The LEGO Group has announced that the company has broken ground on the Virginia carbon-neutral run factory. Set to open in 2025, the $1 billion investment will create 1,760 jobs and is currently recruiting for 500 positions. LEGO has also committed $1 million to support local organizations by providing children from disadvantaged backgrounds with Learning through Play experiences.

The LEGO Group breaks ground on carbon-neutral run factory in Virginia, USA

• US $1 billion investment, set to open in 2025.
• Company’s second facility in the Americas and seventh globally to support long-term growth.
• More than US $1 million committed to support local organisations providing children from disadvantaged backgrounds with Learning through Play experiences.
• 1,760 jobs created, currently recruiting for 500 positions.
• Carbon-neutral run facility with on-site solar plant to match total annual energy requirement.
• Groundbreaking ceremony attended by top state officials and key community partners.

Billund, Denmark, April 13, 2023: The LEGO Group today broke ground on its new carbon-neutral run factory in Chesterfield County near Richmond, Virginia, USA. This is a US $1 billion investment in the company’s long-term growth globally and will help delight millions of children in the Americas with LEGO® play.

Once completed in 2025, the 340 acres site, the size of 260 American football fields, will have rooftop and ground solar panels and an on-site 35-40 MW solar plant, generating the equivalent of the energy needed to power approximately 10,000 American homes. The LEGO Group’s ambition is for the solar plant to match the total annual