MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J. Honeywell says it has completed the sale of its Consumer Products Group (CPG) business to Rank Group Limited in a cash transaction valued at approximately $950 million.
The CPG business includes four leading consumer automotive brands: FRAM filters, Prestone antifreeze, Autolite spark plugs, and Holts car care products. CPG had reported 2010 sales of approximately $1 billion within Honeywell’s Transportation Systems segment.
Rank Group is a New Zealand-based private company which invests across a variety of industries and aims to build and grow leading global businesses, including Reynolds Group Holdings, one of the largest packaging companies in the world.