Lego breaks ground on first US manufacturing facility

Post by vl » Mon, Apr 24, 2023, 9:32 AM UTC

JasserInicide wrote: post #190

skybrian wrote: post #35

It will be the first US Lego factory in a while, but here is some history: > The first LEGO factory in Enfield opens in 1975 – a packing facility for LEGO DUPLO® bricks. The elements to be packed arrive from factories in Billund, Denmark, and Baar, Switzerland – transported to the US in container ships. > The Enfield factory is constructed as a “conversion ready” building with open steel structures which can quickly…

And now they're moving to Boston. CT loses another multinational company, they just can't catch a break. Then again it is entirely the state's own fault for driving businesses away.

Post by knallfrosch » Mon, Apr 24, 2023, 10:00 AM UTC

majikaja wrote: post #224

I wish Lego would just stick to Lego classic. I don't like having to check all the pieces in a themed set are present when putting them back in the box after my child's finished with it. It's difficult to reuse the pieces for other ideas because I can't just commingle them with other sets because finding the pieces again to build that themed set would be more difficult. Just following instructions has limited value a…

Post by stby » Mon, Apr 24, 2023, 10:54 AM UTC

skybrian wrote: post #35

It will be the first US Lego factory in a while, but here is some history: > The first LEGO factory in Enfield opens in 1975 – a packing facility for LEGO DUPLO® bricks. The elements to be packed arrive from factories in Billund, Denmark, and Baar, Switzerland – transported to the US in container ships. > The Enfield factory is constructed as a “conversion ready” building with open steel structures which can quickly…

Post by concordDance » Mon, Apr 24, 2023, 11:56 AM UTC

nonethewiser wrote: post #241

mlindner wrote: post #232

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd argue this is one of the okay uses for petroleum as it's converted directly into a high value product and not emitted as pollution. I assume people don't do a lot of throwing away of Lego bricks. Going into the future I predict petroleum will be used to make material products a lot longer than it's used to make fuel. Even after we stop mining petroleum we'll still be turning farm crops into the same material.

That’s a fair point, but it still requires the production of oil and means the material will practically never break down in a landfill.

Post by sclarisse » Mon, Apr 24, 2023, 12:12 PM UTC

simplotek wrote: post #147

arcanemachiner wrote: post #128

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The point still stands: By no reasonable definition is Lego the largest manufacturer of tires.

> The point still stands: By no reasonable definition is Lego the largest manufacturer of tires. This is clearly not true. All it takes is to acknowledge that Lego produces tires (which it does), check how many they produce per time period (which they provided) l, and compare with other statistics from other tire producers (which they do). At best, you can claim that your personal definition of what a tire is doesn't…