Tobacco farmers in India have asked the government to increase the size of crop areas and promote the export of tobacco in order to curb smuggling, reports...
Archive - October 2020
Swedish Match has published its third quarter results revealing that its sales and operating profit have increased, as reported in the company’s press...
The South Africa Tobacco Transformation Alliance says the government needs to do more to fight the illegal cigarette market, reports news site Business Tech.
The Leaf Tobacco Deliberative Council has released its report to the consultation for domestic tobacco cultivation area and purchase prices for 2021, according...
PMI has announced that Medicago will supply up to 76 million doses of its plant-derived COVID-19 vaccine candidate, according to a company press release.
Several racketeering claims brought against Juul Labs Inc.by consumers and local governments have been ruled out for the moment, reports Bloomberg.
The Welsh government has voted to ban smoking in more public places such as playgrounds from March 2021, reports the BBC.
22nd Century Group has announced it was granted a new US patent related to the reduction of nicotine in the tobacco plant, according to a company press release.
Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) has released its third quarter results for 2020 with reported net revenues of USD 7.4 billion – stronger than...
Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) has completed its annual pre-purchase radioactive material testing of Japan’s domestic tobacco leaf, according to a company press...
In order to get ready for the looming exit from the EU, HMRC will start testing a new UK-only track and trace system for cigarettes later this month, reports...
The number of cigarette manufacturers in Iran has more than tripled over the last five years, resulting in a turnover of USD 1 billion last year, reports the...
Jennifer Motles has been appointed as PMI’s new Chief Sustainability Officer from 1 November and will report to the company’s CFO Emmanuel Babeau...
Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has announced another increase in the price of a packet of cigarettes, reports the Irish Examiner.
Imperial Tobacco has sold its manufacturing location in Trossingen, Germany to F + C Papiervertriebsgesellschaft mbH, according to a company press release.
From 20 October, the price of cigarettes will be increased by 20 per cent as the government has increased customs and duties on cigarettes to encourage...
Bulgaria harvested some 7,500 tonnes of tobacco leaves this year, a decrease of 15-20 per cent compared to 2019, SeeNews reported.
Prime Holding has announced that it has successfully managed Al Saidy Tobacco's acquisition of International Tobacco, an Americana Egypt subsidiary and...
British American Tobacco (BAT) could move cigarette production from its base in Pécs (170 km southwest of Budapest) to other factories within the group...
Pakistan’s exports of tobacco have increased by 17.5 per cent during the first two months of the ongoing financial year 2020-21 as compared to the same...