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TOY MARKET EU Commission calls for stricter measures on toy safety / Review of the European directive promised	12.10.2007
ROSSIGNOL Quiksilver evidently wants to shed large parts of its winter sports division as soon as possible	26.09.2007
CARPENTER Acquisition of Dumo / US manufacturer of PUR flexible foams expands in Europe	06.09.2007
LEGO Sales and profits rise in H1 / Further outsourcing of production delayed	03.09.2007
MATTEL Two recalls of Chinese-made toys in first half of August / Magnet product review extended	16.08.2007
MATTEL Fisher-Price toys recalled worldwide / Paint has excessive lead content	10.08.2007
MGA Toy group takes over Smoby / Development company and production plants face closure	31.07.2007
DESTER Gate Gourmet acquires tableware producer	25.07.2007
LINPAC PLASTICS UK cling film factory to close / 50 redundancies / Production to be transferred to France	15.05.2007
VÖLKL Ski manufacturer has another change of owner as a result of K2 takeover by Jarden	09.05.2007
SMOBY Exclusive agreement on takeover by MGA / Family will divest its shares / Reorganisation plan	20.04.2007
HUSQVARNA Japanese power tools producer acquired for EUR 116m / Production in Japan and China	09.02.2007
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE Global footwear competence centre in China / "Technical backbone" for BaySystems	10.01.2007
GARDENA Swedish company Husqvarna buys garden tool manufacturer / No plans for significant job cuts or for shift in production	05.01.2007
KATY British consumer plastics business sold to Jardin International / Buyer is Keter subsidiary	12.12.2006
HORNBY Airfix model maker acquired for EUR 3.8m	20.11.2006
GURIT Concentration of winter sports materials production in Switzerland	17.10.2006
NEWELL RUBBERMAID Little Tikes children´s toy brand sold to MGA / Aim to narrow portfolio and change focus	19.09.2006
PLASTICS IN WINTER SPORTS Consolidation of alpine ski manufacturers expected to proceed despite long, snowy winter / Market players expect large production surplus / Trend towards protective headgear is shaping up	29.03.2006
TOY MARKET China´s "gold rush" over / Consolidation in the manufacturing sector / Plastics under pressure	01.03.2006
TONTARELLI Italian group plans injection moulding plant in Luxembourg / French production to be moved?	16.02.2006
KUNSTSTOFF SCHWANDEN New plant for additional capacity	13.02.2006
LEGO Partial relocation to the Czech Republic / Job losses / Realignment of European production	22.09.2005
PVC & ENVIRONMENT EU ban on phthalates to take effect in autumn / Toy industry concerned about legal issues	28.07.2005
SMOBY MAJORETTE Acquisition of the French Berchet toy group / Now the European market´s number 2 player	16.06.2005

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