Legos Marketing Mix

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Roughly 19 billion Lego elements are produced annually and 2.16 are molded every hour, 36000 per minute. Lego’s main product sold on the market is a line of plastic building bricks that can be used in a wide variety of ways by people of all ages. Lego Brick contains an ingredient called ABS. ABS stands for Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene, which is a very tough, lightweight strong thermoplastic that is moldable, adaptable, and tough and takes colour very well which allows for printing to be done on it. According to just means, ABS is a material that is oil based with significant environmental footprint. The material for ABS is made by polymerizing styrene monomers and acrylonitrile monomers in the presence of butadiene synthetic rubber - there …show more content…

It is a plastic that is produced from plant-based substances such as a starchy grain like corn, starch/sugar cane, potatoes, wheat or even beets. The grain is milled, and a sugar is then extracted. The solution ferments in bacteria turning the simple sugar into lactic acid. Once it is purified by the removal of extra water, the lactic acid forms the compound, lactide. A catalyst is then added which allows the lactide molecules to form a long polymer strand. PLA in its raw form is now achieved and it is therefore biodegradable making it an eco-friendly …show more content…

This process needs to be carried out at a temperature less than 200 degrees Celsius or else the entropy favoured lactide generates water for each condensation step which is undesirable because water creates chain-transfer leading to low molecular weight material. Hence, the direct condensation is performed in a stepwise manner - lactid acid is oligomerized to PLA oligomers. Then, poly-condensation occurs where short oligomeric units combine to give high molecular weight polymer strands. Removal of water by using a vacuum is required to favour poly-condensation. Alcohol and carboxylic end groups can then now react. Image for Two Main Routes to Achieve PLA As we have established the replacement for ABS would need to be a material that is non-toxic, firm and sturdy and it would need to have the ability to absorb dye. Here is a list of Pros and Cons for PLA: Pros Cons • It has a higher 3D printer speed It can deform because of heat • No harmful fumes produced during printing Less sturdy than ABS • Shinier and smoother appearance • More environmentally friendly • Can be printed on a cold

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