Archive - November 2009
A new vaccine developed by US company Nabi Biopharmaceuticals may help bring an end to cigarette addiction.
In one of the largest individual tobacco verdicts ever in the US, a former smoker in Florida has been awarded a total of USD 300 million (EUR 201 million) by a...
Japan Tobacco International (JTI) is to take advantage of the growing popularity of its British cigarette brands, such as number one seller Mayfair, by raising...
Cigarette manufacturers on 10 November 2009 opposed the USD 300-million proposal of Swiss firm Sicpa Product Security to affix a high-tech, tamper-proof strip...
According to news reports, hundreds of Thais on Wednesday protested outside a tobacco industry trade fair and congress in Bangkok.
Almost half of Thai adult males consume tobacco products with the majority smoking manufactured and hand-rolled cigarettes.
European Union states agreed to raise the excise tax on cigarettes by nearly 30 per cent to try to reduce smoking and improve public health, a move that could...
A parliamentary majority wants to ban hookah smoking, according to free daily newspaper 24timer.
Japan Tobacco (JT) announced that the Leaf Tobacco Deliberative Council released its annual determinations for domestic leaf tobacco cultivation area and...
For the first time since early 2009, Altria Group's Philip Morris USA (PM USA) will expand the trial of its Marlboro Snus smokeless, spitless tobacco...
Imperial Tobacco Group announced today that Gareth Davis, 59, chief executive officer (CEO), will be retiring on 12 May 2010.
As of 2 November 2009, Swedish company Eson Pac will take over SCA Packaging’s cartons operations in Skovlunde, outside Copenhagen.
Reynolds American, the second-largest US tobacco company, is in talks to buy a Swedish maker of nicotine gum and mouth sprays to broaden its offerings beyond...
Japan's health minister said on Sunday the country's tobacco tax could be raised to levels seen in Europe, reiterating the ministry's proposal...
A new series of medical studies sponsored by the National Cancer Institute will examine whether using smokeless tobacco is a potentially safer option than...
Overseas tobacco companies have expanded their market share in Korea to 30 per cent over the last ten years, while the market share of Korea Tobacco & Ginseng...