Environment

Recycling

Mercedes-Benz Hungary output jumps 20%

The Hungarian subsidiary of German car manufacturer Daimler saw output at its Kecskemét-based plant rise by 20% last year, compared...

Recycling

Henkel Hungary inaugurates investment, signs agreement with government

The Hungarian subsidiary of German household products manufacturer Henkel today inaugurated a hot melt adhesive production line at its plant...

Recycling

Hungarian mineral water holdings to merge

Hungarian mineral water bottlers Szentkirályi and Kékkúti, which were acquired by Italyʼs Pasquale family last spring, will merge on November...

Initiatives

Bloomberg reports on spending by MNB foundations

The “web of patronage” revealed when spending by central bank foundations was made public in April has shocked Hungarians, according...

Initiatives

Hungarian Eximbank disburses $66.5 mln in tied aid to Laos, Indonesia

The Hungarian Eximbank is disbursing $66.5 million in tied aid to Laos and Indonesia, the lender said on Saturday, according...

Recycling

Filling stations fuel engines with greener gas around the country

The Hungarian Gas Transport Cluster Association (MGKKE) has a PANNONLNG project to develop filling stations and related infrastructure for liquified...

Initiatives

Bill would grant MFB exclusive rigths

State-owned Hungarian Development Bank (MFB) would be granted exclusive rights to provide certain services to state-owned companies under a bill...

Initiatives

Lázár: State to keep remaining farmland nationalized by communists

The Hungarian state will take ownership of farmland that was set aside to compensate people who lost property to the...

Initiatives

Government aims to support bus manufacturing through transport strategy

Hungaryʼs bus manufacturing capacity could facilitate the interests of the countryʼs industrial sector if changes occur in public transportation and...

Initiatives

Hungary to draw up national bus production strategy

The Hungarian government decided to draw up and implement a national strategy for bus production, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács said...

Recycling

NGO: Waste burning in Budapest ‘prevalent’ issue

Waste burning is just as prevalent a problem in Budapest as it is in other parts of Hungary, according to...

Initiatives

Sziget Festival expects record turnout

With nearly 90% of all Sziget passes pre-sold, organizers of the Budapest festival expect a record breaking turnout this year...

Initiatives

Spending revelations spur calls for central bank chiefʼs ouster

Opposition politicians yesterday demanded the resignation of National Bank of Hungary (MNB) Governor György Matolcsy, amid continued revelations of apparently...

Initiatives

OECD sees return of ‘strong economic growth’ in Hungary

Hungary has seen the return of “strong economic growth” and GDP is expected to reach 2.5% in 2016 and 3%...

Recycling

Hungarian mineral water bottler completes HUF 1.2 bln investment

Hungarian mineral water bottler Spiller yesterday opened a bottling plant in Csákvár, northern Hungary, which was built through an investment...

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...