RC2 Corporation

The RC2 Corporation, a division of Japan-based Takara Tomy, is a toy design, marketing, and distribution company headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1992.

RC2 Corporation
IndustryDie-cast toys and scale models
Founded1992, U.S.
Headquarters
Oak Brook, Illinois
,
U.S.
OwnerTakara Tomy
Websiterc2.com

Company and history

RC2 markets brands such as The First Years and Lamaze.[1][2] Its Learning Curve Brands subsidiary is dedicated to infant and preschool merchandise.

The company went public in 1997.[3] In 2005, they signed a deal with Marathon Media to produce a line of Totally Spies! dolls.[4] By 2006, 91.8 percent of RC2’s products were made in China.[3] In 2007, the company made headlines after it was forced to recall 1.5 million Thomas & Friends wooden toy trains after they were found to contain excessive amounts of lead.[3][5] The toys involved in the recall had been manufactured in China.[3]

RC2 was acquired by Takara Tomy in 2011.[6]

References
  1. "About Our Key Brands and Licenses". RC2 company website. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
  2. "Corporation News: RC2 Corporation". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 31, 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
  3. David Barboza and Louise Story (June 19, 2007). "RC2's Train Wreck". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
  4. "Toy maker RC2 to sell line of Totally Spies fashion/action dolls". Kids Today. October 14, 2005. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  5. "RC2 recalls more toy trains due to lead paint". Reuters. 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  6. Kachi, Hiroyuki. "Tomy Buys Toy Train Line". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2015-12-16.


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