IFAT India 2016 - ENVIRONMENT TECHNOLOGY FAIR TO BE HELD IN MUMBAI

The next edition of IFAT India is just around the corner: From September 28 to 30, 2016, India’s leading trade fair for environmental technology opens again its doors at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai and showcases the latest products and services for the water, sewage, refuse and recycling segments.

by Shrutee K/DNS

The outlook for this year’s event is more than promising, as Igor Palka, COO of Messe München India, states: “more than 140 companies have confirmed their participation in the 2016 edition and the exhibition space expanded by 35 percent. That makes it the largest IFAT India since the foundation in 2013. The high level of registrations underscores the importance of our trade fair on the Indian market.” Among the exhibitors are industry leaders such as Aquanomics, BASF, Bilfinger, Endress+Hauser, Excel Industries, Godrej, Ion Exchange, Kirloskar Brothers, Netzsch, Putzmeister, Siemens, Tata Projects, Wilo and Xylem.

IFAT India not only offers an opportunity to benefit from a highly promising market. By bringing together all market players under one roof and putting new market trends into focus, the trade fair also promotes the exchange of professional know-how and experience which could help find a sustainable development path for India. Palka further explains: "There are a number of challenges in the environmental sector in India that need to be solved. This is why we have expanded the supporting program for our event. It allows us to provide more room for discussions, knowledge transfer and professional training."

The topic of "training skilled workers", for example, is right at the top of the agenda. The Active Learning Center provides a separate area in the exhibition hall for the first time offering practical training, live demonstrations and professional competitions for young talents and skilled workers. In one of the exercises, participants have to design a smart city with intelligent resource management or complete exercises on occupational safety, maintenance and process control. Also new this year is the Sino-Indian Environmental Technology and Industry Dialogue, which will focus on environmental policy topics concerning China and India. High-ranking experts and political representatives from both countries are expected as speakers.The agenda for the renowned Innovation Exchange Forum includes interesting events addressing water, waste recycling and resource management in India. Whether it is the thermal utilization of waste, treatment of industrial wastewater (zero liquid discharge) or biogas utilization, the individual sessions are specifically tailored to the Indian market.

Palka further continues: “I would be delighted to welcome decision makers, investors and the entire environmental community to our event in Mumbai. I invite them all to make use of IFAT India 2016 as a business platform and to take an active part in the supporting program!”Visitor registration is now available online.

For further information visit:www.ifat-india.com

About IFAT India: IFAT India is India’s leading environmental trade fair for technology and services in the water, sewage, refuse and recycling segments. The last event, covering approximately 5,000 square meters of exhibition space, attracted 136 exhibitors from 11 countries, and 4,142 trade visitors from 17 countries. The trade fair takes place annually in the Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC) in Mumbai—the dates for the next event are September 28 to 30, 2016.

IFAT Worldwide : Messe München´s competence in organizing environmental-technology events is demonstrated not only in the world´s leading trade fair for the sector, IFAT, but also in a range of other international trade exhibitions around the world. The spectrum encompasses IFAT Africa in Johannesburg, IFAT Eurasia in Istanbul, IFAT India in Mumbai, and IE expo in Shanghai and Guangzhou.

Messe München : Messe München is one of the world’s leading trade-show companies. It organizes some 40 trade shows for capital and consumer goods and key high-tech industries in Munich and abroad. Each year more than 30,000 exhibitors and some two million visitors take part in events held at the Messe München trade-fair center, the ICM – Internationales Congress Center München and the MOC Veranstaltungscenter München. In addition, Messe München organizes trade shows in China, India, Turkey, South Africa and Russia. Messe München has a global business presence with affiliates in Europe, Asia and Africa and more than 60 foreign representatives serving more than 100 countries.