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Mercedes-Benz Cars invests €1B in new “Full-Flex” car plant in Hungary; Factory 56 applied to full plant

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Mercedes-Benz Cars is starting construction of its first “Full-Flex Plant“ in Kecskemét, Hungary, about 90 km in the south of Budapest. With an investment of one billion euros, we are building in Hungary the first ‘Full-Flex Plant’ in the global production network of Mercedes-Benz Cars.

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Study finds significant proportion of childhood asthma cases may be attributable to air pollution

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They investigated two exposure reduction scenarios: first, the recommended annual World Health Organization (WHO) air quality guideline values; and second, the minimum air pollution levels recorded across 41 studies in the underlying meta-analysis. NO 2 ranged from 1.4 3 , with a mean of 11.8? ranged from 2.0 3 , with a mean of 11.6?µg·m

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European Commission opens investigation into proposed public support for Samsung SDI battery plant in Hungary

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The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether Hungary's plans to grant €108 million of public support to Samsung SDI for investing in the expansion of its battery cell production facility in Göd (Hungary) is in line with EU rules on regional State aid.

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