GERMAN TOY INDUSTRY

Manufacturers face cost pressure amid climate targets / ‘Kidults' target group grows / Limited use of recyclates and organic alternatives

SIMBA DICKIE

Limited use of recyclate in toy production / Inflation stops higher costs from being passed on to end customers

PLAYMOBIL

Sales decline continues at German toymaker / Costs hit results / Transformation process launched

TOY INDUSTRY

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

SIMBA DICKIE

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

MÄRKLIN

Raising plastics processing activities in Hungary / No longer sourcing parts from China

SMOBY

Reorganisation of French sites / Production to be concentrated in Arinthod, logistics in Groissiat