Manufacturing

Manufacturing

Lithuania Industrial Output Falls at a Softer Pace in February

Industrial production in Lithuania dropped to 7% in February, easing from a downwardly revised 7.3% fall in the previous month,...

Manufacturing

Siemens at Forefront of Sustainability in Manufacturing Industry

The Budapest Business Journal talks with András Simon, energy efficiency expert at Siemens Zrt., about the company’s successes and plans...

Manufacturing

Poland Industrial Output Contracts, Producer Price Inflation Slows 

Poland's industrial production declined for the first time in thirty-three months in February, while producer price inflation eased further to...

Manufacturing

Civita Group Inaugurates HUF 2.5 bln Pasta Plant

Family-owned Civita Group inaugurated a HUF 2.5 bln gluten-free pasta and edible tableware plant in Monostorpályi (206 km east of...

Manufacturing

Schneider Electric Lays Cornerstone of HUF 16 bln Plant in Hungary

French-owned Schneider Electric laid the cornerstone of a HUF 16 billion plant that will make medium-voltage distribution equipment in Dunavecse...

Manufacturing

Masterplast Boosts Stake in Italian Business

Listed Hungarian building materials maker Masterplast on Thursday said it agreed to acquire a 44.5% stake in Masterplast Italia, boosting...

Manufacturing

Romania Industrial Output Falls on Year in January

Romania's industrial production decreased by an adjusted 6.1% year-on-year in January, data from the National Institute of Statistics (INS) showed...

Manufacturing

Slovak Industrial Output Falls in January 

Industrial production in Slovakia declined 8.6% year-on-year in January, following a downwardly revised 10.7% fall in the previous month, data...

Manufacturing

Márka Üdítőgyártó Installs HUF 1 bln Bottling Line

Hungarian soft drink maker Márka Üdítőgyártó has finished installing a close to HUF 1 billion bottling line at its base...

Manufacturing

Wellis in Talks With Potential Minority Equity Partners

Hungarian hot tub maker Wellis Hungary said it is negotiating with potential minority equity partners in an investor presentation posted...

Manufacturing

Latvia Industrial Output Falls in January

Industrial production in Latvia shrank by 9.8% year-on-year in January, following a 4.4% drop in the previous month, figures from...

Manufacturing

Hungary Industrial Production Down in January

The volume of industrial production in Hungary declined in January 2023 by 0.2% year-on-year accoring to raw data and fell...

Manufacturing

Poland Factory Activity Downturn Eases in February

Poland's manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, or PMI rose to 48.5 in February from 47.5 in January, survey data from S&P...

Manufacturing

Industrial Producer Prices Up 35% y.o.y. in Jan 2023

Industrial producer prices in Hungary were 35% higher on average in January 2023 than one year earlier, according to data...

Manufacturing

Polish Industrial Output Grows Further in January 

Industrial production in Poland accelerated to 2.6% year-on-year in January, following a 1% gain in the prior month, the Warsaw-based...

Manufacturing

Korean Battery Companies in Hungary Sign Joint ESG Pledge

South Korean battery companies operating in Hungary have signed a joint declaration committing to stronger environmental protection, safety standards and...

Manufacturing

Coca-Cola HBC Hungary Announces Record HUF 35 bln Expansion

Coca-Cola HBC Magyarország announced a HUF 35 bln investment to expand its Dunaharaszti production center on Wednesday, marking its largest...

Manufacturing

Vimpex to Take Over Nestlé’s Miskolc Chocolate Factory

Nestlé Hungária has reached an agreement with Vimpex Group to take over its factory in Miskolc, northeastern Hungary, allowing chocolate...

Manufacturing

Hungarian Gov’t Doesn’t Support Further Expansion of CATL Plant, Official Says

Hungary's government does not support the further expansion of Chinese battery maker CATL's factory in Debrecen, Zsolt Tárkányi, a state...

Manufacturing

AI Moves up the Value Chain in Electronics Manufacturing

Artificial intelligence has been present in production halls for some time now, with electronics manufacturing no exception. From reducing false...

Korean Battery Companies in Hungary Sign Joint ESG Pledge

South Korean battery companies operating in Hungary have signed a joint declaration committing to stronger environmental protection, safety standards and...

Coca-Cola HBC Hungary Announces Record HUF 35 bln Expansion

Coca-Cola HBC Magyarország announced a HUF 35 bln investment to expand its Dunaharaszti production center on Wednesday, marking its largest...

Continest and Sweden’s Flexotrap Join Forces on Modular Shooting Ranges

As defense spending grows in importance across Europe following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, local firm Continest Technologies Plc. and...

Hungary’s Industrial Producer Prices Rise 4.8% as Energy Export Prices Surge

Hungary’s industrial producer prices rose 4.8% year-on-year in August and 2.9% from July, with energy export prices climbing sharply amid...

Nestlé Unveils Hungary’s Largest Food Industry Investment in Bük

Nestlé has completed a HUF 193 bln expansion at its Purina pet food factory in Bük, adding three production units...

Hungary Industrial Output up 4.7% as Vehicle, Electronics Production Lead Growth

Hungary’s industrial output grew 4.7% year-on-year in July and 1.7% from June, driven by vehicle and electronics manufacturing, the Central...

Vimpex to Take Over Nestlé’s Miskolc Chocolate Factory

Nestlé Hungária has reached an agreement with Vimpex Group to take over its factory in Miskolc, northeastern Hungary, allowing chocolate...

Hungary Industrial Producer Prices Rise 1% in July

Industrial producer prices in Hungary rose by an average 1% in July compared with the same month a year earlier,...

Hungary’s Industrial Producer Prices Edge Down 0.4% in June

Industrial producer prices in Hungary fell by an average of 0.4% in June compared with the same month a year...

Mercedes-Benz Inaugurates Electric C-Class Plant Expansion in Hungary

German carmaker Mercedes-Benz on Monday inaugurated an expansion at its manufacturing base in Kecskemét to accommodate production of the electric...

Magnum Ice Cream Company Invests HUF 4 bln in Veszprém Plant

The Magnum Ice Cream Company has modernized its ice cream production plant in Veszprém through a HUF 4 bln investment,...

Hungary Industrial Output Rises 0.9% Year-on-Year in April

Hungary’s industrial production rose 0.9% year-on-year in April, according to a second estimate of data published recently by the Central...

Hungary Industrial Output Rises 0.9% Year-on-Year in April

Hungary’s industrial production rose by about 0.9% year-on-year in April 2026, according to fresh data released by the Central Statistical...

Hungarian Gov’t Doesn’t Support Further Expansion of CATL Plant, Official Says

Hungary's government does not support the further expansion of Chinese battery maker CATL's factory in Debrecen, Zsolt Tárkányi, a state...

AI Moves up the Value Chain in Electronics Manufacturing

Artificial intelligence has been present in production halls for some time now, with electronics manufacturing no exception. From reducing false...