British American Tobacco (BAT) Germany has placed a major order with Belgian automation company Egemin for its production plant in Bayreuth, the biggest...
Archive - February 2012
British American Tobacco (BAT) supports a government-endorsed bill to reform the country’s excise tax policy, as it would level the playing field for...
The Health Ministry intends to ban gutkha, pan masala and other edible forms of tobacco, citing a Supreme Court ruling that that these products are food...
More than 50 U.S. senators and representatives from leading tobacco-growing states warned U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk of the dangerous consequences for...
From March next year, words like "light', "low-tar" and "mild" will be banned from the packaging of tobacco products, while a new...
Starting 3 March, all tobacco advertising and promotion will be illegal, including billboards, magazine advertisements and tobacco company sponsorship of...
In a letter dated 16 February 2012 the Southeast Asia Tobacco Control Alliance (SEATCA) urged American President Obama to keep tobacco out of the developing...
Philip Morris USA won reversal of a USD 2 million (EUR 1.5 million) Florida jury award in a wrongful-death case filed by the widower of a smoker who died of...
Volume of the four major cigarette brands at British American Tobacco (BAT) rose 9 per cent in 2011, but overall production at 705 billion sticks dipped 0.4...
M-real Corporation's Board of Directors is proposing to the AGM, scheduled for 28 March 2012, a change of the company's business name to Metsä Board...
The latest figures by the German cigarette association show that 22.1 per cent of cigarettes consumed in Germany in 2011 have not been taxed domestically.
According to the "Mortality attributable to tobacco report" released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday, over five million people die...
Eastern Fodya Association of Zambia (EFAZ) expects to purchase less tobacco this year compared to last year due to poor prices and market arrangements last...
A Florida man lost his teeth and part of this tongue when an electronic cigarette exploded in his mouth, according to a report by a Pensacola television...
The Gulf state of Kuwait on Monday banned smoking in most public places, including cafes, restaurants, hotels and malls.
Both government and opposition are considering proposals to abandon the duty-free allowance for cigarettes and tobacco for international travellers arriving in...
A Florida court of appeals reversed a USD 40.8 million (EUR 31 million) punitive damage award against RJ Reynolds Tobacco, saying it was excessive, the...
Zimbabwe's tobacco selling season opens tomorrow with at least 150 million kg expected to be sold this year up from 132.5 million kg sold last year...
The share of teenage smokers in Germany has halved during the past decade, according to a government study which was released last Friday.
The Gillard government has defended the constitutional legitimacy of its plain packaging (PP) laws, arguing that restricting how tobacco companies use...