(europeanplasticsnews) -- This summer, global toy maker Lego announced, it will start constructing a new EUR 125m factory complex near Nyiregyhaza, Hungary.
The 80,000m? green field complex, being built on a fresh site west of the Danish toy group's existing Nyiregyhaza plant, is due for completion in 2014, according to its Hungarian subsidiary Lego Manufacturing.
In Hungary, Lego's new Nyiregyhaza complex is expected to create 250 new jobs when it is fully operating and have a total workforce of around 1,550.
Details of this plan were revealed in mid January (2012) when Lego, based in Billund, Denmark, formally agreed on a 100 ha. site for its new complex. Lego Manufacturing's chief executive Jens Peter Clausen signed a contract with the Nyiregyhaza city mayor Ferenc Kovacs.
Lego was prompted to invest in a new site, not only in the face of vigorous growth in the toy markets of Eastern Europe, but also because the lease on its present manufacturing site in the city is set to expire in 2015.
The group's choice of a larger site is part of its future business plan in Hungary, allowing for further expansion over the coming 15 years. ⌠The factory investment is based on long term plans, demonstrating that the Lego Group believes the Nyiregyhaza area is the right place for Duplo' production for many years to come, the CEO explained in September last year.
Construction will begin on site with a 13,000m? pallet warehouse due to be completed this year. Work on a product packing unit is due to start in 2013, followed by the construction of the new plastics moulding plant equipped with 450 injection presses, according to Lego.
Construction will begin on site with a 13,000m? pallet warehouse due to be completed this year. Work on a product packing unit is due to start in 2013, followed by the construction of the new plastics moulding plant equipped with 450 injection presses, according to Lego.
When all production is finally switched from its existing site and the new energy efficient plant is finally inaugurated in September 2015, Lego expects to expand its capacity by 30%.
MRC