Environment

Recycling

Lekkerland wins contract to supply Lukoil petrol stations in Hungary

The Hungarian unit of German food and soft drink distributor Lekkerland has won a contract to supply Lukoil's petrol stations...

Recycling

Magyar Suzuki sets up JV with Toyo Seat to build Ft 2 bln factory

Japan's Toyo Seat and Magyar Suzuki Rt have set up a joint venture to build a Ft 2 billion seat...

Recycling

Öko-Line to spend Ft 5 bln on biodiesel plant

Öko-Line Kft signed a supply contract with oil and gas giant Mol Nyrt and will launch production in its biodiesel...

Recycling

Audi Hungaria H1 revenue rises 15.6% yr/yr

Audi Hungaria Motor Kft, the Hungarian unit of German car maker Audi, had revenue of Ft 2.45 billion in the...

Recycling

Magyar Cukor to build test biogas plant

Sugar producer Magyar Cukor Rt plans to build a test biogas plant near its factory in Kaposvár, west Hungary, deputy...

Initiatives

Hungary abandons 2010 euro adoption target date

Hungary abandoned its official 2010 euro-adoption target date after raising its budget deficit goals for each year through 2008, Economy...

Recycling

EGI expects revenue to double in 2006 on Chinese order

EGI Rt, a builder of cooling systems for power stations, expects its revenue to double to Ft 22 billion in...

Recycling

Mol buys stake in Rossi Biofuel

Hungarian oil and gas company Mol Nyrt is buying a minority stake in the Hungarian unit of Rossi Beteiligungs GmbH...

Initiatives

Budget gap target rises to include motorways

Hungary will raise its budget deficit targets for each year through 2008 to account for the full cost of highway...

Recycling

Rodeport to build port, ethanol and power plants

Rodeport Kft will spend about Ft 55 billion building an agricultural distribution center, ethanol and power plants and a port...

Initiatives

Parliament passes tuition fee bill

Parliament approved late on Monday amendments that will introduce a tuition fee for college and university students from 2007....

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The environmental permit for South Korea’s Dongwha electrolyte manufacturing and NMP recycling plant in Sóskút has been revoked following an...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