IFAT is the World's Leading Trade Fair for Water, Sewage, Waste and Raw Materials Management, and is a place where visitors can find strategies and solutions for using resources in intelligent cycles in a manner that ensures their long-term preservation—with a great deal of success.

There is an increasing need for innovations in the environmental technology sector. The growing number of visitors reflects this. IFAT 2018 attracted 142,472 visitors from 162 countries.

The exhibition spectrum

With “Water and sewage” and “Waste and secondary raw materials” IFAT features two clearly structured key sectors. Read more about the complete range of products and services at www.ifat.de/exhibition-sectors

Water and sewage

• Hydraulic engineering and well construction
• Construction of water and wastewater treatment plants
• Water supply and sewerage systems
• Hydraulic engineering and well construction engineering in water management
• Water services
• Analysis and laboratory techniques for water
• Education, research and technology transfer for the water sector

Waste and secondary raw materials

• Waste management and recycling
• Generating energy from secondary raw materials and waste
• Street cleaning, maintenance and winter road services
• Management of hazardous substances
• Flue-gas scrubbing and air extraction, air pollution control
• Recycling services
• Analysis and laboratory techniques for recycling
• Education, research and technology transfer for the recycling sector
• Sustainability in road construction