Shanghai will again be the location for the big IFAT China +EPTEE + CWS show

The 2011 IFAT China + EPTEE + CWS is being held from Thursday, 5 May to Saturday, 7 May 2011 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC).

The 2010 IFAT CHINA + EPTEE + CWS, first joint trade fair organized by Messe München International (MMI) and Shanghai ZM International Exhibition Co., Ltd., attracted more than 22,000 trade visitors from 84 countries. The top five international visitor countries and regions were China, Korea, Japan, Germany and Taiwan.

At IFAT CHINA + EPTEE + CWS 2010, the demand for exhibition space was very strong, thus the show covered 40,000 sqm. All in all, 839 companies from 26 countries presented their new products and services at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) from 5 – 7 May. 43 percent of the exhibitors came from abroad. The top five exhibiting countries and regions were China, Germany, Korea, The United States, and Taiwan.

The Chinese Society of Environment Sciences (CSES) held their Annual Conference on the trade fair grounds, attended by 1,500 participants. This conference was opened by Zhou Jian, Vice Minister of China Environmental Protection Ministry, who also paid a visit to the trade fair. Other politicians, such as Nikolaus Berlakovich, Austrian Federal Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, and Gilad Erdan, Israeli Minister of Environmental Protection also visited the show with their delegations.

IFAT CHINA + EPTEE + CWS 2010 featured a high profile accompanying program, overall attracting more than 7,000 attendees in around 200 sessions in total. Technical and scientific conferences were organized by the German Association for Water, Wastewater and Waste (DWA), a major international partner of the show.

Exhibitors on treatment and flow control included:

Additional general information is available at www.ifat-china.com and www.eptee.com.