The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a state appellate court’s ruling that sends a USD 10.1 billion (EUR 7.4 billion) verdict against Philip Morris...
Archive - September 2011
The Japanese government plans to sell its entire stake in Japan Tobacco (JT) and other firms to pay for reconstruction that became necessary after the March...
Nearly 40 per cent of leaf tobacco growers in Japan intend to discontinue cultivation in or after 2012, according to a survey released by the Japan Tobacco...
The federal government has given its approval for new and bigger health warning messages, which will have to cover 75 per cent of cigarette packs after March...
Last Wednesday, Best opened its fourth Best Sorting Solution Center (BSSC) in a new building at its headquarters in Leuven, Belgium.
At its meeting last weekend the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has not included nicotine in its list of prohibited substances for 2012, but says that nicotine...
The Tann Group on 8 September celebrated its official opening ceremony of its new tipping paper plant, Tann Nevskiy.
The government cabinet yesterday approved the Finance Ministry's proposal to hike the excise tax on cigarettes in February 2012.
Alliance One International said it will purchase the 2011 tobacco crop previously contracted by United States Growers Direct (USGD).
Imperial Tobacco today said it will meet fiscal targets for the fiscal year ending 30 September, with net revenue expected to increase 2 per cent despite an...
The average price of a pack of cigarettes should be raised to about JPY 700 (EUR 6.70), which would be 75 per cent higher than the current level, to cut...
Australian Health Minister Nicola Roxon in a speech before the UN General Assembly promised victory in her country’s battle for cigarette plain-packing and...
The UN Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) starts today in New York. One of its aims is the reduction of tobacco consumption.
The Department of Transportation has proposed a federal rule that would explicitly ban electronic cigarettes on all domestic and international commercial...
The government wants to encourage the use of electronic cigarettes, in an attempt to reduce the numbers killed in the UK by smoking related diseases, reports...
The General Court of the European Union on Friday rejected the appeal of Deltafina, S.p.A, an Italian subsidiary of Universal Corporation, against a penalty...
In the case Philip Morris Norway versus the Norwegian State, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) today ruled that tobacco display bans are a suitable...
The FDA said Friday that the public interest in conveying the dangers of smoking outweighs the companies' rights of free speech, reports the Associated...
French ABK Group, manufacturer of machinery and specialised equipment for the paper and board industry, set up of a new company, ABK Italia S.p.A., the former...
The WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body last Friday dismissed the current ban on the distribution of clove cigarettes in the United States as illegal for targeting...