Linking global opportunities and exploring emerging drivers
The period of the 15th Five Year Plan (2026-2030) will be a critical stage for China's strategic leap in green development. The quality of the ecological environment will be fundamentally improved, and China will also build a green, low-carbon, and circular development economic system. Relevant policy efforts and institutional innovations are expected to reach new heights. In 2026, as the starting year of the 15th Five Year Plan, the ecological and environmental protection industry will enter a critical stage of "streamlining, transforming, and increasing efficiency" for innovation and renewal.
Munich Expo Group founded IFAT Environmental Protection Exhibition in 1966. "IE expo China", as a global brand exhibition, is a grand event for the environmental protection industry held in China. With 26 years of deep cultivation in China's environmental protection industry, it has developed into the second largest environmental protection exhibition in the world after its parent exhibition IFAT Exhibition. The 27th China Environmental Protection Exhibition will be held again from April 13-15, 2026 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center.
This exhibition will focus on the theme of "Connecting Global Opportunities and Exploring Emerging Momentum", further optimizing the display content, comprehensively presenting the achievements and trends of technological innovation and transformation upgrading in various related fields of the environmental protection industry chain, and inviting global environmental protection enterprises and domestic and foreign pollution reduction and carbon reduction demand units to jointly embrace the development opportunities of global green and low-carbon transformation, overseas trend, and digital transformation.
The two major industry summits, the 2026 China Environmental Technology Conference and the 2026 Carbon Neutrality and Green Development Conference, will also be held simultaneously. More than 30 industry forum activities will gather leading enterprises, experts, scholars, and government representatives from the global environmental protection industry, focusing on topics such as intelligence, resource utilization, efficiency, and low carbonization. They will deeply explore policy trends, technological innovation, and application cases during the 15th Five Year Plan period, and plan to lay out a new round of industrial storms.
Exhibition time: April 13-15, 2026 Exhibition location: Shanghai New International Expo Center
Exhibition website: www.ie-expo.cn Exhibition area: 200000 square meters (expected)
Number of exhibitors: 2400 (expected) Professional visitors: 100000 (expected)
National and regional pavilions: 15+(expected) Simultaneous activities: 30+(expected)
organization structure
Organizer
·Zhongmao Munich Exhibition (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. · China Society of Environmental Sciences (CSES)
·Messe M ü nchen · China Chamber of Commerce for the Environment (CECC)
Co organizer:
·Pipeline Inspection and Repair Professional Committee of China Municipal Engineering Association · Shanghai Environmental Protection Industry Association
·Shanghai Environmental Science Society · Shanghai Environmental Protection Industry Association
·Shanghai Federation of Industry and Commerce Environmental Protection Chamber of Commerce
Panoramic display of infinite possibilities for carbon reduction and pollution reduction
At the bottomExhibition Scope
1. Water and sewage treatment: mechanical and physical treatment processes; Chemical and physical treatment processes; Biochemical treatment process; Membrane treatment; Treatment of sludge and residue; Utilization of sludge and residue; Biogas recovery and reuse; Complete equipment; Heat recovery/power generation and energy conservation;
2. Water supply and sewage system: pipes and pipe fittings; Vertical shafts and special structures; Drainage outlet; Accessories; Sealing device; Anti corrosion device; Maintenance and cleaning; Drinking water tank - construction and repair;
3. Mechanical engineering and equipment engineering in water resource management: pumps and lifting systems; Process measurement and control technology; Mechanical devices and control technology; Electrical equipment; Transmission engineering; Other devices and accessories;
4. Water conservancy engineering: protection, development, and maintenance of water bodies; Flood control and coastal protection; Irrigation and drainage technology;
5. Garbage management and recycling: garbage collection and transportation; Transport vehicles and their carriage structures; Garbage disposal and recycling; Biological treatment and composting; Landfill sites; Technologies and equipment for recycling and reusing renewable resources, as well as the treatment and utilization of waste materials; Comprehensive utilization of industrial solid waste; Labor safety protection;
6. Waste energy and resource utilization: biogas plant and utilization; Garbage incineration; Utilization of landfill gas; Resource utilization of livestock and poultry waste; Resource utilization of kitchen waste; Utilization and power generation of biomass energy;
7. Street cleaning and maintenance: urban road sweepers; Highway cleaning vehicle; Sprinkler trucks, etc;
8. Site and soil remediation: registration, assessment, and monitoring of contaminated soil and groundwater; Treatment of polluted soil; Soil improvement; Polluted groundwater treatment
9. Air pollution control, flue gas purification and ventilation: dust removal; Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) control; Desulfurization and denitrification; Collaborative treatment of multiple pollutants; Ultra low emission technology; Deodorization technology;
10. Environmental services: water supply and sewage treatment services; Waste recycling and disposal services; Recycled material suppliers; Regional and watershed ecological environment restoration; Third party pollution control; Consulting and engineering services; Management and organizational consulting; Professional platforms and industrial parks; Information technology;
11. Environmental monitoring and detection: online detection and control; Environmental pollution emergency monitoring system; Big data and ecological environment informatization; Laboratory instruments and equipment, etc;
12. Education, research and technology transfer: vocational training and continuing training; Universities; Research institutions Industry associations and institutions; Media;
13. Carbon Neutrality and Energy Conservation:
Gathering high-quality buyers from around the world to explore massive business opportunities and potential
The 2025 China Environmental Protection Expo attracted 90571 professional visitors from 90 countries and regions to visit and negotiate, conducting a close exchange and dialogue among global environmental protection merchants, showcasing the thriving development trend of the environmental protection industry, and promoting a new future for its development.
