Trade Fair | IE Expo 2026 in Shanghai

IE expo originated from the Shanghai International Environmental Protection and Water Exhibition (EPTEE), founded in 2000, and IFAT CHINA, which entered China in 2004. As the environmental industry event held in China under the umbrella of  IFAT, IE expo, held annually in Shanghai, has been deeply rooted in China's environmental protection industry for 26 years and has grown into the world's second-largest environmental exhibition after IFAT.

IE expo 2026 will focus on the theme of "Connecting Global Opportunities, Exploring Emerging Momentum", focusing on industry hotspots such as environmental protection resource utilization, recycling, low carbonization, high value, specialization, digitalization, and going global. It will introduce more application technology solutions in vertical fields, present the technological innovation and transformation and upgrading of the entire low-carbon and environmental protection industry chain, and draw a blueprint for the future of the environmental protection industry with colleagues in the industry.

The China IP SME Helpdesk team will visit the trade fair to advise EU SMEs and SMEs from countries participating in the Single Market Programme with IP-related questions and to present the Helpdesk’s free-of-charge services.