Philip Morris will begin selling a new Marlboro, MarlboroWide, in Spain.
Archive - July 2006
On 13 July, Taboca, a Norwegian snus manufacturer and marketer, announced that it signed a co-operation agreement with RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co that includes an...
Brazil's leading tobacco company Souza Cruz said on Monday its controlling shareholder is studying a plan to buy the rest of the company's shares...
China's State Tobacco Monopoly Administration (STMA) announced on Thursday that it had seized 3.46 billion fake brand cigarettes in the first half of 2006.
RJ Reynolds is bringing its Marshall McGearty tobacco lounge concept to downtown Winston-Salem.
According to a report by Sofia News Agency, due to poor production and financial results two of the cigarette making plants incorporated in the Bulgarian...
The two chambers of the Russian parliament have approved amendments to the tax code regarding excise tax rates for tobacco products.
The health ministry has instructed domestic tobacco producers that they must prepare to print graphic health warnings on their cigarette packets.
Speciality paper manufacturer Schweitzer-Mauduit Internationaltoday announced several management changes effective 1 August 2006.
A Lower Mainland city could become the first Canadian municipality to ban the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products, if one councillor gets his way.
Taking effect 16 November, a new law will ban smokers across the state of Hawaii from smoking at bars, nightclubs, small businesses or establishments with...
Altadis, owner of the Yaroslavl-based tobacco plant Balkan Star, has announced a new strategy for its international brands Gauloises and Gitanes on the Russian...
The Florida Supreme Court upheld a decision on 6 July 2006 that threw out a US$ 145 billion judgment against the nation's largest tobacco companies.
Philip Morris Germany has announced the closure of its cigarette plant in Munic by 2009.
The Supreme Court on 5 July 2006 rejected a claim of trademark infringement by US-based Philip Morris and its two sister companies against Philippine...
Altadis is going to invest over Euro 20 million in the development of Balkan Star (BS), the group’s facility located in Yaroslavl, the plant’s general...
Lawmakers in the nation's largest tobacco-producing state cracked down today on lighting up.
Health ministers are to ban the sale of tobacco to 16- and 17-year-olds from next year, changing a law that was put in place 70 years ago.