25 Apr 2018.
Thorsten Kühn has been appointed Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director of Schur Flexibles Group, the packaging supplier said in a statement.
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UNITED KINGDOM
WT amends dates for Dubai trade show
23 Apr 2018.
World Tobacco Process and Machinery has announced new dates for next year's trade show, WT Middle East 2019.
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VIETNAM
Cigarette tax hike proposed
23 Apr 2018.
A draft Special Consumption Tax law, proposed by the Ministry of Health, plans to increase the tax applied to cigarettes from 75 per cent to 80 per cent of pack price by 2020, Vietnam Net reported.
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SWITZERLAND
PMI doubles heatstick shipments
19 Apr 2018.
Philip Morris International’s (PMI) heated tobacco unit shipments in the Jan-March period increased by more than 100 per cent over the comparable period in 2017, which partly offset declines seen in combustible cigarette volumes, the company said in its 2018 first-quarter consolidated results.
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THE NETHERLANDS
JTI fined for student sales agreement
18 Apr 2018.
The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) has fined Japan Tobacco International (JTI) for forming exclusivity agreements with Dutch student organisations, NLtimes reported, citing comments from the Dutch news agency ANP.
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SOUTH KOREA
Cigarette exports dwindle
17 Apr 2018.
The value of cigarette exports fell by more than a quarter in the January-March period due to a tax hike in key market the United Arab Emirates (UAE), The Korean Herald reported.
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SRI LANKA
Plain packaging to be introduced
17 Apr 2018.
The cabinet of ministers has given the government authorisation to implement plain packaging of tobacco products in an effort to reduce tobacco use in the country, ColomboPage reported.
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UNITED STATES
Reynolds Vapor recalls 2.6 mln power units
16 Apr 2018.
R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co., the vapour product division of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, issued a safety recall of 2.6 million power units sold with its Vuse Vibe electronic cigarettes, Associated Press reported.
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Stores raided after drug found in vape oil
16 Apr 2018.
Authorities have raided 18 tobacco, vapour and alcohol-serving establishments in Onslow County after certain brands of vape oil were found to contain controlled substances, News Channel ABC12 reported.
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JAPAN
Sales and revenue down at JT
13 Apr 2018.
Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) sold 15 per cent fewer cigarettes in the three-month period January-March compared to corresponding first-quarter results in 2017, and revenue from cigarette sales for the three months was down 14.4 per cent, the company said in its preliminary results for March.
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