T&T made in India

23 Aug 2021. Illegal cigarette trade generates billions of tax losses every year. The introduction of track-and-trace (T&T) systems such as the EU‘s TPD2 are hoping to put an end to this. TJI talked to India-based Kevision about current challenges and why T&T systems ‘made in India’ are second to none.
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Quality instrumentation in an HTP world

23 Aug 2021. For more than 75 years, Cerulean has been a specialist in providing precision test and measurement equipment solutions for the tobacco industry. In this exclusive feature, Head of Innovation and Marketing, Dr Ian Tindall, enlightens TJI with details about measuring HTPs.
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Perfection in vitro

23 Aug 2021. Germany-based Vitrocell Systems GmbH is a one-stop-shop for fully automated and manual smoking equipment for in vitro testing and tools for aerosol characterisation. Managing Director Tobias Krebs tells TJI how the company stays up to date and comes up with new developments.
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Illicit consumption on the rise

23 Aug 2021. A new report by KPMG shows that while total cigarette consumption is declining, the share of illicit cigarettes has increased to 7.8 per cent, meaning 34.2 billion cigarettes consumed across the 27 EU member states are illicit products.
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Superb service

23 Aug 2021. Ensa was founded in 1997. Nowadays, the company is run in second-generation by Martijn and Margriet van de Ven, and has become a top name in the industry. TJI spoke to Remco ‧Liebregt, Global Sales Manager, about the company’s brand new machine and the future of the cigar industry.
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Impressive innovations

23 Aug 2021. H. C. MOOG GmbH has been developing and designing tailor-made single- and multi-colour sheet-fed gravure presses for over 70 years. Now, the company is getting ready to launch its brand new rotative embossing press.
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A small revolution

23 Aug 2021. The EU directive on single-use plastics already has and will continue to have a huge impact on the tobacco industry. With its innovative BIOFIL maker, Aiger has developed an entirely new way of preparing paper for the best, biodegradable cigarette filter possible.
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It‘s a wrap

23 Aug 2021. Marden Edwards has been supplying different industries with its high-quality overwrapping and shrink wrapping systems for 60 years. TJI finds out what role the tobacco industry plays for the UK-based company and learns about its growing coding and tracking division.
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