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IFAT Munich

World's Leading Trade Fair for Water, Sewage, Waste and Raw Materials Management

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Date

04.05.-07.05.2026
Cycle: every two years
Year founded: 1966
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Fairgrounds

Messe München
Munich
Germany

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Organisers

Messe München GmbH

Am Messesee 2
81829 Munich
Germany
Fon: +49 89 949-20720
Fax: +49 89 949-20729
info@messe-muenchen.dehttp://www.messe-muenchen.de

Project team

exhibiting@ifat.dehttp://www.ifat.de
Fon: +49 89 949-20285

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Sector focus

Environment and Climate Protection (industry 86)
City Sanitation, Water Technology, Waste Disposal, Public Services (industry 45)

Main offerings

Waste Utilization
Waste Management
Sewage Water Technology
Old Sites Redevelopment
Valves and Fittings
Biogas
Energy Recovery
Disposal
Water Protection
Canal Construction
Sewerage
Sludge Treatment
Municipal Services
Municipal Vehicles
Municipal Engineering
Air Purification
Sea Water Desalination Plants
Measuring Systems
Pumps
Recycling
Regulating and Control Technology
Tubes
Road Cleaning
Winter Road Services
Environmental Engineering
Water Treatment
Water extraction
Water Technology
Water Supply
Resource Recovery Installations
Analysis Technology
Laboratory Technology
Industrial Health and Safety

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Trade visitors

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Sponsors

BDE - Entsorgungs-, Wasser- und Rohstoffwirtschaft e.V.
DVGW - Deutscher Verein des Gas- und Wasserfaches e.V.
DWA - Deutsche Vereinigung für Wasserwirtschaft, Abwasser und Abfall e.V.
VAK - Verband der Arbeitsgeräte- und Kommunalfahrzeug-Industrie e.V.
VDMA - Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagebau e.V.
VKU - Verband Kommunaler Unternehmen e.V.

Statistics

Key figures
5/2024
Present journalists
389, of which from abroad 89
Exhibitors
3.211
Domestic
1.447
Abroad
1.764
Other represented firms
0
Visitors (number of admissions)
141.406
Domestic
69.346
Abroad
72.060
Space (gross)
300.500
Space (net)
182.248
Special show space
26.694
Exhibitor stand space
155.554
Hall space
125.684
Domestic
64.040
Abroad
61.644
Open air
29.870
Domestic
19.384
Abroad
10.486
Origin of exhibitors 2024 from 61 countries
Australia1
Austria129
Belgium44
Bosnia and Herzegovina1
Brazil3
Bulgaria4
Canada30
China, People's Republic165
Croatia7
Cyprus2
Czechia38
Côte d'Ivoire1
Denmark57
Egypt1
Estonia3
Finland24
France86
Germany1447
Ghana1
Greece13
Hong Kong, China SAR2
Hungary16
Iceland1
India13
Indonesia1
Iran, Islamic Republic1
Ireland7
Israel5
Italy338
Japan9
Korea, Republic18
Latvia4
Liechtenstein3
Lithuania7
Luxembourg3
Mexico2
Netherlands139
New Zealand1
North Macedonia3
Norway9
Poland51
Portugal13
Qatar1
Romania8
San Marino1
Saudi Arabia3
Serbia5
Slovakia4
Slovenia14
South Africa1
Spain85
Sweden35
Switzerland79
Taiwan3
Thailand1
Türkiye130
Ukraine2
United Arab Emirates5
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland64
United States of America66
Vietnam1
FKM trade visitor structure
5/2024
Visitors (number of admissions)
141406
Proportion of trade visitors
98%
Total Germany (%)
49
Bremen
1
Hamburg
2
Lower Saxony
5
Schleswig-Holstein
1
North Rhine-Westphalia
13
Hesse
7
Rhineland-Palatinate
5
Saarland
1
Baden-Württemberg
17
Bavaria
39
Berlin
2
Brandenburg
1
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania
1
Saxony-Anhalt
1
Saxony
4
Thuringia
2
Professional position (%)
Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer
12
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.
17
Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office
12
Department head, group head, team leader
18
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker
24
Lecturer, teacher
2
Other position
3
Other not gainfully employed
1
Foreman, master craftsman
5
7
Area of responsibility (%)
Management
23
Research and development, design/construction
8
Manufacturing, production, quality control
10
Buying/procurement
3
Finance/accounting, controlling
1
Information and communication technology
2
Personnel administration, administration
1
Sales
13
Marketing, advertising, PR
2
Logistics: material management, storage, transport
3
Maintenance/repairs
9
Other area
8
Student
7
Other not gainfully employed
1
Planning / Production control
8
Economic sectors (%)
Water supplies
16
waste water treatment
18
waste management
15
street cleaning and winter service
2
Private operators/management
2
Industry, manufacturing sector
13
Other Specialist authorities,- facilities
2
Service
6
Engineer's consultant's office
7
Trade, logistics
2
Universities and polytechnics, institutes, science, researsch
2
Other economic sectors
7
Student/pupil/trainee/apprentice
7
other non-professionals
1
Distance to home (%)
up to 50 km
8
more than 50 km up to 100 km
5
more than 100 km up to 300 km
15
over 300 km
72
Foreign origin total (%)
51
EU
60
Other european countries
15
Africa
3
North America
3
South and Central America
5
Middle East
4
South-, East-, Central Asia
9
Australia/Oceania
2
Countries with the highest visitor shares (%)
Austria
4
Italy
4
Switzerland
3
Spain
2
Netherlands
2
Size of company/organization (%)
1 - 4
9
5 - 9
8
10 - 49
22
50 - 199
18
200 - 499
12
500 - 999
7
1 000 and more
16
Student
7
Other not employed
1
Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)
decisively
26
collectively
30
in an advisory capacity/organization
24
no
13
Student
7
Other not gainfully employed
1
Frequency of trade fair visits (%)
Previous event
41
Earlier events
41
First visit
42
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Survey conducted by: Gelszus Messe- Marktforschung GmbH
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