印度孟买环保、能源和资源综合利用博览会(IFAT India)是印度领先的环境保护、能源与资源综合利用的专业展览会，简介：印度环保展，该展由慕尼黑展览集团主办，作为IFAT品牌展子展，从2020年开始，每年分别在孟买及新德里举行。印度正在发展成为环境技术的未来市场之一。IFAT India已经是印度领先的水、污水、废物和回收贸易博览会。随着2020年德里IFAT的推出，为该国北部的环境产业创造了另一个强大的平台。
IFAT India为国际受众提供了决策权、理想的网络机会、创新的解决方案和一流的支持计划。特别致力于废水、污水、废物处理和循环应用领域的发展和创新。展会同期还将提供一系列环保行业领先科技和服务类论坛活动，内容覆盖水、污水及废弃物处理等各个方面。
IFAT参展企业来自全球几十个国家的近三千家主流环保企业，包括奥地利、巴西、保加利亚、加拿大、俄罗斯、印度、罗马尼亚、中国、南非在内的20多个国家会派出由国家级环保主管机构组织的考察团观摩展览及会议活动，专业贸易观众来自全球一百多个国家，达到12万名以上，展览面积也在26万平方米以上。
IFAT展会不仅为制造和推广环保技术和服务的出口型德国企业提供一个市场平台，同时它还吸引了大量其他国家的企业参展，IFAT迎来了历届最多的外国参展商，同时参展的国外观众也大幅增长。 作为国内环保产业进入国际市场的重要窗口，它不仅能为中国广大环保厂商提供广阔的贸易平台，更是国内厂商搜寻最新行业资讯、提升企业知名度、寻找贸易伙伴及拓宽业务渠道的最佳场所。
展品范围(Show Products):
水提取和处理；水和污水处理；配水及污水渠；海岸保护/控制洪水；垃圾处置和回收利用；从废料产生的能量； 街道清洁，保养和冬季公路服务；旧网站净化/土壤处理；烟气洗涤和抽气/空气污染消减；降噪/隔音；空包装返回系统/瓶；测量，控制和实验室技术服务；科学，研究，技术转移。
展会报告(Show Reports):
Overwhelming response from visitors to new ideas and initiatives at IFAT India 2023
Key conferences on Circular Economy, bioCNG, solar panel recycling, and Women in Sustainability
14,100 visitors and 400+ exhibitors from 25 countries
Six country pavilions from Germany, Norway, Italy, Switzerland, UK, and the Netherlands
Messe Muenchen India concluded the 10th Anniversary Edition of IFAT India on a successful note with many new initiatives to enable meaningful handshakes and unlock business opportunities. IFAT India 2023 was held at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, on 17-19 October 2023.
This edition witnessed a 50 per cent growth in exhibition space, with the addition of a second hall dedicated exclusively to solid waste management solutions. This edition brought together 400+ exhibiting companies from 25 countries and six international pavilions. This edition attracted 14,100 visitors over three days.
The inauguration ceremony was graced by dignitaries from the government as well as foreign missions from the participating country pavilions.
Roopa Mishra, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, Government of India, said, “The 10 year journey of IFAT India almost coincides with the Swacch Bharat Mission which was announced nine years ago by the Honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. In 2021, this mission adopted a second leaf which is to ensure a garbage-free India. This mission focusses not only on visible cleanliness but on circular economy and scientific waste management for a complete sustainable future integrated with LIFE – lifestyle for environment. I congratulate IFAT India for bringing together close to 400 companies and six country pavilions to showcase their talents and technologies as well as their commitment towards real sustainable development.”
