The LEGO Group has officially opened Kornmarken Campus, its first dedicated global manufacturing centre for the development, testing and scaling of processes and technologies including packaging, moulding and research into fossil fuel-based plastic alternatives.
Located in Billund, Denmark where the LEGO Group was founded, the campus forms a 100,000 m² facility where 1,800 LEGO colleagues from engineering, quality and manufacturing are due to develop, test and scale new manufacturing technologies and continue production of LEGO bricks.
Key facilities include a test and innovation centre for new LEGO elements, production processes and technologies across moulds, moulding, processing and packaging; a materials lab for research into more sustainable raw materials; and an additive manufacturing centre for experimentation and development using advanced 3D manufacturing capabilities.
Aiming to achieve LEED Platinum certification, LEGO says the new building incorporates energy‑efficient systems, renewable energy supply and rainwater management. The company is also building a new 80-100 MW solar park which - once completed – is anticipated to match 100% of its total energy consumption in Billund.
The campus is also set to open a Sustainability Play Lab later this year, to invite schoolchildren and visitors to learn more about the LEGO Group’s journey towards more sustainable materials.
Earlier this year, Lego’s Annual Report 2025 revealed that over 95% of its sold packaging by weight was made of paper-based materials, with the company expecting to reach at least 96.8% this year. A ‘key step’ towards this goal was introducing paper prepacks inside its Lego boxes, certified as technically recyclable in the European Union, United States, and Canada.
The following month, the company wrote to the European Commission alongside businesses including IKEA and SAP regarding the upcoming EU Circular Economy Act (CEA), calling for a European single market that allows circular solutions to scale by aligning regulatory requirements. The signatories say that the transition to a circular economy in Europe is obstructed by market fragmentation, lack of harmonized policies, and economic instruments that disadvantage circular business models relative to linear alternatives.
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