"Hungarian Environmental Protection Authority Initiates Proceedings Against CATL", Budapest Business Journal, 5 Jun 2026

The environmental protection authority has initiated proceedings against Chinese-owned CATL as the company illegally discharged green-colored liquid from a sewer line at the company’s battery plant in Debrecen.

[...] because of the incident the water authority withdrew a permit issued allowing the pre-treatment of industrial wastewater and obliged the company to clean the municipal wastewater network and the rainwater drainage.

The office noted that CATL ended the pollution within the set deadline, but due to the violations, the water and environmental authorities will impose fines.

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The office also noted that [...] the rural development minister, had ordered an extraordinary probe to uncover possible contamination and it is still ongoing.