A state appeals court said R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. is responsible for paying more than USD 100 million in a dispute rooted in a landmark legal settlement...
Archive - July 2020
Japan Tobacco International (JTI) has launched a new postcode calculator to help retailers find out how their local area is affected by illicit tobacco...
Despite a supposed ban on tobacco advertising in Formula One, tobacco giants have spent an increasing amount on advertising and sponsorships over the past...
Juul Labs Inc. has appointed CEO K.C. Crosthwaite chairman and hired Teresa Sebastian as the company’s first Black member of the board, reports Bloomberg...
Altria Group, Inc. announced its 2020 second-quarter and first-half business results and its plans to expand the availability of its iQOS heated-tobacco...
The tobacco auction system in Zimbabwe is facing collapse, after the tobacco auction floors only constituted 5 per cent of the total delivered crop, reported...
Imperial Tobacco has paid a USD 16.5 million fine, which was imposed by the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMC), reported Interfax Ukraine.
South Korean tobacco company KT&G announced that it seeks to become the fourth-largest tobacco company in the world by 2025, by expanding its sales network in...
The Indian Government has notified for new enhanced pictorial health warnings to be printed on all tobacco products, reported The Economic Times.
Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) has released its second quarter results for 2020 with reported net revenues of USD 6.65 billion – higher than...
The Portuguese government will raise the tax on tobacco next year and will change the background colour of the stamp to violet, Observador reported.
The Chinese Association of Tobacco Control called for a legislation to ban tobacco sales within 100 metres of school compounds, CGTN reported.
Japan Tobacco International (JTI) said it posted a RON 543 million (USD 128 million) net profit in 2019, up 13.5 per cent, reports SeeNews
More than 131 tonnes of illegal tobacco, worth AUD 171 million (USD 119.7 million) in taxes, has been seized and destroyed by the Australian Taxation Office...
A Middle Eastern subsidiary of UK cigarette filter maker Essentra has agreed to pay a fine of more than half a million pounds to US authorities to settle...
Despite pressure from the House of Lords and local councils, the UK government will not ban smoking outside bars and restaurants, reported the Independent.
The initiative “Our World Is Not an Ashtray” aims to raise awareness and drive a long-term change with regard to cigarette butt littering, according to a...
Medicago’s vaccine research is based on a plant that is a close relative of tobacco and has already reached phase 1 of the clinical trials, reports Bloomberg.
South Africa’s Fair Trade Independent Tobacco Association (FITA) has been granted the opportunity to appeal the high court’s decision to uphold the tobacco...
Zimbabwean tobacco growers have earned USD 319 million from the sale of 133 million kilogrammes of flue-cured tobacco since the marketing season started at the...