Massachusetts Flavor Ban Drives Users Elsewhere
August 5, 2020
Massachusetts’ ban on the sale of flavored tobacco products has shifted rather than reduced tobacco consumption, according to the Tax Foundation.
More news this week
Zimbabwe: Output Expected to Stay Firm
August 4, 2020
But industry representatives worry about the climate and the cost of inputs.
Malaysians Want Action on Black Market
August 4, 2020
Respondents to survey blame corruption, high excise duties and insufficient resources for enforcement agencies.
Former PMI Strategist to Lead Taat
August 4, 2020
Setti Coscarella will help guide the launch of the company’s Beyond Tobacco cigarettes in the fourth quarter of 2020.
BAT Vaccine May Start Clinical Trials Soon
August 4, 2020
The cigarette manufacturer expects to hear from the FDA ‘any day now.’
Campaigning Against Underage Access
August 4, 2020
The UKVIA has published a guide to ensure consistency and high-level standards across the industry when it comes to age verification.
India Delays New Health Warnings
August 4, 2020
Critics say the postponement contradicts the government’s advisory to hold back tobacco use during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Cigarette Sales Up in South Korea
August 4, 2020
Consumers buy more traditional cigarettes and fewer next-generation products, such as tobacco-heating devices and e-cigarettes.
JT Requests Permission to Raise Prices
August 3, 2020
Japan’s excise tax is set to increase on Oct. 1.
U.S. Clears Limbe Leaf Imports From Malawi
August 3, 2020
Limbe Leaf has demonstrated to the satisfaction of U.S. authorities that its tobacco is not produced with the help of forced labor.
InterTabac Adapts to Pandemic
August 3, 2020
The event will combine elements of a traditional trade fair and a virtual platform.
BAT Uganda ‘Resilient’ in Difficult Environment
July 31, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has left consumers more cash strapped than ever, says local MD.
BAT: Higher Profits on Lower Volumes
July 31, 2020
The impact of decreased volumes was offset by a greater proportion of higher priced cigarette sales.
Bhutan Targets Tobacco Smuggling
July 31, 2020
With domestic cigarette sales banned, the country arrests more than 30 people per day for cigarette smuggling.
Combustibles Outperform E-Cigarettes
July 31, 2020
The drop in e-cigarette sales follows more regulation on the products from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
In Print this month
For the Long Haul
Despite declining sales and considerable regulatory pressure, smokers are likely to still enjoy cigars 100 years from now.
Measuring Up
How instrumentation suppliers and laboratory service providers are supporting customers with their PMTA submissions
When Crime Pays
Cigarette smuggling thrives in southern Africa.
The Safety Net
Fine-cut tobacco will offer hard-up smokers a legal alternative—if tax officials can keep their ambitions in check.
Counting Down
The nicotine industry prepares for a shakeout in the wake of the premarket tobacco product application deadline.
The Forest for the Trees
Management Science Associates helps customers put their data to work.
Sourcing Success
Based in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belaprom obtains its materials from the EU to deliver high-quality cigarette tubes at an affordable price.
The Endgame Revisited
It is time to confront the fundamental confusion about the public health aims for tobacco and nicotine policy.
Rethinking Business
The impact of Covid-19 on the leaf tobacco business may endure after the pandemic .
Tobacco Reporter’s August 2020 issue highlights the industry’s last-minute scramble to submit pre-market tobacco product applications to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ahead of the Sept. 9 deadline.
What will the tobacco landscape look like after the due date? We examine the issue from a product viewpoint and a testing perspective.
The August issue further features the remarkably resilient cigar business, along with the roll-your-own and make-your-own segments, which serve as an important safety nets in times of economic headship.
Also in this issue: A profile of one of the industry’s leading date providers, Management Science Associates.
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Cerulean Shares Insights
July 31, 2020
Appropriate automation significantly reduces the variability inherent in some processes and can increase laboratory efficiency, according to the instrumentation maker.
KT&G Launches Africa Ice Kula
July 20, 2020
The Africa Ice Kula is the first of the Africa brands to apply KT&G’s “smell care” technology—an innovation that reduces the smell of cigarettes in the mouth after smoking.
RJRVC Updates Vuse Website
July 15, 2020
The updated site is designed to enable adult nicotine consumers aged 21 and up to “explore creative passions with engaging content.”
Republic Tobacco Launches Bamboo Rolling Papers
July 14, 2020
No fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides are used in the growing process, and the bamboo is responsibly harvested, leaving the roots in the ground to regrow.
Altadis USA Releases Henry Clay Limited Edition
June 25, 2020
Cigar offers “a complex, medium-bodied, Nicaraguan a unique Nicaraguan experience.”
RELX Presents Infinity
June 25, 2020
Product reflects ‘relentless technological innovation,’ says manufacturer.
KT&G Launches Miix Combo
June 18, 2020
New stick allows consumers to experience two flavors at once by changing the taste from traditional tobacco to “a different coolness.”
Respira to Submit Nebulizer for FDA Approval
June 17, 2020
The company says it aims to disrupt a $618 billion market dominated by decades-old gums and patches as well as electronic nicotine-delivery devices.
Also in TR
Setting Priorities
The WHO needs to target more of its resources at communicable diseases.
No Baggage
Unburdened by the legacy of traditional tobacco products, nicotine pouches are starting to catch on in a variety of markets.
Unidentical Twins
South Korea and Japan, the world’s leading heat-not-burn markets, have different views on the technology’s potential for tobacco harm reduction.
Two-Stage Tobacco
By separating their product into two components, ASUK and ASI can offer U.K. consumers shisha at a considerably lower price.
Up and Coming
KT&G prepares to join the world’s premier league of tobacco companies.
Their Favorite Enemy
The coronavirus crisis has reinforced anti-tobacco activists’ existing worldviews.
Silent Auction
Rules on social distancing make for a very different tobacco marketing season in Zimbabwe this year.
Knowing The Ropes
Harnessing decades of experience in process instrumentation, Ian Benson sets out on his own.
Minting Substitutes
Cigarette manufacturers are offering alternatives to smokers left in the cold by the EU menthol ban.
The Unlikely Savior?
Smoking, nicotine and Covid-19: What is going on?
Grace Under Pressure
Industry leaders relate how they have been coping with the coronavirus pandemic.
Shots on Goal
Two tobacco plant-based vaccine candidates have entered the race for a serum against Covid-19.
Hot topics
Zimbabwe: Output Expected to Stay Firm
But industry representatives worry about the climate and the cost
No Baggage
Unburdened by the legacy of traditional tobacco products, nicotine pouches
Zimbabwe: Output Expected to Stay Firm
But industry representatives worry about the climate and the cost
Juul Sues Over Illegal Sales
Juul Labs has filed litigation against a global network of
R.J. Reynolds Launches Velo Nicotine Lozenges
RJRVC says the introduction reflects the company's commitment to meeting
Bhutan to Tolerate Tobacco Sales During Pandemic
With border crossings closed, the Himalayan kingdom, which normally restricts
Measuring Up
How instrumentation suppliers and laboratory service providers are supporting customers
PMI Campaigns Against Cigarette Litter
'The world is no ashtray,' says the largest international cigarette
India Delays New Health Warnings
Critics say the postponement contradicts the government's advisory to hold
Meldrum to Succeed Oberlander as President of RAI
Michael (Mihovil) Dijanosic, currently area director Asia-Pacific Area, will be
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