Stockpiling in Europe boosted what Amcor called a “particularly strong” half-year performance for its tobacco business, but the packager said volume should...
Archive - February 2016
Logista, the distribution company owned by Imperial Brands, has renewed its Spanish distribution contracts with Japan Tobacco International (JTI) and British...
Japan Tobacco (JT) acquired cigarette distributor Fluxo Brasil Distribuidora do Produtos for an undisclosed amount to expand its presence in Brazil, Nikkei...
RJ Reynolds Tobacco’s (RJRT) market share was flat last year, with gains by recently acquired Newport neutralized by performance of the cigarette...
Imperial Brands organic tobacco volume fell 9.1 per cent in the three months to 31 Dec as continued market disruption in Iraq and Syria reduced shipments, the...
The Federal High Court of Justice (BGH) ruled sales of e-liquids containing nicotine violate current law governing allowable ingredients in tobacco products...
The company formerly known as Imperial Tobacco Group unveiled its new look on a website following shareholder approval last week of a name change to Imperial...
Growers have begun harvesting a smaller than expected tobacco crop due to drought, but high in quality, The Herald said in a story citing farm officials.
Imperial Tobacco named Steven Stanbrook, who has worked for several US consumer goods companies, to the Board of Directors. He will replace Ken Burnett, who...
Universal Corp lowered forecasts for the current crop year, saying adverse weather should lower flue-cured output by 11 per cent this year (excluding China)...
Philip Morris International operating companies income fell 23.6 per cent in the fourth quarter, driven down by adverse currency movements and reorganization...
Agriculture Minister Allan Chiyembekeza distanced his country from World Health Organisation efforts to get farmers to switch from growing tobacco to other...
Japan Tobacco International (JTI) cigarette shipments in the fourth quarter fell 3 per cent due to trade inventory reduction in Russia and Mideast turmoil, the...
Though cigarette use is down, quicker action is needed to counter a “startingly high” rate of use by youth of vaping devices and other tobacco products...
The Finance Ministry plans discussions on increasing the size of health warnings on tobacco packaging, a measure that could be implemented later this year, the...
Philip Morris International (PMI) sold its Moorabbin manufacturing site and will relocate several hundred administrative staff to a building in downtown...
The World Health Organisation called for age ratings for movies in which actors smoke, saying 36 per cent of Hollywood films rated for young people in 2014...