municipalunit：Government departments, design institutes, municipal engineering construction, municipal facility operation, water supply and drainage companies, tap water, sewage treatment plants, garbage incineration, landfill, treatment plants, environmental monitoring stations, and other municipal units;
industrymanufacturing：Manufacturing of environmental protection equipment, manufacturing of environmental protection materials, comprehensive utilization of waste resources, new energy, renewable energy, extraction and processing of oil, coal, and natural gas, manufacturing of chemical raw materials and chemicals, steel metallurgy, metal processing/minerals (metal and non-metal), electronics, electrical, plastic and rubber products, chemical fibers, building materials manufacturing, construction industry, textile, leather, printing and dyeing, electroplating, papermaking, printing, food and beverage manufacturing, biopharmaceuticals, automobile manufacturing, machinery manufacturing, and other manufacturing industries;
agricultureunit：Animal husbandry, planting, processing of agricultural and sideline products, fisheries, forestry;
Service industry audience:Distribution, agency, import and export trade, catering, hotels, hospitals, property management, landscaping, real estate, software information, financial consulting, and other service industries;
Colleges/media/association organizations：Research institutions, colleges and universities;
otherindustry
Deeply cultivating cross-border docking to help global layout
Faced with the surging wave of Chinese environmental protection enterprises going global, the exhibition simultaneously launched the "Global Link Plan". The 2025 China Environment Expo will specially invite professional procurement teams from more than 10 countries along the "the Belt and Road", such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and attract overseas professional visitors from 89 countries and regions, such as Argentina, South Korea, India, Russia, and Vietnam.
In 2026, we will further tap the market demand of Southeast Asia, Central Asia and other countries along the "the Belt and Road", invite potential users of overseas incremental markets to visit the site, and hold activities such as overseas demand docking.
High end forum knowledge sharing reveals industry development trends
The 2026 China Environmental Technology Conference, held concurrently, serves as a platform for sharing top-level industry thinking and will bring together over 400 representatives from policy-making departments, technical experts, and research scholars from both domestic and international sources. The conference will hold one summit forum and over 30 sub industry technology forums, providing multidimensional analysis of the latest development trends in the industry and bringing a rich intellectual feast to the environmental industry.
Previous heavyweight guests
·Xia Zuyi, Vice Chairman and Secretary General of the Chinese Society of Environmental Sciences
·High strength Senior Engineer of the Chinese Society of Environmental Sciences
·Li Qilin, President of the All Union Environmental Chamber of Commerce
·Xu Zuxin, CAE Member, professor of the School of Environmental Science and Engineering of Tongji University
·Xi Beidou, President of China Academy of Environmental Sciences
·Zhao Weidong, Director of Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Institute of China Electronics Information Industry Development Research Institute
·Liu Yuansheng, fourth level researcher at the Investment Department of the Science and Finance Department of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment
·Wang Yingcai, Deputy Director of the Ecological Environment Monitoring and Scientific Research Center of the Yangtze River Basin Ecological Environment Supervision and Management Bureau
·Li Aixian, Vice President of China Institute of Standardization
Call for Speakers at the 2026 China Environmental Technology Conference
In order to jointly create a high-quality industry technology feast that is close to industry needs, the organizing committee of the conference is now publicly soliciting speakers. Relevant units and individuals are welcome to actively recommend themselves.
