More than 800 Belgian bar owners and their supporters demonstrated Saturday against a decision to widen a smoking ban in public spaces to cover all cafes and...
Archive - April 2011
According to a Reuters report Russia's Finance Ministry has cut back its proposals for hikes in excise duties on tobacco and alcohol, citing...
The treasury is to cut by more than two-thirds the number of cigarettes holidaymakers may bring back from Europe, reports The Guardian.
In a bid to discourage smoking and, pictorial health warnings on cigarette packs have become obligatory as of today, reports The Malta Independent Online.
Korea's КТ&G, Japan Tobacco International, Philip Morris and a few financial investors have declared interest in the privatization of state...
British American Tobacco (BAT) Korea said it has raised the price of its cigarette products by KRW 200 (EUR 0.13) to KRW 2,700 (EUR 1.70) per pack on rising...
Philip Morris USA earnings rose almost 10 per cent in the first quarter after the company raised list prices, but it sold fewer cigarettes due in part to the...
Home smoking bans may soon be in force as concerns about second-hand smoke grow, according to the Cancer Council of South Australia.
The Tobacco Board of India has fixed this year’s Karnataka flue-cured crop at 100 million kg, the same as last year’s quota, according to the Hindu...
Macau’s legislature on Monday passed a revised tobacco control bill that will ban smoking in almost all workplaces, reports the Macau Business.
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, in a letter to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), said the regulatory agency has “abundant grounds” to ban the sale...
A bill that aims at reinstating cigarette tax stamps has been introduced in the General Assembly of North Carolina, reports the Winston-Salem Journal.
The Customs and Excise Department said cigarette smuggling has increased since tobacco duty has been hiked in February this year.
More than 150 civic groups yesterday called for tighter tobacco restrictions, according to a report by the Taipei Times.
The Nepal parliament on Monday passed a bill that restricts tobacco consumption in public places.
Australian Health Minister Nicola Roxon today released draft legislation that is to prevent people being attracted to smoking and unveiled a mock-up of the...
BAT establishes stand-alone company Nicoventures for the development of tobacco-free nicotine products.
Iggesund Paperboard will invest GBP 108 million (EUR 123.2 million) to completely eliminate all fossil carbon emissions from the company’s paperboard mill at...
International Tobacco Machinery (ITM) Poland has successfully completed the ISO certification process for environmental management systems, and recertification...