River polluter pays up

APPLE customers must wait a few more weeks to get the new iPhone 13 as supply chain delays and demand lead to one of the longest waiting times for the phone in years, analysts have said.

The delivery time for Apple’s iPhones after a new launch is watched by analysts as one of the measures to gauge demand for the flagship phone’s newest model.

But this year, it is also shining a light on supply chain issues plaguing technology companies ahead of the holiday shopping season.

Analysts

Analysts at JP Morgan and Credit Suisse said customers across the world who pre- ordered the new models online would have to wait more than four weeks for the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max and about two weeks for the base iPhone 13.

In the US, accounting for over a third of iPhone shipments, delivery times for the iPhone 13 series was 19 to 34 days in the second week, compared with 7 to 20 days in the first week, both more than for the iPhone 12.

JP Morgan analyst Samik Chatterjee said the wait times are “an indicator of the robust demand for upgrades, likely exceeding low investor expectations”.

A LEADING weed killer company has been spared a recorded conviction for pollution of groundwater and the River Tolka in Dublin after paying more than €11,000 in legal costs and a donation to charity.

Barclay Chemicals Manufacturing Ltd pleaded guilty in July at Dublin District Court to environmental breaches on dates in 2019.

The prosecution was brought following an investigation by the EPA.

Judge Anthony Halpin noted the firm had carried out upgrades and already paid the EPA’s costs of €6,469. They also paid €5,000 to the Little Flower Penny Dinner Charity.