• IFAT CHINA takes place from 23 to 25 September 2008 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC)
• Key players present in Shanghai at this compact three-day forum

The concept behind IFAT CHINA 2008 has now been altered to shorten the running time to three days (from four). The next IFAT CHINA will thus be an even more concentrated platform for the international environment industry. This 3rd International Trade Fair for Water, Sewage, Refuse, Recycling and Natural Energy Sources takes place from 23 to 25 September 2008 in China at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC). The autumn dates ensure appropriate spacing between the environmental fairs of Messe München, with IFAT taking place in Munich between 5 and 9 May 2008, explained Eugen Egetenmeir, a member of the management board of Messe München. And a concentration into three days would ensure increased communication density, providing a compact, effective forum at which to find out about the latest innovations in environmental technology and pave the way for new business.

IFAT CHINA 2008 will continue the success of the event in 2006, but as its new key visual demonstrates, it will focus even more strongly on the search for global environmental solutions.

IFAT CHINA 2006 attracted 10,000 visitors from 66 countries and all the space was fully booked – 284 exhibitors from 25 countries presented their products and services in the fields of water supply, sewage, waste disposal, recycling, air pollution control, environmental technology and environmentally compatible energy sources. This was a rise of 13 percent in exhibitor numbers, over the previous event in 2004. Germany had a strong presence, and Great Britain, Japan, Korea, Switzerland and the US all took pavilions at this event in China. Across Asia, too, IFAT CHINA attracted great interest. 44 percent of the exhibiting companies came from Asia (China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan).

IFAT CHINA
IFAT CHINA is the trade fair in Asia covering an extensive range of practical solutions in the areas of water supply, sewage, waste disposal, recycling, air pollution control, environmental technology and natural energy sources. The exhibition offers an effective business and networking platform for Chinese and international professionals in the environmental sector and is accompanied by a first-class technical-scientific conference program. IFAT CHINA 2006 attracted 284 exhibitors from 25 countries, and approximately 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.


Messe München International (MMI)
Messe München International (MMI) is one of the world´s leading trade-fair organisations. It organises around 40 trade fairs for capital and consumer goods, and new technology. Over 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 organises trade fairs in Asia, Russia, the Middle East and in South America. With four subsidiaries abroad and 66 foreign representatives covering 89 countries, MMI has a truly global network.


Press contact:
Petra Gagel, IFAT CHINA Press Officer
Marketing & Communication, Capital Goods
Tel.: +49 89 / 9 49-20244, Fax: +49 89 / 9 49-20249
E-mail: petra.gagel@messe-muenchen.de

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