Already, two months before IFAT CHINA 2008 opens its doors, there has been a considerable increase in the number of exhibitors taking part. The event takes place from 23 to 25 September 2008 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC).
 
So far a total of 274 companies from 20 countries have registered to take part in the 3rd International Trade Fair for Water, Sewage, Refuse, Recycling and Natural Energy Sources. That is over 60 more than at the same point ahead of the last IFAT CHINA in 2006. Five countries – Germany, Great Britain, Korea, Switzerland and Austria – will each have their own joint pavilion.
 
The trend in exhibitor numbers in the section on biogas is very positive. Overall 13 companies – five of them from Germany – are presenting their biogas products and services this year in Shanghai, on 255 square meters of exhibition space.
 
Being held in parallel with IFAT CHINA 2008 in Halls E4 and E5 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre is the fourth analytica China, International Trade Fair for Analysis, Biotechnology, Diagnostics, Laboratory Technology and Services.
 
Exhibitors and visitors to both fairs will benefit from this tandem arrangement and the opportunity it presents for knowledge transfer, particularly in the areas of instrumental analysis, laboratory technology and biotechnology, which are also key pillars in water and waste water treatment.

For further information on analytica China go to: www.analyticachina.com
 
 
About IFAT CHINA
IFAT CHINA is a comprehensive trade fair for practical solutions in the areas of water supply, sewage treatment, waste disposal, recycling, air pollution control, environmental technology and more environmentally compatible energy sources in Asia. The trade fair is international in character and is accompanied by a supporting program for the trade. IFAT CHINA 2006 had 284 exhibitors from 25 countries and approx. 10,000 visitors from 66 countries. The 3rd International Trade Fair for Water, Sewage, Refuse, Recycling and Natural Energy Sources is taking place at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) in China from 23 - 25 September 2008.
 
About Messe München International (MMI)
Messe München International (MMI) is one of the world’s leading trade-fair organizations with approximately 40 trade fairs for investment goods, consumer goods and new technologies. More than 30,000 exhibitors from more than 100 countries, and over two million visitors from more than 200 countries take part each year in the trade fairs in Munich. In addition, MMI organizes trade fairs in Asia, Russia, the Middle East and South America. With five foreign affiliated companies in Europe and Asia as well as 66 foreign representatives covering 89 countries, MMI has a global network.
 
Additional information is available at www.ifat-china.com
 
 
Contact person for the press
Sabine Wagner, Manager Communications, IFAT CHINA
Marketing & Communications, Capital Goods                                
Phone: +49 89 / 9 49-20246, Fax: +49 89 / 9 49-20249                                                     
E-mail: sabine.wagner@messe-muenchen.de 
 
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