EcoTech: a connecting platform for green development
EcoTech 2013, the only exhibition in Kazakhstan and Central Asia to specialise in environmental technologies and issues, will take place from 3 to 6 September 2013 in Pavilion 11 of Atakent exhibition centre in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The event’s focus is shown in its title – the 9th Central Asian International Exhibition for Environmental Technologies, Waste Management and Recycling, Industrial Water Treatment and Green Innovations.
This year around 30 companies from Denmark, Italy, Kazakhstan, China, Poland, Russia, the Czech Republic and Sweden will take part in EcoTech. Poland will present a national stand, and the stand of the country’s Ministry of Economy will offer information on the developments of leading manufacturers of environmental protection equipment.
“At present, the attention of developed and developing economies is fixed on the creation of measures to address worsening environmental problems. This is why it is extremely important to hold specialised exhibitions designed to promote the use of new environmentally friendly technologies in industry and the municipal economy, and also to reduce pollution of rivers and water bodies,” said Andrzej Stefanski, First Counsellor and Head of the Trade Facilitation and Investments Department of the Polish Embassy in Uzbekistan, in his welcome letter to exhibitors.
EcoTech will also feature manufacturers of water and sewage treatment equipment and technologies from Israel, the USA, Canada, Germany and the Netherlands, as well as shredder and compactor manufacturers from Finland, Austria, Italy and the Netherlands. Brands such as Promeco, Eldan, Salvadori, Sagama, Ralex, Smart Drop, INTC, WEFLO and Scania will also be presented from exhibitor stands.
At the open space of the exhibition, visitors can see a rear load dump truck, which is the most maneuverable and efficient vehicle in its class, as well as attractive, spacious and light Euro-style containers for household waste. The Swedish company Scania, which has brought this equipment to EcoTech, is one of the top three manufacturers of heavy-duty trucks, buses, and special-purpose vehicles and machines for municipal services.
Equipment for tyre and rubber recycling will be presented by several companies from Italy, Russia and Kazakhstan. Domestic exhibitors include Uralskagroremmash (manufacturer of Euro-style waste containers) KazKauchuk (manufacturer of sprinkler irrigation pipes using innovative technology) and Astana-Tazartu, Astana’s biggest company in household waste disposal. The Kazakhstani inventor Nikolai Khramov will present his Khramov’s oven, which is unique in its smokeless method of energy production.
Industrial water treatment and sewage purification will be widely presented by regular exhibitors Membrane Technologies, Eikos, VodEcoFilter and KST-Water, and also by newcomers MEGA ProfiLine, MEGA a.s., Intechnochem, and others.
A broad and interesting business programme is a regular highlight of EcoTech. A round table entitled ‘The Concept of the Transition of the Republic of Kazakhstan to a Green Economy in Waste Management” will take place on 5 September. The round table will bring together representatives of state regulating agencies, waste treatment experts, manufacturers of equipment, processers of recyclable materials, subsoil users and packaging producers. Participants will discuss opportunities to use green development approaches for economic diversification and sustainable development of regions, as well as issues of efficient industrial and municipal waste management and environmental protection.
The Polish company Consus will also take part in an extensive programme on new technological solutions in greenhouse gas emissions trading. The Centre for Sustainable Production and Consumption of Kazakhstan will present eco-ratings of industrial companies, and the Cleantech Latvia cluster organisation will hold a workshop on ‘The Experience of Latvia: Customising Soviet infrastructure and achieving a transition to modern solutions in water treatment and water supply’.
Launched in 2004 solely as an exhibition for waste management and environmental protection, EcoTech has recently incorporated many additional issues, including protection from air and water pollution, green innovation, and eco-projects. It has become the main event in Kazakhstan and Central Asia for waste management and environmental technologies, and a place for specialists to discuss the most pressing issues of the sector.
In the words of a previous visitor: “In my opinion, the exhibition is one of three best exhibitions in the CIS. I think all companies in the sector should visit this exhibition. I met my longstanding partners and discussed new projects. We expect a positive outcome from the exhibitions,” said Yevgeniy Davletov, representative of IRCO and visitor to EcoTech 2012.
For more information on the event, visit www.ecotech.kz.