Schneider Electric's new manufacturing plant in Dunavecse (central Hungary), which is expected to start production in 2024, will use state-of-the-art technology and digital solutions. The plant will produce medium voltage equipment for electrical distribution systems. The investment will reach HUF 16bn (EUR 40mn), according to a statement by the company. Schneider Electric, the leader in […]
Chinese-owned Halms Hungary Ltd. invests EUR 43 million in Debrecen to manufacture e-car parts with the aim to be able to meet customer demand in Europe faster and from a closer location. The project that is to create 300 new jobs further enriches an already very much vibrant local EV ecosystem, the Hungarian Investment Promotion […]
An investment of EUR 49 million at its site in the village of Bugyi, located near Budapest, is set to boost the growth of electric installation manufacturer OBO Bettermann. The German company that celebrates 110 years of operation will build a new surface treatment plant, expand its logistics capacity, and create 100 new jobs as […]
Erste Bank has received regulatory approval to acquire the Hungarian subsidiary of Commerzbank. Migration preparations are already underway and the transaction is expected to be completed in the second half of 2022 with the integration of Commerzbank's Hungarian subsidiary, which will allow Erste to further expand its corporate business. According to a statement by Erste […]
Duna House Group reported its strongest quarter ever in Q2 2022. The Italian acquisition has delivered the expectations, while giving stability via the euro exposure, it contributed more than 50% of revenue and more than 60% of EBITDA. The Group faces a period of challenges and opportunities in the current market environment. Following tripling the […]
In the first half of 2022, PannErgy's consolidated sales revenues grew by 7% to HUF 3,686 million year on year, representing an increment of HUF 242 million. HUF 3,093 of the total sales revenue of HUF 3,686 million originates from the sale of heat, up 5% year-on-year. According to the executive summary of the H1 […]
The German family-owned Balluff Group has opened a new development office in Budapest, the third location in Hungary, following Veszprém and Csetény (both southwest of Budapest), where 10 highly skilled jobs will be created, the company told the state news agency MTI. According to the information, Balluff's management decided a year ago to expand its […]
KIA continues to lead the electric vehicle market in Hungary this year, with a 12.3% share of the market, that is, with 321 vehicles sold in the first half of the year, but the market is expected to shrink significantly next year. Norbert Nagy, the South Korean brand's importer in Hungary and president of KIA […]
The turnover of Progress Étteremhálózat [‘Restaurant Network’] Ltd., which operates McDonald's restaurants in Hungary, was HUF 32.25 billion in the first six months of the year, a 38.3% year-on-year increase compared to the first half of last year, the company announced on the Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE) website. According to the half-year balance sheet report, […]
The consolidated sales revenue of the Rába Group in H1 of 2022 amounted to HUF 30.0 billion, which is an increase by 26.6% compared to the figure of HUF 23.7 billion reported for the base period of H1 of 2021. The operating result of the group during the current period amounted to HUF 750 million […]
Tobacco processing has begun in the new preparation hall of Continental Tobacco Plc.'s tobacco factory in Sátoraljaújhely, NE Hungary, marking another milestone in the company's nearly HUF 10 billion investment, the company told the state news agency MTI on Monday. Continental Tobacco started the investment at the beginning of 2021, which includes the construction of […]
Busch-Hungária Ltd. used its full production capacity in June, producing 5,037 tons of castings during the month, the Győr-based company, which is part of the German BPW Group, told the Hungarian state news agency MTI. According to the information, this was the first time that production exceeded 5,000 tons in a month. The company expects […]
Szeged-based Medikémia Plc., a manufacturer of car care products, household products and paint aerosols, is expanding its capacity with an investment of more than HUF 350 million with EU support, the company informed the state news agency MTI. According to the statement, HUF 247 million forints of the costs of the development, which will be […]
Leading market player Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. (CATL) will invest EUR 7.34 billion to build a 100 GWh battery plant in Debrecen, E Hungary, the Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA) reports. The investment that is to create over 9,000 new jobs will become Hungary’s largest FDI project ever and is set to strengthen the […]
Economic uncertainty is beginning to impact investment activity in Europe’s commercial real estate (CRE) market, as shown by the data recorded for Q2 2022 in the latest Capital Markets Snapshot for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) by Colliers. Providing balance, the Q2 assessment also suggests that the forecast of any impacts will vary […]
