Even though construction in the real world remains soft, apparently the amounts of new skyscrapers, castles and Star Wars craft being built by kids remains strong. Lego is one plastic manufacturer that is bucking the trend of cutbacks recently seen in the industry. The company announced that it is planning on boosting capacity at three international plastics injection molding plants.
The company is planning on installing “hundreds of machines” in plants in Denmark, Nyíregyháza, Hungary, and Monterrey, Mexico between now and 2010, said Lego company spokesperson Charlotte Simonsen.
The expansion makes sense as Lego’s profits continue to grow: the company’s pre-tax profits were up 65 percent in the last year. So if your son or daughter (or husband) is a Lego maniac, it looks like it’s time to invest in some wholesale plastic containers to store the loose pieces, since there will be plenty more parts on the shelf in the near future.