THE FIRST AND THE ONLY TRADE EVENT FOR THE 50 BILLION USD MARKET. Organised by ITE Group Plc’s Turkey office EUF, IWE Istanbul Water Expo – Istanbul Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies Exhibition will be held from 03-05 September 2015 at Istanbul Expo Center for the first time about the need of water and wastewater treatment technologies and the relevant investment opportunities. Under the support of Republic of Turkey Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs, General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Istanbul Water and Sewerage Administration, ilbank, Union of Municipalities of Turkey, UCLG MEWA, Turkish Water Foundation and MEM-TEK National Research Center on Membrane Technologies, IWE Istanbul Water Expo will bring together industry professionals and the decisionmakers of governmental and private institutions to discuss solid business and partnership opportunities.
IWE Istanbul Water Expo is the first and the only B2B event in the industry which will bring together local and international technology, equipment, materials and service providers to meet with public and private sector investors and business partners from Turkey and neighbouring countries.
According to EU Integrated Environmental Approximation Strategy for Turkey (2007-23) and as one of the largest markets of the world for water and wastewater solutions, Turkey’s environmental investment exceeds EUR 58.5 Billion where an estimated 33.9 bn Euro will be invested until 2023 for the new and rehabilitation projects.
According to one of the world's leading research and advisory organization Frost & Sullivan's research, Turkey's water and wastewater market is on the threshold of significant growth.
Frost & Sullivan estimates for water market in Turkey;
- Smart investments in infrastructure, water saving and recycling technologies and sustainable integrated solutions will spread
- Wastewater treatment sector in the urban and industry will show the highest growth potential. Advanced wastewater technologies will grow at a higher level, especially in areas with sensitive water reserves.
- Increased industrialization and urban services will increase the growth of advanced technologies such as filtration and disinfection and sludge treatment technologies will gain great importance.
- Investments in obtaining drinking water from sea will become an important alternative for urban water need
World Water Market reached $600 billion
Despite the global crisis, the water and wastewater industry continued to grow by 5% per year and stated that in 2014 reached a volume of $600 billion. Emerging markets including Turkey come to the fore with mega infrastructure projects.
EUF A.?.
Established in 1999, International Trade Fairs (EUF) is a subsidiary of global event organiser, ITE Group Plc. The company has an international presence as leader in the trade events market, particularly in the stationery and office products, construction machinery building technologies products events industries. EUF's flagship events include WORLDFOOD GIDA and ANKOMAK (Construction Machinery), CASPIAN TELECOMS, TUROGE (Petrol & Gas Conference and Showcase) and are some of the most recognised shows within their industries. EUF is also a leading conference organiser, producing events which are supported by Turkish ministries, leaders of multinational companies, national delegations and government bodies. These conferences maintain a strong presence within the natural gas, energy and telecommunications sectors in Turkey. As a leading advocate of local enterprise, EUF has proliferated Turkey's export industry by supporting more than 700 domestic companies within their shows. Local companies within the construction, food, tourism, automotive and energy sectors have played a prominent role within the global portfolio of exhibitions and conferences organised by EUF and ITE Group.
ITE Group plc
ITE is one of the world's leading organisers of international trade exhibition and conferences and specialises in organising events in growing and devoloping markets. ITE organises around 230 exhibitions an conferences each year in 17 countries. In 2013, ITE sold over 792,600 square metres of exhibition space to companies who understand the benefits of doing business face-to-face. The group has many market leading events and well known brands in key industry sectors such as Building & Interiors, Construction and Machinery, Travel & Tourism, Food and Hospitality, Packaging Technologies, Oil, Gas & Energy etc. ITE's product range of annual events includes everything from niche spacialist conferences through to huge events such as Russian's largest trade fair (the moscow building & interiors exhibition, MOSBUILD). ITE was established in 1991 when its founders launched a series of trade exhibitions in Russia and the CIS with the primary objective of promoting trade opportunities in these growing market economies. Today, these markets remain an area of considerable strength for the group and ITE operates a comprehensive office network and event portfolio in countries such as Russia, Ukranie, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan.
