Interior Minister Prince Ahmad bin Abdulaziz issued a reminder to local government to enforce the smoking ban in government buildings and public places.
Archive - July 2012
Japan Tobacco International said shipping volume stripped of acquisitions increased 1.5 per cent in the three months to 30 June, driven by sales in eastern...
Domestic cigarette production in China rose 2.8 per cent from January through May to 1.1 trillion cigarettes, according to TobaccoChina Online.
Price increases helped raise Lorillard sales 2.3 per cent to USD 1.7 billion (EUR 1.4 billion) in the second quarter as domestic shipping volume dipped, the...
RJ Reynolds (RJR) Tobacco improved profitability in the second quarter as higher prices and productivity gains outweighed a slump in production, parent company...
Philip Morris USA cigarette market share in the three months ended 30 June gained 0.8 percentage points to 50.1 per cent, parent company Altria announced.
British American Tobacco (BAT) cigarette volume fell by 2 billion sticks to 178 billion in the three months ending 30 June, led by the decline in western...
Imperial Tobacco’s major-brand production increased 6 per cent in the nine months ending 30 June, contributing to a 3 per cent rise in revenue, the company...
Republic Tobacco, a US maker of RYO tobacco and paper, is seeking a buyer and may be worth more than USD 2 billion (EUR 1.65 billion), according to a Reuters...
A display ban for tobacco products and advertising in retail shops took effect 23 July, a measure that also forbids informational signs with retail or trading...
Rajasthan’s council of ministers today approved a ban on the production, storage, distribution and sale of gutkha to protect public health, the Times of...
Efficiency in an activated carbon filter largely is determined by the weight of carbon rather than placement, according to a study by Filtrona Scientific...
Blu eCigs, the electronic cigarette company acquired by Lorillard Tobacco, said it will begin double-checking ages given by online customers using technology...
A New York appeals court has blocked New York City from requiring graphic warnings on cigarette displays in retail outlets, saying regulatory power lies solely...
Sales of 131 million kilograms of flue-cured tobacco through the 97th day of the market season brought an average price of USD 3.70 (EUR 3) per kg, the...
Japan Tobacco International (JTI) launched a GBP 2 million (EUR 2.5 million) campaign against plain-packaging for cigarettes, the company said in a statement.
President Barack Obama on 6 July is expected to sign into law a bill that reclassifies stores with roll-your-own machines as manufacturers and substantially...
More than 112 million kilogrammes of tobacco had been sold on auction floors in the state of Andhra Pradesh compared to 78 million kg for the comparable time...
Consumers who buy tobacco and blank cigarette tubes at stores before rolling their cigarettes on an RYO machine before leaving the outlet soon may have to look...
Tobacco production this year at an estimated 165 million kilogrammes may fall short of earlier projections, the Daily Times reported.