Ecomondo 2026, +14% delle presenze dall’estero

Ecomondo 2026 concluded on November 6th at the Rimini Fair after its 29th edition, marking a 1% increase in domestic attendance and a 14% rise in international visitors. The event's organizers anticipated this growth, with 170,000 square meters of exhibition space, 30 exhibition halls (up from 166,000 last year), and 1,800 exhibitors (compared to 1,700 in 2025).

The event attracted 1,300 buyers and delegations, collaborating with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Italian Agency for International Promotion and Internationalization of Enterprises, and 14 foreign collectives from Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, Germany, Norway, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, and others.

For the first time, Ecomondo welcomed an international country: Mexico, a promising Latin American economy, which is reshaping its development model around circular economy principles. This marked the debut of Africa Investment Hub, aimed at promoting business and networking with associations from the continent. Ecomondo facilitated encounters between businesses, institutions, associations, researchers, and innovators, promoting technological transfer and knowledge exchange through over 10,000 business matches.

The 200+ events, including 70 curated by the International Technical Scientific Committee led by Professor Fabio Fava, focused on European policies, research, and innovation in key industrial sectors, promoting a concrete ecological transition that goes beyond environmental aspects, integrating sustainability, growth, and competitiveness.

Resource efficiency, from textiles to water, plastic to packaging, and paper recycling, was a central theme, alongside sustainable finance, blue economy, healthy and circular cities, bioenergy, and regenerative bioeconomy. Discussions also covered the evolving European regulatory landscape, climate change adaptation, ecosystem restoration, and international cooperation in the Mediterranean basin and Africa.