Environment

Initiatives

K&H announces winners of laptop tender

K&H bank announced the winners of its tender for this year, by which the firm is distributing 64 used laptops...

Initiatives

First consolidated report approved by Takarékbank shareholders

Shareholders of Takarékbank, the "central bank" for Hungaryʼs recently integrated savings cooperatives, has approved the first consolidated report of the...

Recycling

Prinzhorn to erect HUF 45 bln biomass power plant in Hungary

Austriaʼs Prinzhorn is currently building a HUF 45 bln biomass power plant at its paper factory in Dunaújváros, central Hungary,...

Recycling

State to acquire Émász, Elmű retail businesses

Hungaryʼs First National Utilities Company (ENKSZ), recently established by the state to act as an efficient, predictable and cheap utilities...

Initiatives

MNB starts buying Chinese bonds

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) yesterday announced a decision to invest "a small portion" of its foreign exchange reserves...

Recycling

Rosatom feeds Paks II data into modelling program

Russiaʼs Rosatom has fed all of the necessary data for planning the upgrade of Hungaryʼs Paks nuclear power plant into...

Initiatives

Ericsson to open collaborative innovation space in Budapest

Swedenʼs Ericsson announced the opening of a collaborative workspace at its research and development base in Budapest. The "Ericsson Garage"...

Recycling

Metecno to invest €25 mln in Hungary

Buildings material manufacturer Metecno will spend €25 mln to construct two plants in Hungary by the spring of 2017, the...

Initiatives

KSH: Hungary’s investment volume falls 4.5% in Q1

Investment volume in Hungary saw a year-on-year decrease of 4.5% in the first quarter this year following a y.o.y. growth...

Recycling

Axon inaugurates HUF 1.5 bln plant in Kecskemét

The Hungarian subsidiary of French cable manufacturer Axon Cable yesterday inaugurated a HUF 1.5 bln factory in Kecskemét, central Hungary,...

Recycling

Paks port to be developed for HUF 2.5 bln

The Paks port on the Danube, near Hungaryʼs sole nuclear power plant, is expected to undergo developments worth HUF 2.5...

Recycling

Sludge disaster victims apply for compensation

Some 17 victims of Hungaryʼs flood of industrial sludge in 2010, have so far made applications for compensation for non-material...

Recycling

Invest Shenzhen holds business forum in Budapest

The promotion agency of the Chinese city of Shenzhen hosted a business forum in Budapest today, supported by Hungaryʼs National...

Initiatives

Savings cooperatives boycott association meeting

A general meeting of Hungary’s National Savings Cooperative Association (OTSZ) failed to reach quorum yesterday after two-thirds of members "protested"...

Initiatives

Hungarian, Ukrainian business leaders meet in Kiev

More than 300 business representatives and experts from Hungary and Ukraine participated at a business conference in Kiev today, Hungarian...

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...