To increase demand in Africa for its alternative heated tobacco product IQOS, the South African unit of cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris International Inc...
Archive - July 2019
Imperial Brands will invest CAD 123 million (USD 93.6 million) in Auxly Cannabis Group Inc., a listed Canadian cannabis company, according to a company press...
Facebook will unveil a new policy to restrict sales and limit content related to alcohol and tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, CNN reported.
Smoking giant China plans to regulate e-cigarettes through legislation in a bid to address critical concerns over the product's harmful effects, Xinhuanet...
The company reported that its net revenue of USD 7.7 billion decreased 0.3 per cent in comparison to its second quarter results of 2018. PMI said that its...
British American Tobacco (BAT) Korea has named Kim Eui-soung as its new CEO, replacing Matthieu Juery, The Korea Times reported.
Marlboro producer Philip Morris International (PMI) has officially launched its IQOS 3 and IQOS 3 Multi heated-tobacco products in the UAE, Esquire Middle East...
The law requires tobacco companies to change the description and layout of the compulsory caution statements on all packages of tobacco products in Japan, the...
Altria, the parent company of the US maker of Marlboro cigarettes, calls for 21 to be the nationwide standard to smoke and buy tobacco products, Altria said in...
Representatives from Central Asia recently participated in WHO's Tobacco Control Leadership Programme in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan, and agreed to strengthen...
One of San Francisco’s leading economist, Ted Egan, contends that the Californian city’s ban on e-cigarette sales will increase cigarette smoking as vapers...
Newly elected Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis plans to keep his pre-election promise to enforce his country's anti-smoking laws, which originally...
Kevin Burns, the CEO of Juul Labs, the manufacturer of the popular e-cigarette Juul, has made a public apology to parents amid concerns about widespread vaping...
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Acting Commissioner Ned Sharpless has released a statement on how he plans to regulate e-cigarettes.
Tobacco deliveries in Zimbabwe have exceeded the national projected production target of 185.7 million kilogrammes, with farmers having delivered 211 million...
In 2018, South Korea was the world's second largest market for heated tobacco, and the growth rate will continue to rise, The Korea Times reported.
Imperial Brands has announced that it will drop its 10 per cent dividend growth target from next year to focus on developing its e-cigarette portfolio and says...
R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company (RJRVC), an operating company of Reynolds American Inc., which is a member of the British American Tobacco Group, has announced...
A man from Cleveland, USA, who suffered severe burns after the battery of his vapour device exploded in his pocket, has filed a lawsuit against the company...
Smoking will no longer be permitted in Austrian restaurants from November 2019 onwards, Focus Online reported.