Archive - December 2015
A Senate panel did not include language attached to a spending bill that would have changed the “grandfather date” in proposed e-cigarette regulations that...
A Singapore arbitration court ruled it had no jurisdiction in a complaint brought against the Australian plain packaging law by Philip Morris Asia, the tobacco...
The Senate voted final approval of a uniform packaging law for tobacco products that will strip branding from cigarette packs from May, 2016, Agence...
Hauni Executive Board member Jürgen Spykman will succeed Christopher Somm next year as chief executive officer of Hauni Maschinenbau, the company said.
Packaging machinery maker Bobst has set up a sales and services unit in Turkey to expand its presence in a fast-growing market, the company said.
The Cabinet has proposed a one-year transition period before mandatory graphic warnings on tobacco packaging and a ban on characterising flavours take effect...
Imperial Tobacco plans to change its name to Imperial Brands to better reflect its changing business, the company said.
Blu UK, the e-cigarette unit owned by Imperial Tobacco, is offering gantry shutters featuring its product range to retailers who must conceal cigarettes and...
E-cigarettes and liquids were among alternative tobacco products banned from 15 Dec in phase one of a two-part programme that will add snuff and gutkha to the...
Richard Thornburgh resigned from the Board of Directors at Reynolds American (RAI) effective 7 Dec, the company said.
Tobacco companies told a court judge the government’s plan to impose standardised packaging for their products strips them of intellectual property rights...
The Ministry of Health plans to outlaw displays of tobacco products in retail outlets from 2017, according to Channel NewsAsia.
The Tamil Nadu state Directorate of Drugs Control informed the Madras High Court that makers electronic cigarettes must apply for certification under the Drug...
Six days of court testimony begins 10 Dec on the challenge by world’s four largest tobacco companies of government plans to mandate plain packaging for...
Cigarette production at Eastern Company increased 8.5 per cent in fiscal 2015, despite tax increases in February that boosted the pack price by one quarter...
Fontem Ventures entered into an e-cigarette license agreement with Japan Tobacco International (JTI), the third settlement in eight patent infringement suits...
The Commerce Ministry has requested help from the Indian foreign service to locate new tobacco export markets, according to a news agency report.
British American Tobacco (BAT) paid bribes to African officials, including Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) members, to undermine anti-smoking...
RJ Reynolds Tobacco signed an agreement to share vapour technology and develop new products with British American Tobacco (BAT) subsidiary Nicoventures, the...