IFAT 2022 in English

At the beginning of June one of the biggest and leading trade fairs for water, sewage, waste, and raw materials management in the world took place. Its name is IFAT (Internationale Fachmesse für Abwassertechnik). This fair is held in Munich every two years. The focus of this fair lies on all kinds of solutions to future challenges around water, sewage, and waste. These are for private firms, municipal utility companies, associations, universities, and other players in the field. It started back in September 1966 and has now seven affiliated fairs around the world.

This year around 120.000 people from over 150 countries came to Munich to interact with almost 3.000 exhibitors. The newest technologies around all those environmental fields were displayed. Linked to the exhibition, there was a side program with a lot of special events. These included the Sustainable Awards and the DWA Water Skill Germany championship.

Our work at the IFAT

As a young start-up in this field, we wanted to use the opportunity around the corner to get to know our area of focus better. We aimed to get the first contacts in the field. There was positively welcoming at the fair and we met a lot of interesting companies, mostly from around Germany. We were both looking for new supply companies for our special storage containers. Additionally, we sought disposal companies that might use our excrements as an energy source.

Next to our search for companies to partner with, we wanted to connect with people. We aimed to find networks that could help us on our journey. We experienced very open doors and a lot of good conversations at the booth party of Unitechnics. A special “Thank you” goes to Daniel Jehring and Klaus Jilg. They both work for Unitechnics and are the hosts of “Abwassertalk” (a podcast on wastewater) for inviting us to join the party. First conversations are turning into partnerships.

It was a pleasure to meet people again at a fair and we thank everyone for the great experience.

We hope to see you all at the next IFAT in May 2024. By then, maybe we’ll be able to have our own booth. To find it out, reflect on the toilet, save water, and join us for a better resource use!

Source: https://ifat.de/en/

Photo: https://ifat.de/en/