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UNITED STATES

Kessler will not delay decision in tobacco case

27 Jan 2012. U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler on Thursday said she will not delay an order in a 12-year-old lawsuit that would make the tobacco industry pay for corrective statements.
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INDONESIA

Indonesia counters WTO clove appeal by US

25 Jan 2012. Indonesia called on the World Trade Organisation to stick by its ruling critical of the United States ban on clove-flavoured (kretek) cigarettes in the face of a US appeal, according to Antara news wire.
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GERMANY

Rhodia Acetow increases capacity

25 Jan 2012. German manufacturer of cellulose acetate fibre, Rhodia Acetow, today announced an increase of its tow production capacity by 4,000 tonnes a year.
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AUSTRALIA

Legal suit against plain packaging commenced

24 Jan 2012. Eleven senior counsel representing four tobacco companies and the federal government today appeared before High Court Justice William Gummow, reports the Daily Telegraph.
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UNITED STATES

FDA reviews dissolvables

20 Jan 2012. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) began a three day advisory committee meeting on Wednesday, discussing the safety and risks of dissolvable tobacco products, reports the International Business Times.
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Kentucky indoor smoking ban proposed

20 Jan 2012. A bill that would ban smoking indoors in all public places in tobacco-producing Kentucky will go before the state legislature, the Associated Press reported.
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JAPAN

JT volume up 10 per cent in December

20 Jan 2012. Japan Tobacco announced domestic cigarette sales volume rose 10.4 per cent in December to 10.7 billion sticks. Nine-month volume at 80.8 billion cigarettes was 24.3 per cent below the year-ago period.
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SWITZERLAND

Hoffmann to assume CMP tobacco-tin business

19 Jan 2012. Hoffmann Neopac will take over the cigarillo and cigarette-tin business from Netherlands-based CM Packaging (CMP) to increase its tobacco business, the company said.
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CHINA

Counterfeit Imperial packaging operation halted

19 Jan 2012. Imperial Tobacco investigator working with Chinese authorities uncovered a counterfeiting operation making packaging for the Golden Virginia brand to be sold via the Internet, the company announced.
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UNITED KINGDOM

Supermarket cigarette display ban delayed

17 Jan 2012. Scotland will delay implementation of a display ban for tobacco products in supermarkets due to a legal challenge by Imperial Tobacco and forthcoming changes in the legislation, BBC’s online service reported.
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