Japan Tobacco (JT) is in talks to acquire Mighty Corp for PHP 45 billion (EUR 775 million) in a deal which would allow the Philippine cigarette maker and...
Archive - July 2017
Customs officers from the Spanish Tax Agency made a record seizure of contraband tobacco products in the Bay of Cadiz that, according to the revenue...
California state tobacco tax revenue fell 64 per cent in May, much more than expected, after the steep tax increase approved by state voters under Proposition...
Philip Morris International (PMI) has been ordered to pay government legal costs resulting from the cigarette maker’s unsuccessful bid to overturn the...
France plans to raise the price of a pack of cigarettes by EUR 3 (USD 3.42) to EUR 10 in three years, Reuters said in a report citing Health Minister Agnes...
Oregon was on path to become the third US state to raise the legal for purchasing tobacco products to 21 following lower house approval, KGW television...
The legal age to purchase cigarettes has been raised to 20 to stop youth from picking up the habit and counter tobacco company strategies that appeal to young...
Law enforcement officials in several states have warned consumers against subscribing to a newsletter that promises to reveal how individuals can obtain money...
ABN Amro, the Netherlands’ third largest bank with six million customers worldwide, will no longer extend credit to tobacco industry clients, Agence...
Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike said she would push for a ban on indoor smoking in public places in the city after a national measure died in parliament this...
Fewer illicit cigarettes were sold in Europe last year as incomes rose and unemployment fell, according to the latest Project Sun report by KPMG that estimates...
Nerudia has opened a US office to better advise vaping companies facing government regulation and expand the market for its e-liquids and base solutions, the...
The Czech Republic marked World No Tobacco Day on 31 May by implementing a ban on smoking in public places including bars, restaurants and sports stadiums, the...
Star Tobacco International said Can (John) Ozkayki, who joined the company in 2013, has been promoted to general manager for the European tactical region.
British American Tobacco (BAT) has increased combustible cigarette capacity at its Sacheon Factory by 40 billion sticks and will begin making heat sticks for...
Clifford Fleet has been replaced as CEO at Philip Morris USA by K.C. Crosthwaite, who was PM USA’s vice president for strategy and business development, the...
22nd Century Group, in conjunction with North Carolina State University, has developed very low nicotine (VLN) tobacco varieties without resorting to genetic...
The Kashthkar Coordination Council accused government commerce officials, the Pakistan Tobacco Board, buyers and selected farmers of price fixing to the...
Authorities expect delivery of around 19,000 tons of tobacco this year in what is being called the best harvest in a decade after a growing season marked by...