Environment

Recycling

China solar firm Shunda aims for $1 bln IPO in NY

China's Jiangsu Shunda Group, which makes silicon wafers used in solar power cells, aims to raise $1 billion from a...

Recycling

China solar firm Shunda aims for $1 bln IPO in NY

China's Jiangsu Shunda Group, which makes silicon wafers used in solar power cells, aims to raise $1 billion from a...

Recycling

New Aspöck plant in Bonyhád, Hungary

The Austrian Aspöck Holding GmbH will establish its new Hungarian Ft 500 million (€2.13 million) production base in Bonyhád, Tolna...

Recycling

New Aspöck plant in Bonyhád, Hungary

The Austrian Aspöck Holding GmbH will establish its new Hungarian Ft 500 million (€2.13 million) production base in Bonyhád, Tolna...

Recycling

ArcelorMittal spends $1.6 bln to expand in Brazil

ArcelorMittal SA will spend $1.6 billion to build new steelworks that will supply surging demand in Brazil, the world’s largest...

Recycling

ArcelorMittal spends $1.6 bln to expand in Brazil

ArcelorMittal SA will spend $1.6 billion to build new steelworks that will supply surging demand in Brazil, the world’s largest...

Recycling

Hungary: E.ON to start construction on new power plant in October

Energy giant E.ON will begin construction of a €400 million power plant in Gönyű (northwest Hungary) in October, E.ON Erőművek...

Recycling

Hungary: E.ON to start construction on new power plant in October

Energy giant E.ON will begin construction of a €400 million power plant in Gönyű (northwest Hungary) in October, E.ON Erőművek...

Initiatives

Hungary: Pécs to privatize local transport company

The local council of Pécs (southwest Hungary) plans to sell a 49% stake in the city’s public transportation company by...

Initiatives

Hungary: Pécs to privatize local transport company

The local council of Pécs (southwest Hungary) plans to sell a 49% stake in the city’s public transportation company by...

Initiatives

Bill Gates could buy 20% of Republic Services

Bill Gates’ investment firm may exercise its right to buy up to 20% of trash hauler Republic Services Inc’s stock,...

Initiatives

Bill Gates could buy 20% of Republic Services

Bill Gates’ investment firm may exercise its right to buy up to 20% of trash hauler Republic Services Inc’s stock,...

Recycling

Russia to launch production of Tu-334 airliner within 6 months

Commercial production of a new Russian short-haul passenger airliner, the Tu-334, will start within the next six months, the manufacturer...

Recycling

Russia to launch production of Tu-334 airliner within 6 months

Commercial production of a new Russian short-haul passenger airliner, the Tu-334, will start within the next six months, the manufacturer...

Recycling

Cemex sells Hungary, Austria units to Strabag for €310 mln

Mexican cement giant Cemex on Thursday announced it reached an agreement to sell its units in Hungary and Austria to...

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...