Pravin Darade, Principal Secretary, Ministry of Environment & Climate Change, Government of Maharashtra, said, “Our state has been facing unprecedented challenges like floods and droughts for the past few years. Therefore, we are working dedicately to ensure water security for the entire 120 million population. We are also confident of achieving Net Zero by 2070 as envisaged by India at COP26. Today, Maharashtra has 43 Smart Cities that are competing on various environmental parameters. I am delighted to see active participation at IFAT India and I wish great success to all the companies who are exhibiting and visitin this trade fair.“
Knowledge-sharing platforms
Some of the new initiatives this year included the Speaker’s Corner, an interactive space where exhibitors can present their innovative products to interested visitor groups. Like every year, the Buyer-Seller Forum and Live Demonstration Areas continued to attract large visitor footfalls and business discussions that culminated in equipment purchase orders.
The two parallel conference platforms at the Innovation Water Forum and Innovation Waste Forum witnessed over 50 eminent speakers including – amongst others - environmental scientists, entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, think tanks, or government authorities. Some of the key topics at the conference sessions included circular economy principles for wastewater, fashion, and used oil, solar panel recycling, construction & demolition waste, and many others.
The Open Forum Conference featured the University Challenge, organized in cooperation with the German Association for Water, Wastewater, and Waste (DWA) and offered practical guidance to young professionals in the field of effluent treatment and water technology. Likewise, the Young People’s Group (YPG) was organized by the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) to encourage the youth to take up careers in waste management. For the first time there was a round-table organized by the German Consulate with high-ranking participants from municipalities and companies discussing the ongoing and upcoming projects for the development of sustainable cities.
Focus on Startups
Another key highlight at this 10th Anniversary Edition of IFAT India was the Startup Pavilion, an exclusive space for young entrepreneurs and emerging businesses to exhibit their environmental solutions, test their ideas, and receive real-time feedback from buyers and investors.
Participant at the Startup Pavilion, Shriram S, Director, FluxGen Technologies, said, “Today small and mid-sized companies are delivering powerful solutions for industrial needs in India’s water-stressed regions. Hence, I am happy that IFAT India is providing a platform for startups to demonstrate our solutions and share our success stories with a wide audience. I am looking forward to a larger participation next year too.”
On the successful conclusion of this edition, Bhupinder Singh, CEO, Messe Muenchen India, said: “We are delighted at the overwhelming response to this milestone edition of IFAT India. The art installations around and inside the exhibition halls created using seven types of waste materials have resonated with our environment conscious visitors. The exciting conversations between innovators and user groups initiated at the Speaker’s Corner and Startup Pavilion, the two new initiatives at this edition, encouraged more meaningful partnerships within the environment technology ecosystem in India. The international participation has been truly encouraging, and we are sure that the ideas and networks emerging from IFAT India 2023 will catalyse growth in the industry in the coming months.”
Exhibitors Speak
Michael Kuhn, Managing Partner, Kuhn GmbH, said, “I have been participating in IFAT India since its inception 10 years ago. I am happy to see the growth of this platform in the Indian market. This trade show has expanded significantly to include water treatment solutions, waste management, sewage treatment, recycling, and many other solutions for sustainability. IFAT India is a good place to meet new and emerging companies in the water treatment sector and collaborate with them for win-win solutions.”
Masood Mallick, CEO, Re Sustainability Ltd, said, “What a great turnout at this edition of IFAT India! I have been participating in conversations on circularity at this platform for a few years, and I am happy to see the growing awareness among all stakeholders. As an environment partner to the industry, we focus not merely on individual technologies but complete circularity solutions. Therefore, IFAT India is a great platform for us to showcase our thought process and align with the various other stakeholders.”
Tanmeet Singh Gulati, Commercial Director – APAC, DuPont Water Solutions, said, “We have good relations with IFAT India as it helps us meet new and existing clients. This year we are promoting special membrane technologies for wastewater treatment, and we are delighted to see demand from various application sectors. The footfall at this edition has been quite inspiring.”
Thierry van Helden, Deputy Consul General, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Mumbai, said, “India and the Netherlands face similar challenges in water and waste management. Therefore, we can work together to develop integrated waste management solutions. We are happy to see the growing awareness about waste as an important resource here at IFAT India and we are looking forward to participating again.”
The next edition of IFAT India will be held on 16-18 October 2024 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai, India.
