Environment

Recycling

Apollo Tyres proud of its CSR activities in Hungary

India-based Apollo Tyres has undertaken many actions in Hungary this year supporting both social and environmental causes, according to a...

Initiatives

Foundation-backed program to help disadvantaged find work

Originating from Spain, the Incorpora initiative has now arrived in Hungary and, as a result of the joint efforts of...

Initiatives

Ikarus hopes to benefit from Trump’s job creation policies

Hungary-based bus manufacturer Ikarus is eyeing an entry to the U.S. market, which owner Gábor Széles believes could speed up...

Recycling

SeaMaster to build new HUF 550 mln production facility

Hungary-based SeaMaster Products Kft, a manufacturer of deep frozen products, has decided to invest HUF 550 million in establishing a...

Initiatives

Incorpora Hungary helps 90 vulnerable people into jobs

In the past five months, 90 disadvantaged job-seekers have been able to find employment through the Incorpora Hungary program launched...

Initiatives

Commissioner sees big role in integration for savings coop execs

Andrea Bártfai-Mager, Hungaryʼs government commissioner for postal affairs and national financial services, wants to see executives of savings cooperatives play...

Recycling

Hungarian steel maker invests EUR 20 mln in expansion

Hungary-based steel product manufacturer OAM Ózdi Acélművek announced on Friday the launch of a EUR 20 million capacity expansion and...

Recycling

Apollo Tyres appoints HR leader for Hungarian plant

Tamás Tarnai has been appointed new HR Head at Apollo Tyres’ Hungarian plant, a state-of-the-art factory in Gyöngyöshalász currently under...

Recycling

Apollo Tyres expects Hungarian plant to boost turnover

Indiaʼs Apollo Tyres expects to see significant growth in turnover from its seventh manufacturing facility, currently being built in Gyöngyöshalász,...

Initiatives

Hungarian government expands cooperation with Lego

As an expansion to their cooperation, the Hungarian government and Danish toy manufacturer Lego signed a cooperation agreement on education...

Recycling

Siemens eyes HUF 10 bln investment in Budapest

Siemens is planning to spend HUF 10 billion on developments at its Budapest plant over the next three years, President-CEO...

Recycling

Japanese SIIX invests HUF 6.4 bln in Hungary

Japanese electronic components maker SIIX Corporation has announced it will invest HUF 6.4 billion in building a plant in Nagykőrös,...

Initiatives

BorsodChem spends HUF 2 bln to go greener

Kazincbarcika-headquartered chemicals company BorsodChem is planning to invest approximately HUF 2 billion in establishing a new chemical recycling plant at...

Initiatives

MFB calls tender for 200 more partner points

The state-owned Hungarian Development Bank (MFB) has called a tender to add 200 partner points to its network around the...

Recycling

INA to invest HRK 200 mln at Rijeka refinery

Croatian oil and gas company INA, a subsidiary of Hungaryʼs MOL, said yesterday that it had signed a contract with...

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...