Lego's new plant in China to use 72 bln injection moulded ABS bricks annually

07-Dec-16

Danish toy moulder Lego A/S has a new 1.77 mln square foot injection moulding plant in China that, will make 72 billion ABS bricks annually, as per www.prw.com. But the company is keeping a focus on sustainability. The most recent sign: Lego is in the process of installing 20,000 solar panels on the factory roof. The company expects the panels to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 8.81 million pounds pa.

Between 70 to 80% of all Lego products sold in Asia will be produced here. Billund, Denmark-based Lego also owns and operates factories in Denmark, Hungary, Mexico and the Czech Republic.
Lego’s sustainability drive has achieved some measurable results. Packaging waste has been reduced, and energy efficiency has been increased so that the amount of energy used to make each Lego brick has been reduced by 16%. Lego still hopes to achieve another 2.5% reduction.