Environment

Initiatives

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Talent development program run by General Electric....

Initiatives

Gyurcsány puts euro accession between 2010 and 2014

Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány said on Thursday that a roadmap for introducing the euro would be completed by the...

Initiatives

Russian Svyazinvest, Aeroflot to go public after 2008

The state-controlled telecoms holding Svyazinvest and flagship air carrier Aeroflot will not go public in 2007-2008, but the move is...

Recycling

Chrysler to invest $1.78 bln in new plants

DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler Group said Wednesday it would build a $730 million plant to make the US automaker's next generation...

Initiatives

Russia’s Putin decrees merger of two oil pipeline companies

Russian President Vladimir Putin has decreed the merger of pipeline operators Transneft and Transnefteprodukt within five months, the Kremlin said....

Recycling

Biodiesel plant to start test production in May

Öko-Line will start test production at its Ft 3 billion biodiesel plant in Bábolna (north-west Hungary) in May and full-scale...

Recycling

Kaba Bioethanol project launched

The First Hungarian Bioethanol Kft plans to build a bioethanolproduction plant in Kaba, East Hungary, managing director Lajos Juhász said....

Recycling

New Hungarian bio-fuel technology

A Hungarian bio-energy research firm will set up what will become Europe's largest facility producing an energy efficient reed grass,...

Recycling

Mota Engil’s Martifer wins €50 mln biodiesel contract in Romania from OMV

Mota Engil SGPS affiliate Martifer has won a €50 million contract to supply 70,000 tons of biodiesel to OMV AG's...

Initiatives

US-based equity funds block proposed bonus for Ericsson employees

Plans by the board of Swedish telecommunications equipment maker Ericsson to introduce a bonus program for all Ericsson employees were...

Recycling

M6 and M60 to be continued

Economy Ministry published a public procurement tender for the construction of the motorway M6 segment between Szekszárd and Bóly and...

Initiatives

Antenna Hungária, T-Mobile Hungary launch mobile TV trial

Hungarian broadcaster Antenna Hungária and T-Mobile Hungary have launched a mobile television trial using DVB-H technology....

Initiatives

Firms flock to Argentine Silicon Valley

Better known for its rich farming and universities, the central Argentine province of Cordoba is styling itself as the country’s...

Recycling

LG.Philips LCD launched production in Poland

Electronics manufacturing firm LG.Philips LCD launched full-scale production April 1 at its flat-screen assembly plant in Kobierzyce, near Wroclaw, Poland....

Initiatives

British Energy begins legal case against Credit Suisse

The UK's largest electricity generator British Energy has revealed it has instigated legal proceedings against Credit Suisse over the financing...

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...