Environment

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...

Recycling

US and European central banks fire new round at crisis

The US, European, and Swiss central banks Wednesday extended emergency lending facilities for investment banks and expanded other liquidity programs...

Recycling

US and European central banks fire new round at crisis

The US, European, and Swiss central banks Wednesday extended emergency lending facilities for investment banks and expanded other liquidity programs...

Recycling

German firm opens oil additives plant in Singapore

A German firm has opened a plant on Singapore’s Jurong Island to provide oil additives to the Asia-Pacific region, company...

Recycling

German firm opens oil additives plant in Singapore

A German firm has opened a plant on Singapore’s Jurong Island to provide oil additives to the Asia-Pacific region, company...

Recycling

Russia’s LUKoil buys Turkish oil retailer

Russia’s second largest oil producer LUKoil has bought 100% in Turkish oil product retailer Akpet, which has a 5% market...

Recycling

Russia’s LUKoil buys Turkish oil retailer

Russia’s second largest oil producer LUKoil has bought 100% in Turkish oil product retailer Akpet, which has a 5% market...

Recycling

Wienerberger spends Ft 600 mln to boost Portherm capacity in Hungary

Austrian brick maker Wienerberger is spending Ft 600 million at its plants in Hungary to add capacity for its insulating...

Recycling

Wienerberger spends Ft 600 mln to boost Portherm capacity in Hungary

Austrian brick maker Wienerberger is spending Ft 600 million at its plants in Hungary to add capacity for its insulating...

Recycling

Embraer plans to invest $238 mln in new plants

Brazil’s Embraer, the world’s third-biggest commercial jet maker, said it would invest €148 million ($238 million) in two new plants...

Recycling

Embraer plans to invest $238 mln in new plants

Brazil’s Embraer, the world’s third-biggest commercial jet maker, said it would invest €148 million ($238 million) in two new plants...

Recycling

Baltic, Polish energy companies agreed on atomic development venture

Energy companies in the three Baltic states and Poland agreed on Friday to set up a joint venture to develop...

Recycling

Baltic, Polish energy companies agreed on atomic development venture

Energy companies in the three Baltic states and Poland agreed on Friday to set up a joint venture to develop...

Initiatives

Bulgaria’s Bargame to establish Hungarian gambling unit

Bulgarian gambling company Bargame AD will set up a Hungarian unit, Bargame Hungary, with initial capital of Ft 50 million....

Initiatives

Bulgaria’s Bargame to establish Hungarian gambling unit

Bulgarian gambling company Bargame AD will set up a Hungarian unit, Bargame Hungary, with initial capital of Ft 50 million....

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...