Four years after the last IFAT we closed a successful and exhausting 5 days in Munich at the World's Leading Trade Fair for Water, Sewage, Waste, and Raw Materials Management. The event took place from May 30 to June 3, 2022, and had 2.984 exhibitors from 59 countries and around 119,000 visitors from 155 countries.
Pureco has been present at IFAT since the 1990s but this was the first time when our stand got a place in the WATER section together with the biggest water management companies. “A huge exhibition, concentrated knowledge transfer, networking—IFAT Munich 2022 served as pure inspiration and drives the sustainable transformation of industries and climate-resilient communities,” says Stefan Rummel, Managing Director of Messe München.
The exhibition approached pre-coronavirus levels showing the great potential of environmental technologies. It was great to see that IFAT made such a strong restart, as it is a very important, sustainable driver for circular economy and the environmental industry. Similar to the overall pictures that IFAT Managing Director said about the visitors, the Pureco stand was busy with partners, and potential partners from many parts of the World. We had inquiries from more than 20 countries on 5 continents.
As Pureco Ltd is a member of the Hungarian Water Partnership we co-hosted their Wine and Cheese party. The representatives of the member companies as well as their international business partners, HEPA, the Hungarian Consulate General in Munich, and EWA attended the event. In his welcome remarks, the Secretary-General of EWA, Mr. Johannes Lohaus, and the European Water Association’s honorary President, Mr. Károly Kovács gave their opening speech and welcomed the guests at Pureco’s stand. , underlined the importance of acting together globally in order to be able to eliminate the risks of the water crisis worldwide. During the event, we served the fantastic Signum Szekszárdi Prémium Bikavér red wine thanks to the Lajver Winery from the Szekszárd wine region, Hungary. Overall, we had a very exciting, valuable, and a forward-looking week at IFAT. We hardly can wait for the event in May 13-17. 2024.
