Environment

Initiatives

Széll Kálmán plan “step in right direction”

A structural reform program unveiled by the Hungarian government is a “step in the right direction”, a European Commission spokesman...

Initiatives

Assets of private pension funds to be transferred to state pillar in single step

Assets of members of private pension funds returning to the state pension system will be transferred in a single step,...

Initiatives

Assets of private pension funds to be transferred to state pillar in single step

Assets of members of private pension funds returning to the state pension system will be transferred in a single step,...

Recycling

New plant to make BorsodChem Europe’s biggest TDI maker

Hungarian chemicals company BorsodChem, a member of China's Wanhua Industrial Group, will become the biggest maker of toluene diisocyanate (TDI),...

Recycling

New plant to make BorsodChem Europe’s biggest TDI maker

Hungarian chemicals company BorsodChem, a member of China's Wanhua Industrial Group, will become the biggest maker of toluene diisocyanate (TDI),...

Initiatives

HungaroControl to start building HUF 11 bln air traffic control center in March

HungaroControl will lay the cornerstone of a HUF 11 billion air traffic control center in March, chairman-CEO Kornél Szepessy said....

Initiatives

HungaroControl to start building HUF 11 bln air traffic control center in March

HungaroControl will lay the cornerstone of a HUF 11 billion air traffic control center in March, chairman-CEO Kornél Szepessy said....

Initiatives

CSR consulting turns a corner

Some interesting new trends appear to be emerging in the field of CSR consulting. Instead of consultancies approaching companies to...

Initiatives

CSR consulting turns a corner

Some interesting new trends appear to be emerging in the field of CSR consulting. Instead of consultancies approaching companies to...

Initiatives

Rába introduces new products for buses and trams

Hungarian vehicle and vehicle parts maker Rába extended its portfolio with new products for the bus market in line with...

Initiatives

Rába introduces new products for buses and trams

Hungarian vehicle and vehicle parts maker Rába extended its portfolio with new products for the bus market in line with...

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The environmental permit for South Korea’s Dongwha electrolyte manufacturing and NMP recycling plant in Sóskút has been revoked following an...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