US Tobacco Cooperative will open a marketing centre near the North Carolina border in La Crosse, Virginia, to better serve growers in both states, USTC said.
Archive - January 2016
Philip Morris USA said a slowing industry rate of decline and gains in market share boosted its cigarette shipments last year by 0.5 per cent to 126 billion...
The owners of Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) hope to raise at least DKK 3.31 billion (EUR 444 million) in an initial public offering and list the cigar maker...
Walgreens, the largest US drug store chain, told shareholders it has no plans to emulate CVS Health by pulling tobacco products from its shelves, the Chicago...
Zippo Manufacturing, maker of the iconic cigarette lighter, said Richard Finlow has been promoted to vice president for global sales.
An appeals court vacated a ruling handed down last April that testimony in the Engle v Liggett class action could not be used in federal cases, Reuters...
A 10-year-old suit to force Philip Morris USA to pay for lung cancer screenings went before a federal court jury this week in Boston, the Associated Press...
Japan Tobacco (JT) will launch an upgraded version of its Ploom heat-not-burn device for use with capsules packed with three variants of its Mevius premium...
Japan Tobacco (JT) asked the Finance Ministry for permission to increase the domestic price of its Mevius premium brand and a half-dozen discount brands in...
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie decided not to sign legislation that would have made the state the second one to raise the minimum purchase age for tobacco...
The Food and Drug Administration Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) is asking for unpublished data on what prompts people to begin and continue using tobacco...
Philip Morris Thailand (PMTL) and 11 company executives face tax evasion charges before the Criminal Court in a lawsuit that could result in jail terms and a...
John Daly, one of five British American Tobacco (BAT) appointees to the board of directors at Reynolds American, resigned as of 4 Feb, RAI said. BAT nominated...
About 89,500 hectares have been planted with flue-cured tobacco for the 2015-16 growing season, roughly 4,000 hectares less than the year before, The Herald...
Delfortgroup plans to buy packaging printer Mundet to enhance the presence of the Austria-based specialty paper maker in the United States, the company said.
District Court Judge Amit Mehta rejected a request from three tobacco companies to remove himself from the lawsuit challenging more restrictive packaging...
The New Jersey state legislature voted to raise the minimum age to 21 for the purchase of tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, the Bergen Dispatch...
Scandinavia Tobacco Group announced three appointments to its Board of Directors in connection with plans by its two owners to sell up to 40 per cent of the...
Swedish Match and Skandinavisk Holding, joint owners of Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG) said they plan an initial public offering to sell up to 40 per cent of...
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) proposed charging e-cigarette makers and importers an initial GBP 220 (EUR 293) per product for...