout with well-organized theme clusters and target group-specific formats
- Ideal infrastructure and connections: easily accessible by all modes of transport and from all directions
- Wide range of accommodation options, from guesthouses to hotels of all sizes and categories – and, since 2024, the IFAT Munich Camper Base right next to the exhibition grounds
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