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It's right here in the southern industrial park of the country's second-largest city where the global leader in the electric battery market China's Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. is building Europe's largest lithium-ion plant with a capacity of 100 gigawatt-hours (GWh) These 221 hectares of former fertile fields should eventually be able to equip one million cars with electric batteries production is causing concern among the local population a rural village of 5,300 inhabitants bordering the CATL plant The 47-year-old Hungarian moved there 17 years ago in search of a healthy environment in which to raise her children She now feared that her home may become uninhabitable "It's a sector that uses dangerous solvents and heavy metals which could find their way into the soil we farm The authorities are not up to the task of enforcing the regulations." She also feared an influx of foreign labor into this small locality we've been told over and over again that foreigners shouldn't steal our jobs and our culture this could lead to modern-day slavery." It's a situation that the village is already facing: One family home is currently occupied by around 50 Asian workers living in less-than-desirable conditions You have 80.12% of this article left to read Lecture du Monde en cours sur un autre appareil Vous pouvez lire Le Monde sur un seul appareil à la fois Ce message s’affichera sur l’autre appareil Parce qu’une autre personne (ou vous) est en train de lire Le Monde avec ce compte sur un autre appareil Vous ne pouvez lire Le Monde que sur un seul appareil à la fois (ordinateur En cliquant sur « Continuer à lire ici » et en vous assurant que vous êtes la seule personne à consulter Le Monde avec ce compte Que se passera-t-il si vous continuez à lire ici Ce dernier restera connecté avec ce compte Vous pouvez vous connecter avec votre compte sur autant d’appareils que vous le souhaitez mais en les utilisant à des moments différents Nous vous conseillons de modifier votre mot de passe Votre abonnement n’autorise pas la lecture de cet article merci de contacter notre service commercial The aim of the touring exhibition is to present the outstanding members of the Hungarian Gypsies community who through their professional and public activities contributed to building a self-conscious and proud Hungarian Gypsy community to the cultural development of Hungary and to making Hungary a more colourful country some may have even sacrificed their lives for the freedom of their country More than thirty years after the regime change this touring exhibition pays tribute to the heroes of the Hungarian Gypsy community The travelling exhibition was first presented in Pécs on 4th February 2022 and has since been displayed in 27 venues across the country (Pécs Tihany) and has been seen by tens of thousands of visitors free of charge The House of Terror Museum and the Foundation for Research on Central and Eastern European History and Society are committed to commemorating Roma heroes and raising public awareness of their efforts and to show that Hungarian Gypsies have served both their communities and Hungary through their activities and by embracing Gypsy causes and supporting their communities the Foundation has made it a priority to trace Roma heroes to document their stories and to honour their historical achievements through exhibitions commemorative stamps and various publications Legal Disclaimer Privacy Policy Press Contact Copyright © Foundation for Research on Central and Eastern European History and Society – All rights reserved Workers at South Korean SungEel’s battery processing plants in Hungary have been repeatedly exposed to carcinogenic substances It has now emerged that airborne concentrations of carcinogenic heavy metals at the battery processing plant in Szigetszentmiklós were always several times the permitted limit in tests carried out between 2019 and 2022 Átlátszó investigated the contamination of the South Korean SungEel Hitech Hungary Ltd the portal obtained documents that show an extremely serious situation The investigative news portal first obtained penalty decisions on the battery-processing company the paper turned to the National Data Protection and Information Authority the government agency sent the unredacted documents which showed that airborne concentrations of carcinogenic heavy metals were many times the limit in tests carried out between 2019-2022 18 workers were exposed to increased levels of nickel and cobalt which the company did not report or investigate One of the machines had airborne concentrations of nickel 2000 times above the limit value but concentrations of cobalt and manganese were also above the limit and some research has linked it to certain neurodegenerative diseases A machine exploded at the SungEel Ltd. factory on 14 March. A worker repairing a grinder died of his injuries the same day, while another worker was fighting for weeks and eventually died on 3 April, Telex writes the labour inspectorate fined the company HUF 10 million (EUR 25,830) The emergency services also found serious shortcomings The company also failed to carry out the mandatory health check-ups of its workers which also failed to comply with occupational health and safety regulations The Bátonyterenye processing plant was previously reported to have been inspected by the inspectors themselves who detected a strong smell of solvent that caused skin rashes and sore throats There were also machine explosion accidents and fires As the plant has been fined on several occasions for improper waste management Átlátszó believes that the payment of the fines should not have caused any problems for the company: in 2022 had a turnover of HUF 18.5 billion (EUR 47.8 million) and a profit of HUF 1.6 billion (EUR 4.1 million) the temporary suspension of the Bátonyterenye plant could mean a big loss of revenue for SungEel Improper (and highly dangerous) cleaning of the grinder at SungEel’s plant in Bátonyterenye: All the Chinese battery factories that the Viktator wants to bring to Hungary will be the same as this one or even worse and website in this browser for the next time I comment Y"},"category":false,"taxonomy":{"active":false,"name":"category"}},"markup":{"custom_html":true,"wpp-start":"","wpp-end":"<\/ul>","title-start":"","title-end":"<\/h2>","post-html":"{thumb} {title} {stats}<\/span>{excerpt}<\/p><\/li>"},"theme":{"name":""}} You have successfully joined our subscriber list © 2025 DailyNewsHungary | All rights reserved