The transition that sees Lorillard, the third-largest cigarette maker in the U.S. break away from conglomerate Loews Corporation, is to be completed today.
Archive - June 2008
Schweitzer-Mauduit International announced price increases for paper products sold in North, Central and South America effective in July 2008.
Renegade Holdings, parent company to Alternative Brands and Renegade Tobacco Company, announced that it has acquired assets of the complete cigar lines of the...
ITC, one of India's largest diversified conglomerates, has revised the prices of select cigarette brands by up to INR 2 to 8 (EUR 0.03 to 0.12) per pack.
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), has developed a set of standard for cigarettes, which would go into effect on 1 July.
British Health Secretary Alan Johnson has revealed that new plans are in the making to curb smoking among young people.
Brazilian health authorities have introduced shocking images to aid their anti-smoking campaign.
A new organisation, which provides citizens with the latest facts, news and research in combatting the growing trade in illegal cigarettes, was formed in...
Tobacco sales resumed on 24 May after farmers had stopped sales a day earlier in protest over non-payment, according to the daily newspaper, The Herald.
The People's Assembly (the lower house of Parliament) on 5 May decided to levy taxes on tobacco to shore up the public budget.
Higher taxes will be imposed on cigarettes in the next budget, announced Asif Abbas, secretary budget for the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).
The smoking ban introduced in July 2007 has damaged Britain’s pub trade, according to a study by the British Beer and Pub Association.
The Slovakian government has approved excise tax hike on cigarettes beginning in February 2009 to comply with EU norms, Reuters reports.
Tobacco prices in the UAE are set to double every two years under a new proposal by the Ministry of Health in an attempt to curb teen consumption.