Toys

All that optimism finally paid off for My Little Pony — if plastic playthings and animated characters' personality traits can be said to represent anything from the real world. The Hasbro Inc. line of toys was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame at the Strong Museum of Play after its eighth time on the finalist list.

Toymaker Mattel Inc. has signed a deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment and production company Escape Artists to develop a live-action film based on the plastic 3D viewing device.

Berlin Packaging launched the 1Berlin Shared Ownership Program on Sept. 19, providing all of its workers with at least two years of continuous employment an ownership stake.

While the company delivered double-digit growth on the top- and bottom-line and significantly outpaced the toy industry, gaining market share, at the same time it continued to advance its initiatives to transition to a more sustainable future.

Erno Rubik is one of seven people being considered for induction into the hall for 2025, along with Isaac Larian, CEO and founder of MGA Entertainment, which owns the Little Tikes brand of toys.

Six months after being sold to a new platform company, American Plastic Toys Inc. is closing a plant in Olive Branch, Miss.

Toymaker Basic Fun — the owner of the Tonka, K'Nex, Lite-Brite and Care Bears brands — has entered Chapter 11 in Wilmington, Del., but its CEO maintains the process is part of a basic restructuring.

Treaty negotiations among politicians and industry trade groups came to little consensus this round. What, do you think I'm talking about the global plastics treaty? I'm talking about the 25th anniversary of everyone's favorite treaty and trade embargo film, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.

Lego said it plans to "significantly increase" its use of mass balance materials in 2024 and beyond, without disclosing by how much.