Cigarette shipping volume at Philip Morris International (PMI) dipped in the second-quarter without the increased imports to Japan following last year’s...
Archive - August 2012
Associate Minister of Health Tariana Turia said the decision by Australia’s High Court upholding the constitutionality of cigarette plain packaging provides...
The High Court upheld the constitutionality of Australia’s cigarette plain-packaging legislation, clearing the way for implementation on 1 Dec.
A new survey on tobacco use by young people shows the rate of decline continues to slow, a sign that more prevention efforts are needed, said the Centers for...
Department of Health officials conducting the consultation on merits of cigarette plain-packaging are ignoring research showing the decision to stop smoking is...
Declining tobacco crop sizes are stabilizing markets hit in past years by oversupply, according to Universal Corp. President George Freeman.
Japan Tobacco (JT) will rebrand its popular Mild Seven products as Mevius and sheath them in uniform packaging in an attempt to become the world’s number one...
Only one in three smokers say pack warning messages caused them to reduce their intake, the National Post said in a story citing a survey commissioned by...
Tobacco revenues were steady at nearly USD 344 million (EUR 276.6 million), but currency fluctuations cut into profit in the three months ended 30 June...
Oklahoma state agencies and property will be tobacco free from today under an executive order that bans use of all tobacco products but does not impose...
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said tough new tobacco regulations including graphic warnings covering 40 per cent of cigarette packs are in store beginning...
Sales volume at the end of the auction season of 140 million kilogrammes reaped USD 514.3 million (EUR 418.3 million), according to the Zimbabwe Herald.
Publicly listed tobacco companies are struggling to book profits in the face of higher costs, including clove used in kretek cigarettes, the Jakarta Post...
A US District Court judge denied a motion filed by the Food and Drug Administration to dismiss a tobacco industry complaint that the panel advising the FDA on...
Vector Group, which controls the fifth largest US cigarette maker Ligget, said unit sales in the business quarter ended 30 June fell 8.4 per cent.