The government on Tuesday appealed a federal injunction issued earlier in November that blocks introduction of graphic labels on cigarette packs, according to...
Archive - November 2011
Altadis USA and Commonwealth Brands, both owned by UK-based Imperial Tobacco Group, have established a new sales and distribution company called Commonwealth ...
The Hungarian government wants to introduce a state concession on the sale of tobacco products, reports the Wall Street Journal.
US District Court Judge Gladys Kessler may delay a court order that would require American tobacco companies pay for advertising on the dangers of smoking...
Philip Morris (PM) Asia began legal proceedings against the government of Australia to block a law that requires plain packaging for cigarettes from 1 December...
The government's plan to sell its 50-per-cent stake in Japan Tobacco (JT) was offset by the opposition party's support for Japan's tobacco...
The British Medical Association (BMA) has admitted that its claim that smoking in cars generates 23 times more toxins than you would find in a smoky bar is...
Coesia Group, the sister company of GD, on 16 November acquired 100 per cent of Swedish logistics provider Flexlink Holding AB from AAC Capital Partners.
Coesia Group, through its sister company GD, has acquired Sasib S.p.A at the end of October, said GD in a press release of today.
Donskoy Tabak, the largest Russian-owned cigarette manufacturer is up for sale, reports Russian state news agency RIA Novosti.
World Health Organisation Director-General Margaret Chan urged the international community to stand fast against what she said was harassment by tobacco...
More than 1,200 retailers have been put on notice by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that tobacco sales to minors may result in civil fines.
Japan Tobacco domestic sales volume through seven months of the fiscal year fell 33 per cent, although a sharp increase in October indicates the shock effect...
Universal Leaf sales declined 3.5 per cent in the Richmond-based company’s second quarter, in part due to a reduction in leaf prices caused by oversupply and...
A federal court in Washington D.C. has blocked Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to require cigarette companies label their product with explicit...
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states will require graphic warnings on cigarette packs in five months, The Peninsula reported today.
A European Commission decision to require lower ignition propensity (LIP) cigarette paper in the European Union will take effect from 17 November.
The president of the federation of tobacco retailers (CEDT) said display bans, plain packaging, oversized health warnings and bans on ingredients would result...
Japan Tobacco will close its joint venture in India at the end of this year, due to the stringent rules regarding foreign direct investments (FDI) in tobacco...
British American Tobacco is threatening to sue the Namibian government over plans to increase the size of health warnings on cigarette packs and include...