PrJSC Philip Morris Ukraine will start producing cigarettes at PrJSC Imperial Tobacco Production Ukraine’s factory in Kyiv in August, reports Interfax-Ukraine.

Philip Morris had been forced to halt its productions at its own factory in the Khrakiv region and has now reached an agreement with Imperial Tobacco to utilise its factory in Kyiv to ensure the needs of consumers of Philip Morris products could be met.
Philip Morris International (PMI) has been producing in Ukraine for over 20 years and employed around 1,300 people at its factory in the Kharkiv region which dealt as an export hub for more than 20 countries before the Russian armed invasion, reports Interfax-Ukraine.
“Since the beginning of the war, we have been looking for alternative ways to ensure the supply of products. We are very pleased that we have found a mutually beneficial solution with Imperial Tobacco, which will produce products in accordance with PMI’s high-quality standards. For Philip Morris, this is a temporary measure. We hope that we will be able to resume production at our Kharkiv factory as soon as it becomes safe for workers,” Philip Morris CEO Maksym Barabash said.
According to Interfax-Ukraine, Barabash said that the move will save jobs, improve the product supply to the Ukrainian market and guarantee the payment of taxes to the state budget.
“The Imperial Tobacco factory in Kyiv has a significant production potential and a strong professional team to ensure the production of additional volumes of products with high quality and in the right time. Since the beginning of the war, our company cannot carry out export deliveries, therefore, the agreement with Philip Morris will allow us to load our capacity,” Halyna Vorobyova, the head of the board of Imperial Tobacco, said.