Engineering supply group Premier Farnell Plc said it would sell its industrial products division Akron Brass to U.S. -based IDEX Corp for $224.2 million in cash.
Premier Farnell, which makes and sells the Raspberry Pi – a mini, low-cost computer, said that the deal would help it focus on its core electronics distribution business.
The company also said on Friday that said it expected profit for the year ended Jan. 31 to be broadly in line with its recent guidance.
(Reporting by Rahul B in Bengaluru; Editing by Gopakumar Warrier)
The US State of New York is introducing two new bills to combat over-packaging, poor recycling rates and litter issues, including an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) program requiring companies such as McDonald’s and Amazon to pay for the cost of packaging disposal and recycling.
The new organization’s mission is to redesign the critical steps of the plastics sorting and recycling system for post-consumer lightweight packaging (LWP) to speed up circularity, born from a need to meet the rising market demand for high-quality recyclates for use in high-end plastic applications.
Starbucks and Hubbub have launched a £1 million (US$1.22 million) “Bring It Back Fund” to increase the uptake of reusable packaging in the F&B industry. The funding will go toward innovative ideas that make it easier for customers to use alternatives to single-use packaging by supporting pilot projects that help shift consumption habits.
