British American Tobacco (BAT) reported a 0.7 per cent rise in underlying first-quarter volumes, driven by growth in its major brands.
Archive - April 2012
Cigarette maker Lorillard said Wednesday its net income fell 10 per cent in the first quarter 2012 as higher prices could not offset a decline in the number of...
US trade bodies in a joint letter objected to reported plans by the Commerce Ministry to completely close down the tobacco sector to foreign direct investment...
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco cigarette shipments declined 5.8 per cent in the first quarter in comparison to what the company said was an overall 4 per cent dip in...
Philip Morris International (PMI) shipping volume rose 5.4 per cent to 219 billion sticks in the first quarter.
The cabinet has agreed in principle to introduce plain packaging for all tobacco products in New Zealand, reports Herald Sun.
US-based adhesives provider H.B. Fuller in March completed the acquisition of the global industrial adhesives business from Forbo Group.
Australia's highest court Tuesday began hearing a challenge from tobacco companies to the new plain-packaging laws due to come into effect later this year.
Smokers' rights group Forest says the consultation on plain packaging "threatens to be a farce".
Japan Tobacco (JT) last Friday announed a stock split as well as the delisting of its shares from three out of five stock exchanges.
The UK government on Monday launched a three-month consultation in which it will ask the public on their opininions on plain packaging for cigarettes.
In a landmark seven-year contract worth more than EUR 160 million British American Tobacco (BAT) last week assigned T-systems, the IT subsidiary of Deutsche...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released new preliminary guidelines that require tobacco companies to specify the quantities of dangerous chemicals...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday asked an appeals court to undo a lower court ruling that said graphic health labels were unconstitutional...
Amcor has acquired Aluprint tobacco packaging for USD 40 million (EUR 30.5 million) to give it a local presence in Mexico, the Australian-based company...
A Florida state appeals court vacated a USD 79.2 million (EUR 60.5 million) judgement against RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co. on grounds the award was excessive, the...
Honduras has complained to the World Trade Organisation about Australian plans to mandate plain packaging for cigarettes.
Negotiators from 135 nations sealed Wednesday a global deal to stem the illegal tobacco trade, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.
Tobacco farmers from China, India, Pakistan, Vietnam, Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia will gather on March 28-30 in Kuala Lumpur...
New legislation, aimed at reducing the temptation to smoke for children and young people, will require all large shops and supermarkets in England to stop...