Environment

Recycling

Rosatom, MVM sign memorandum of understanding

The state-owned Hungarian Electricity Works (MVM) and Russiaʼs Rosatom, the general contractor for a EUR 12 billion upgrade of Hungaryʼs...

Initiatives

Hungary joins AIIB by presenting documents

By presenting its accession documents and the transfer of its capital contribution on Friday, Hungary joined the Asian Infrastructure Investment...

Initiatives

Nestlé steps up dual education program in Hungary

Nestlé Hungary is planning to raise the number of participants in its dual education program threefold in the next two...

Recycling

Vajda Papír launches HUF 11 bln expansion

Hygienic paper products company Vajda Papír laid the cornerstone of an HUF 11 billion plant in Dunaföldvár on Monday, according...

Recycling

MAM-Hungária spending HUF 2.6 bln on capacity expansion

Austrian-owned MAM-Hungária is undertaking a HUF 2.6 billion investment that will boost its pacifier and baby bottle output by 25%,...

Initiatives

MNB clears Takarékbank, savings coops to boost stake in FHB

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) has cleared Takarékbank and a consortium of savings cooperatives to boost their combined stake...

Recycling

Hantech revenues climb 10% in 2016

Farm machinery parts maker Hantechʼs revenues rose 10% to HUF 3.5 billion last year, the company told Hungarian news agency...

Initiatives

Bird flu restrictions relaxed after no new cases reported

Restrictions imposed on poultry farmers because of a breakout of avian influenza last November have been lifted and poultry shipments...

Initiatives

Audi, Szeged uni sign R&D, education cooperation

The Hungarian subsidiary of German car manufacturer Audi and the University of Szeged (SZTE) announced on Tuesday they have signed...

Initiatives

Eximbank to issue domestic bonds

Magyar Eximbank, Hungaryʼs export-import bank, announced on Tuesday its plan to draw in funds by issuing domestic bonds with cash...

Recycling

ELI Laser Center inaugurated in Szeged

The ELI Attosecond Light Pulse Source (ELI-ALPS) laser research center was inaugurated in Szeged on Tuesday in the framework of...

Initiatives

‘Substantial fiscal effort’ needed in 2018, says EC

In 2017 and 2018, Hungary should pursue its fiscal policy in line with the requirements of the preventive arm of...

Recycling

Mapei launches HUF 2.4 bln expansion at Hungary plant

The Hungarian unit of Italian building materials maker Mapei launched a HUF 2.4 billion capacity-expanding investment at its plant in...

Initiatives

OTP’s VC fund provides EUR 2 mln to Codecool

OTP Bankʼs venture capitalist affiliate PortfoLion Regional Private Equity Fund announced it will  provide the Codecool programming school with a...

Initiatives

Hungary, Indonesia to cooperate on education, economy

Hungary sees economy and education as the two key areas for cooperation with Indonesia, Deputy State Secretary for Southern Opening...

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...