The theme direction for soliciting speeches (including but not limited to cutting-edge technologies and excellent practices in the following areas):
1. High difficulty industrial wastewater treatment, sludge treatment and disposal, membrane separation technology application, urban pipeline network renewal and renovation, smart water management, water conservation and water recycling;
2. Solid waste resource utilization, high-value utilization of organic solid waste, plastic recycling, urban smart sanitation, utilization of biomass energy (biogas), multi-level recycling of hazardous waste;
3. Collaborative treatment of multiple pollutants, VOCs treatment in key industries, and collaborative treatment of ozone pollution;
4. Digitalization transformation of ecological environment monitoring and smart environmental protection;
5. New industry application scenarios and cases of environmental technology.
Diversified activities and exhibition value here
1. Top 100 Enterprises at the Environmental Expo
Initiated by the China Environmental Protection Expo, the TOP100 companies of this year's China Environmental Protection Expo were selected based on the application materials submitted by the participating companies, as well as the comprehensive evaluation of their revenue ability, capital background, segmented industry market position, exhibition area, and industry influence obtained through public channels. Honor trophies and badges were presented on-site, and the list was made into a giant logo wall, which appeared at the entrances of various exhibition halls and attracted the attention of countless professional audiences.
2. Environmental CEO Circle Sharing Meeting
As a platform for in-depth communication between environmental protection enterprise decision-makers and industry opinion leaders under the China Environmental Protection Expo, the Environmental Protection CEO Circle Enjoyment Meeting creates a down-to-earth, truthful, practical, and warm communication platform through peak exchanges and circle dinners.
3. First release platform
The "debut platform" shared space of the China Environmental Protection Expo has helped participating companies obtain on-site traffic dividends at a lower cost, assisting them in "new product launches, new research and development landing, new technology promotion, and new concept exchanges", attracting the attention of potential customers and partners.
4. Environmental Protection Boss Interview Room
As the official new media of the Environmental Expo, "Environmental Circle" has set up a "BOSS Interview Room" at the exhibition site, where selected decision-makers from participating companies can have in-depth conversations and interviews with the host about current hot topics and trends in environmental protection. Online sharing of new technologies, products, and industry knowledge in environmental protection is abundant.
5. Environmental Expo Cultural and Creative Center
During the opening of the China Environmental Protection Expo, a "China Environmental Protection Expo Cultural and Creative Center" will be specially set up in various exhibition halls on site. All on-site visitors can participate in designated activities and exchange customized cultural and creative products for the Expo for free, bringing home their exhibition memories and sharing them with friends from all over the world.
Here, both online and offline dual wheel drive expands brand awareness
Official New Media - Environmental Protection Circle (WeChat account huanbaoq)
Environmental Circle "is a new media brand created by the flagship environmental platform" China Environmental Expo "in Asia. It gathers environmental industry thinkers and uses the perspective of professional media professionals to share industry trends and interpret hot topics. Currently, it has formed a multimedia matrix combining graphics, text, and video, and publishes an average of more than 300 industry review articles per year. It has become a leading new media in the environmental protection industry. We provide exhibitors with rich and diverse advertising opportunities to enhance brand exposure.
Official WeChat Mini Program - Environmental Circle 365
Environmental Protection Circle 365 "is a global environmental technology selection platform that gathers high-quality environmental protection enterprises and environmental technologies from around the world. It integrates technology display, supply and demand docking, information release, and online exhibition. Users need to be able to search and query interested technologies and partners online 365 days a day, and view the latest industry and exhibition information.
Environmental Protection Circle Study Society
The "Environmental Protection Circle Study Society" is an online knowledge learning platform for the environmental protection industry, which empowers environmental protection enterprises with knowledge marketing through live streaming and video. It channels, precipitates, and transforms the traffic value of the Environmental Expo into sales leads and brand value for enterprises.
Contact Information
Zhongmao Munich Exhibition (Shanghai) Co., Ltd
Official website: www.ie-expo.cn
Exhibition consultation: 021-23521038
Visit consultation: 021-23521060
Forum consultation: 021-23521156
Overseas exhibition consultation: 021-23521151
Email: ieexpo@mm-zm.com