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Imperial’s e-cig unit sues 9 US firms over patents
11 Mar 2014.
Fontem Ventures, the e-cigarette arm of Imperial Tobacco, filed suits alleging patent infringement against nine US companies including a Lorillard unit and NJOY, according to TobaccoToday.info.
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| KOREA |
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Army cadet school may lift ban on smoking
09 Mar 2014.
The Korea Military Academy may lift its time-honoured ban on smoking, drinking and marriage, following questions regarding its effectiveness, Yonhap News Agency reported.
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| UNITED STATES |
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State legislature considers 75 per cent e-cig levy
07 Mar 2014.
Legislators in the state of Washington may impose a 75 per cent levy on e-cigarettes to raise taxation of the nicotine atomisers to a level comparable to cigars and chewing tobacco, according to The Bellingham Herald.
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Young smokers using e-cigs less likely to quit; study
06 Mar 2014.
A study of some 40,000 US adolescents has found an association between smoking and e-cigarette use but failed to provide evidence that e-cigarettes act as a gateway to smoking, Reuters reported.
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| CUBA |
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Rains hit Cuban tobacco harvest
06 Mar 2014.
Cuban tobacco farmers are seeing their hopes of a plentiful 2013-2014 season dashed by continuing high winter rainfall, Inter Press Service reported.
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| UNITED STATES |
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Los Angeles bans e-cigs from public places
05 Mar 2014.
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to prohibit the use of e-cigarettes in most workplaces and a number of public areas, including parks and some beaches in the city, according to a newspaper report.
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Havildar named global operations VP at NDC
04 Mar 2014.
NDC Infrared Engineering appointed Mahesh Havildar vice president of global operations for its sensors, systems and metals divisions, with responsibility for overall manufacturing operations.
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Reynolds said to mull Lorillard takeover
04 Mar 2014.
Reynolds American, in which British American Tobacco (BAT) holds a 42 per cent stake, may acquire US cigarette maker Lorillard, the Financial Times reported.
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Turmoil may impact plain-pack WTO challenge
28 Feb 2014.
The fall of President Viktor Yanukovich could impact global health campaigners’ fight to restrict tobacco marketing, Reuters reported.
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BAT cigarette volume falls by 18 bln sticks
27 Feb 2014.
British American Tobacco (BAT) cigarette volume declined 2.7 per cent, or 18 billion sticks, to 676 billion units in 2013 due to general industry declines in western Europe and other key BAT markets including Brazil, Russia and Ukraine, the company said.
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