Environment

Recycling

MOL, Japan-based JSR to jointly establish rubber plant

Oil-and-gas company MOL and Japan Synthetic Rubber Corporation (JSR) have agreed to establish a joint venture and set up a...

Recycling

Tatabánya to convert gas heating plant to biomass

The city of Tatabánya will convert its heating plant from gas to biomass in a project worth almost HUF 5...

Initiatives

EBRD chairman on Hungary: Many investors raise question of predictability

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) chairman Sir Suma Chakrabarti will conduct talks on further cooperation in the SME...

Recycling

Fiskars thanks MOL for 350% increase in sales

Finland-based Fiskars (billed as producers of “The World’s #1 Scissors Brand”) announced expected profits from its product distribution in Hungary...

Initiatives

Third Translog Connect Congress program, dates announced

Business information forum specialists The Events Group has announced dates and location for its third Translog Connect Congress, the trade...

Initiatives

Third Translog Connect Congress program, dates announced

Business information forum specialists The Events Group has announced dates and location for its third Translog Connect Congress, the trade...

Recycling

Strongest customer loyalty for mobile carriers, phones

An internet survey of over 29,000 Europeans undertaken by market research company Nielsen shows that the strongest brand loyalty among...

Recycling

Twenty-year extension request for Paks nuclear plant block

MVM Paksi Atomerőmű, which operates Hungary’s sole nuclear power plant, today reported its submitting an application to the National Atomic...

Initiatives

MOL declares Iraq oil field of commercial value

Hungarian oil and gas company MOL’s wholly owned unit Kalegran Ltd has declared the Akri Bijeel Block it operates in...

Initiatives

HUF 36 billion more for SzHISz in Magyar Posta acquisition

The government is raising the state's minimum contribution to savings cooperative integrator SzHISz from HUF 100 billion to HUF 136...

Initiatives

Minority stake in Magyar Posta to be sold

The government has decided to make preparations for the sale – at market price, in cash – of a minority...

Recycling

Opel makes new hires at Szentgotthárd plant

Germany-based automobile manufacturer Opel has so far made 400 new hires at its new engine plant in Szentgotthárd, and headcount...

Initiatives

HUF 1.5 billion expansion for Tokaj winemaker

State-owned winemaker Tokaj Kereskedőház laid the cornerstone of a HUF 1.5 billion expansion at its base in Tolcsva yesterday. The...

Initiatives

President intros László Windisch as MNB deputy

President János Áder formally appointed László Windisch the new deputy governor of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) at a...

Initiatives

VAT cut for meat in central budget draft

Hungary’s government is assuming a lower VAT rate for meat when drafting the 2014 budget, National Economy Ministry Mihály Varga...

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...