Archive - July 2014

UNITED STATES
Blu eCig stumbles as competitors ramp up

Sales of blu eCigs, the US market leader in store sales, fell by more than one third in the second quarter as the introduction of competing products by...

TURKEY
Black plain-pack by autumn?

A package of tough anti-smoking measures that would require cigarettes be sold in plain black packs could be ready by autumn, the Hurriyet Daily News said in a...

UNITED KINGDOM
BAT increases market share

British American Tobacco (BAT), spearheaded by gains from global drive brands, increased its key-market shares during the first half of 2014, the company said.

JAPAN
Russia punches hole in JTI volume

Japan Tobacco International (JTI) combined cigarette and fine-cut shipment volume fell 5.8 per cent in the three months to 30 June as a sharp decline in Russia...

UNITED STATES
RJRT profit rises 5.4 per cent

RJ Reynolds Tobacco (RJRT) operating profit rose 5.4 per cent in the second quarter as higher prices for its products and lower payments into the Master...

TANZANIA
China orders 10,000 tonnes of tobacco

Yunnan Tobacco International will purchase 10,000 tonnes of tobacco this season following a bilateral trade agreement with China signed in 2013, according to...

CHINA
Six-month cigarette volume 1.3 trillion

Cigarette volume increased 0.2 percentage points to 1.3 trillion sticks through the first half of this year, enough to supply every Chinese citizen with 1,000...

UNITED STATES
Investor sues to block Lorillard sale

A Lorillard investor filed suit to block the proposed takeover of the US cigarette maker by Reynolds American, a deal that also involves international players...

UNITED STATES
PM USA 2nd quarter volume falls

Without adjustment for shifts in trade inventory, the decline was 5 per cent to 32.1 billion sticks. Marlboro volume fell 4.9 per cent to 27.7 billion sticks...

UNITED STATES
RJRT hit with USD 23 billion jury ruling

A jury in Escambia County, Florida, held RJ Reynolds Tobacco (RJRT) liable for USD 23.6 billion (EUR 17.4 billion) in punitive damages to the widow of a...

TURKEY
Smoking ban to include outdoors

Selected outdoor venues will be added to the smoking ban in public places and smoke-free buffer zones created around shopping malls and theatres to reduce...

UNITED STATES
WT North America premiere in 2015

World Tobacco trade exhibitions will launch WT North America next May in Richmond, Virginia, said organiser Quartz Business Media.

SWEDEN
Swedish Match ships more snus

Swedish Match snus shipments in Scandinavia rose an adjusted 2 per cent in the second quarter but US moist-snuff volume fell on less demand for traditional...

UNITED STATES
PMI volume hit by Asian woes

Philip Morris International (PMI) global cigarette volume fell 2.7 per cent in the second quarter to 222.8 billion sticks, driven by steep drops in major Asian...

POLAND
Polish government contests EU menthol ban

Poland has submitted a complaint to the European Court of Justice denouncing the EU’s tobacco product directive (TPD), the Polish Government Information...

AUSTRIA
CTI Invest acquires Torcapack

CTI Invest acquired Torcapack in a deal that will shift administration of the Spanish shoulder-box manufacturer to CTI's Omnipack unit, the company said.

UNITED STATES
RAI to acquire Lorillard in US industry reshape

Reynolds American Inc (RAI) said it plans to acquire Lorillard with a cash-and-stock package valued at USD 27.4 billion (EUR 20.2 billion), an offer that would...

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