LEGO

Toymaker snatches significant market share from rivals amidst flat market

MATTEL

Toymaker to launch new brick portfolio in spring

BIOPLASTICS

What does it take to make a toy out of bio-based or biodegradable materials? / PIE talks with biopolymers expert Harald Käb

SABIC

Mattel to incorporate Trucircle renewable polymers in products globally

PLASTIC FANTASTIC

How could Hasbro "let it go"?

LEGO

Prototype block made from rPET / One-litre PET bottle enough for 10 bricks / Testing phase to last at least a year

MATTEL

Recycling project to make playground equipment made from discarded toys

MATTEL

Aim to use 100% recycled, recyclable or bio-based plastics by 2030

TOY INDUSTRY

Global sales slightly higher in 2017 / Mexico and Russia show fastest growth / NPD study

LEGO

Share of German toy market erodes further / 2017 “not an easy year”

SIMBA DICKIE

Consolidations put significant brake on German toy group / Sales only slightly above previous year's level

MATTEL / HASBRO

Toy makers' revenues take a hit amid disappointing Christmas sales

TOY INDUSTRY

Mattel reports loss / Hasbro warns of weak Christmas business / Bankruptcy of Toys"R"Us weighs heavily on toy manufacturers

MATTEL

Margaret Georgiadis appointed CEO designate of US toy giant

HASBRO / MATTEL

Merging “Barbie” and “Darth Vader”? / Toy giants rumoured to be considering a fusion

MATTEL

Acquisition of fellow toy manufacturer Mega Brands / Venturing into the plastic toy construction building sets business

PLASTIC FANTASTIC

It's back to the dollhouse for Barbie

GEOBRA BRANDSTÄTTER

Core brand "Playmobil" exceeds sales of EUR 500m for the first time / Group posts eleventh sales record in a row / Expansion of capacities in Dietenhofen / Growth expected to continue in 2011