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In lugnet.lego, Tom Stangl writes:
> I still fail to see how this will save them money, unless:
> 1 - having the extra sets of molds/machines is killing production costs
> 2 - the raw ABS is ONLY available from Europe.
>
> I can't see how molding the bricks overseas and shipping them to the US will • be
> cheaper than molding them here UNLESS the raw ABS is only available overseas • and
> they are currently shipping it HERE to be molded. Even then, the shipping • costs
> will be GREATLY increased, as molded bricks take up MUCH more volume than raw
> pellets.
This seems glaringly obvious to me but apparently is eluding many. It is
probably cheaper to ship molded parts to the US then to ship molded parts to
Europe. If the plant in Enfield was shipping more to Europe than it was
usising domestically then the move makes complete and total sense.
-Lord Insanity
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