News

08. June 2016

IFAT 2016

This highlighted the company based in Wiesbaden at its booth. The green and open designed booth invited the visitors to meetings and conversations. The exhibited carbon emission and CO2 balances of the returns system of RIGK underlined the contribution to the shared responsibility of all parties and the environmental benefits. 

In addition to detailed information about the wide range of services from RIGK visitors to the IFAT exhibition stand were given an insight into the international society.

Anniversary IFAT sets new benchmark

  • 3,097 exhibitors from 59 countries
  • Approx. 138,000 visitors from over 170 nations
  • Further rise in international exhibitors and visitors

50 years of IFAT – a success story …
… that started out in 1966 with 147 exhibitors and 10,200 visitors and is continuing seamlessly today in 2016. Around 138,000 visitors from over 170 countries came to Munich for the anniversary edition of IFAT between May 30 and June 3, 2016. Stefan Rummel, Managing Director of Fair Munich, is delighted with what has happened this year: "The feedback from all our participants was overwhelming. The further rise in participation figures is impressive proof of how for fifty years IFAT has been shaping the development of the environmental technology sector." Dr. Johannes F. Kirchhoff, Chairman of the Advisory Board of IFAT and Managing Partner of Kirchhoff Ecotec, can only concur: "The exceptional performance of IFAT is continuing in 2016. Excellent new contacts were forged for our companies, in particular in the international arena. Overall IFAT has been a tremendous success in its anniversary year."