Environment

Initiatives

E-Star Alternative publishes prospectus for listing shares on the Warsaw Stock Exchange

Hungarian energy-efficiency company E-Star Alternative Energy Service published a prospectus for the planned listing of its 2,400,000 dematerialized, ordinary shares...

Initiatives

E-Star Alternative publishes prospectus for listing shares on the Warsaw Stock Exchange

Hungarian energy-efficiency company E-Star Alternative Energy Service published a prospectus for the planned listing of its 2,400,000 dematerialized, ordinary shares...

Recycling

Hungary’s nuclear plant to undergo stress test

State secretary for energy affairs János Bencsik announced that Hungary’s only nuclear power plant in Paks will undergo tests to...

Recycling

Hungary’s nuclear plant to undergo stress test

State secretary for energy affairs János Bencsik announced that Hungary’s only nuclear power plant in Paks will undergo tests to...

Recycling

Nuclear safety stepped up, long-term consequences unknown

Frost & Sullivan nuclear market experts Jonathan Robinson and Enguerran Ripert comment on the energy crisis in Japan following the...

Recycling

Nuclear safety stepped up, long-term consequences unknown

Frost & Sullivan nuclear market experts Jonathan Robinson and Enguerran Ripert comment on the energy crisis in Japan following the...

Recycling

Magyar Suzuki not impacted by Japan disaster for the moment

Operations at Magyar Suzuki Zrt have not been affected by the earthquake-tsunami-nuclear catastrophe in Japan, the business daily Napi Gazdaság...

Recycling

Magyar Suzuki not impacted by Japan disaster for the moment

Operations at Magyar Suzuki Zrt have not been affected by the earthquake-tsunami-nuclear catastrophe in Japan, the business daily Napi Gazdaság...

Recycling

Hungary’s nuclear plant in Paks is safe, gov’t says

The government is not considering closing the country’s only nuclear plant at Paks, government spokesperson Anna Nagy told Hungarian daily...

Recycling

Hungary’s nuclear plant in Paks is safe, gov’t says

The government is not considering closing the country’s only nuclear plant at Paks, government spokesperson Anna Nagy told Hungarian daily...

Recycling

Earthquake catastrophes threaten the middle of Europe

Professor Klaus Reicherter, head of the institution of Rhine-Westphalia Technical University, blames planners and constructors of nuclear plants, and politicians...

Recycling

Earthquake catastrophes threaten the middle of Europe

Professor Klaus Reicherter, head of the institution of Rhine-Westphalia Technical University, blames planners and constructors of nuclear plants, and politicians...

Recycling

Opel turns out five millionth cylinder head at Hungarian base

Carmaker Opel's production base in Hungary has turned out its five millionth cylinder head, plant spokesperson Edit Légrádi told MTI....

Recycling

Opel turns out five millionth cylinder head at Hungarian base

Carmaker Opel's production base in Hungary has turned out its five millionth cylinder head, plant spokesperson Edit Légrádi told MTI....

Recycling

GM poised to start €500 mln expansion in April

US auto maker General Motors plans to start construction of its new 30,000-sqm plant in mid-April, daily Napi Gazdaság reports,...

Pollution

Dongwha Plant’s Environmental Permit Revoked in Hungary

The environmental permit for South Korea’s Dongwha electrolyte manufacturing and NMP recycling plant in Sóskút has been revoked following an...

Environment

Hungary Introduces Water Restrictions in 629 Settlements

In response to the extreme heat and drought in Hungary, first-degree water restrictions have been introduced in 465 settlements, according...

Recycling

Alteo Starts Trial Run at New DRS Waste Processing Plant

Alteo Group will significantly increase its processing capacity for returned beverage packaging from this summer, with the launch of trial...

Environment, Business, Initiatives

BCSDH Breakfast Links Sustainability Award to Promoting Scalable Business Change

The Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary used its Sustainable Future Inspiration Breakfast on May 6 to shift the...

Environment

Meet the Hungarian Professor Working to Restore the Danube

Research professor Tibor Erős talks to the BBJ about his career as a biologist and ecologist, detailing his passion for...

Environment

Questions Arise About Toxic Exposure at Samsung Göd, Company Denies Media Reports

In 2023, Hungary’s government secretly ordered the Constitution Protection Office, the National Information Center, and intelligence agencies to investigate the...

Pollution

Air Quality Deteriorating in Several Parts of Hungary

A high concentration of airborne dust particles is further deteriorating air quality in several parts of Hungary, the National Public...

Initiatives

Gov’t Calls Tender to Support Creation of Wetland Habitats

The gov't is calling a HUF 12.8 billion tender to support the development of natural wetland habitats, contributing to long-term...

Dongwha Plant’s Environmental Permit Revoked in Hungary

The environmental permit for South Korea’s Dongwha electrolyte manufacturing and NMP recycling plant in Sóskút has been revoked following an...

CATL Hungary Fined HUF 10 mln Over Environmental Permit Violations

The Debrecen plant of Chinese battery maker CATL violated several provisions of its environmental use permit and was fined HUF...

Hungary Introduces Water Restrictions in 629 Settlements

In response to the extreme heat and drought in Hungary, first-degree water restrictions have been introduced in 465 settlements, according...

Hungary Reviews Battery Plants’ Emissions, Water Use and Waste Management

A nationwide inspection program covering the full operating chain of Hungary’s battery industry began Aug. 1, Minister of the Living...

Alteo Starts Trial Run at New DRS Waste Processing Plant

Alteo Group will significantly increase its processing capacity for returned beverage packaging from this summer, with the launch of trial...

Budapest Water Supply ‘Stable’ Amid Heatwave

The water supply of Budapest is "stable", the city is in a position to help out settlements around the capital...

Budapest Proposes Tiered Water‑fee System to Cut Waste

Budapest is calling for a reform of Hungary’s water-pricing system, proposing free basic household consumption and progressively higher rates for...

Hungarian Environmental Protection Authority Initiates Proceedings Against CATL

The environmental protection authority has initiated proceedings against Chinese-owned CATL as the company illegally discharged green-colored liquid from a sewer...

BCSDH Breakfast Links Sustainability Award to Promoting Scalable Business Change

The Business Council for Sustainable Development in Hungary used its Sustainable Future Inspiration Breakfast on May 6 to shift the...

Meet the Hungarian Professor Working to Restore the Danube

Research professor Tibor Erős talks to the BBJ about his career as a biologist and ecologist, detailing his passion for...

Questions Arise About Toxic Exposure at Samsung Göd, Company Denies Media Reports

In 2023, Hungary’s government secretly ordered the Constitution Protection Office, the National Information Center, and intelligence agencies to investigate the...

Hungary DRS manages More Than 3 bln Returns in 2025

Hungary's deposit-return system (DRS) managed the return of over 3 billion bottles and cans in 2025, Mohu, a unit of...

Air Quality Deteriorating in Several Parts of Hungary

A high concentration of airborne dust particles is further deteriorating air quality in several parts of Hungary, the National Public...

Gov’t Calls Tender to Support Creation of Wetland Habitats

The gov't is calling a HUF 12.8 billion tender to support the development of natural wetland habitats, contributing to long-term...

Mohu’s Recycling Success Met With Bitter Irony by Large Retail Partners

Hungary’s deposit return system (DRS) on beverage packaging is an “internationally recognized” success, according to Mohu, the monopoly operator, but...