Imperial Brands has announced a new EUR 3.5 billion (USD 3.8 billion) multi-currency revolving credit facility (RCF).
Archive - March 2020
The Tokyo ban on smoking in bars and restaurants will still go ahead from April 1, despite the Tokyo Olympics being postponed until 2021, reported Channel News...
RELX Technology has been awarded the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2020 for its latest e-cigarette, RELX Infinity, the company reported.
Despite the government lockdown due to the coronavirus, the Imperial Tobacco factory in Petone is still operating, reports Newshub.
Malawi’s Tobacco Commission has announced that the opening of the tobacco marketing season will be delayed by at least one month due to the coronavirus...
Marlboro cigarette maker Altria Group Inc Chief Executive Officer Howard Willard has contracted coronavirus, reports Reuters.
Philip Morris International will pause operations at Philip Morris Manufacturing and Technology Bologna, according to a company press release.
The Tobacco Board in Karnataka, India, has suspended the auction of tobacco in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, reported The Hindu.
Medicago, a Canadian biopharmaceutical company partially owned by Philip Morris International, has made significant progress on a COVID-19 vaccine, according...
Altria will donate USD 1 million to help immediate local coronavirus relief efforts in Richmond, Virginia, according to a company press release.
Altria has suspended operations at its Richmond Manufacturing Centre for the next two weeks, according to a company press release.
British American Tobacco has announced that, so far, it has seen no material impact as a result from the outbreak of the virus, according to a company press...
Authorities in Zimbabwe have limited gatherings of people to slow the spread of COVID-19, threatening the tobacco selling season, reported The Zimbabwe Mail.
Due to the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has stopped its work on compliance checks and inspections of vape...
On 1 April 2020, cigarette prices in Austria should have been increased by EUR 0.20. Due to the coronavirus, the tobacco tax increase was cancelled, heute.at...
Convenience shops in the US are seeing an increase in tobacco sales, reported CSP Daily News.
The FDA has issued a final rule stating that all tobacco companies will have to use graphic health warnings on cigarette packages and ads starting next year...
In Italy, France, Spain and Switzerland tobacco kiosks remain open along with other essential shops such as grocery stores and pharmacies, while the rest is...
The new tobacco tax model will come into force in Austria on 1 April this year. The industry is reacting by adjusting its prices, reports Trafikantenzeitung.
In 2019, Germany lost more than EUR 100 million in tax revenue from smuggled cigarettes, Oldenburger Onlinezeitung reported.