Environment

Initiatives

Coca-Cola pledges to replace the water it uses in its beverages and production

The Coca-Cola Company today pledged to lead its global beverage operations, including those of its franchise bottlers, to replace the...

Recycling

Soros visits ethanol plant in Brazil

Stock investor and financial speculator George Soros on Monday visited a sugar and ethanol plant he owns in Brazil....

Recycling

Investor Soros visits ethanol plant in Brazil

Stock investor and financial speculator George Soros on Monday visited a sugar and ethanol plant he owns in Brazil....

Recycling

Hungary and Greece to cooperate in gas sector

Hungary and Greece are to set up a working group to examine ways of cooperating in the gas sector, reports...

Initiatives

Mátra updates Hungary program and announces farm-out

Mátra’s wholly owned Hungarian subsidiary has signed a contract with locally based drilling contractor Rotary Drilling Company Ltd. for its...

Initiatives

Hungarian pharmaceutical firm loans to Romanian subsidiary

Richter Gedeon Nyrt, Hungary's largest drugmaker, will loan its Romanian subsidiary, Gedeon Richter Romania, €22.8 million ($30.6 million)....

Recycling

Russia into British nuclear fuel market

Russian nuclear fuel manufacturer TVEL said Friday that an agreement had been reached with French firm Areva to jointly produce...

Initiatives

SMART interactive whiteboards bring high-tech to classrooms

With the EU’s efforts to improve Math and Science education and the recently announced „Lisbon Strategy”, the launch of the...

Initiatives

Michelin increase investment in Poland

This autumn Michelin will launch production of new rubber mixes at its manufacturing site in Olsztyn, Poland....

Initiatives

Strategy seeks EU defense industry boost

EU governments agreed a landmark Strategy for Europe's Defense Technological and Industrial Base (DTIB) on 14 May 2007, describing it...

Initiatives

Russia to cancel $500 mln of African nations’ debt

Russia plans to cancel debt owed to Moscow by Africa's poorest countries by $500 million, the foreign minister said Tuesday...

Initiatives

North Wales: Avian flu contacts ‘identified’

Health officials say they have identified all the people who came into close contact with an outbreak of avian flu...

Recycling

Automotive interiors JV to exploit future growth in Eastern European markets

Proseat, a joint venture between the Belgian and Canadian polyurethane producers Recticel and Woodbridge, and Johnson Controls say they have...

Recycling

ThyssenKrupp to build $2.9 bln steel plant in Alabama

The new plant complex, which is scheduled to begin operations in 2010, is expected to be one of the largest...

Initiatives

Hungarian oil company MOL decides on giant investment

The board of MOL Nyrt approved a development program on its refinery on the Danube side, which will result in...

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...