Giant Chinese battery plant in Hungary launches active recruitment

China’s Eve Power has started recruiting for a 400 billion forint (EUR 1bn) battery plant it expects to complete in Debrecen, in eastern Hungary, by the end of 2025, the PR company for the project said on Monday.

Eve Power has set up recruitment centers in Hungary’s second-largest city and in Budapest.

It earlier signed a cooperation agreement with the University of Debrecen that extends to HR training, a scholarship program, joint R+D, and the establishment of a battery research institute.

Eve Power is sponsoring the local football club, DVSC. Photo: MTI

Eve Power is also sponsoring the local football club, DVSC, in the current season.

The company broke ground for the battery plant in Debrecen, its first in Europe, at the end of 2023. The first production line is set to start in 2026. The company plans to employ 1,000 people.

In recent years, Hungary has become one of China’s main investment destinations in the EU. In addition to the negative environmental impact of the much-criticised Chinese battery factories, there is the question of who will work here or in the BYD car factory in Szeged. Hungary has an unemployment rate of around 4%, and investors face labor shortages in many areas. It is expected that large numbers of guest workers will be needed to meet the needs of the factories, even though the Hungarian government has often spoken out against economic immigration.

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