South Korea’s KT&G said yesterday it had launched four cigarette packs that can be used as smartphone stands, according to a story in the Korea Joong Ang Daily. The “smart pack” packs Read More
Flue-cured tobacco deliveries in Zimbabwe are expected to have passed the 200 million kg mark by the time the 2014 sales season ends, according to a story in the Herald quoting the Marketing Board’s CEO, Andrew Read More
Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday warned the public against using e-cigarettes, which are prohibited in the country, according to a story in the Taipei Times. The import or manufacture of these products Read More
Philip Morris International is due to host a live audio webcast at www.pmi.com/2014InvestorDay of senior management presentations and Q&A sessions at its 2014 Investor Day, which will be held at its Read More
The Innovia Group’s management was named the National Large Buyout Private Equity Backed Management Team of the Year at the British Private Equity Venture Capital Association’s (BVCA) ceremony dinner held in London on Read More
Vrijdag Premium Printing has invested in a new Bobst machine for applying high-quality foil to labels and packaging, allowing the company to respond with even greater speed and flexibility to market demands. The machine has Read More
Gamucci Corporation has set up a new scientific products division and appointed Adrian Marshall (pictured) as divisional CEO. In a press note, the company said it had established the new division with the aim of Read More
Plans by the government of Bangladesh to raise the prices of bidis in the next fiscal year would send the industry to the verge of collapse, according to a story in the Daily Star, quoting Read More
The U.K. smokers’ group Forest has announced that Brendan O’Neill, editor of the online magazine Spiked, is to speak at Forest’s Freedom Dinner on July 15. A blogger for the Telegraph and a Read More
Indonesia’s Food and Drug Monitoring Agency (FDMA) has told tobacco companies to comply with a government regulation requiring pictorial health warnings on cigarette packs by June 24, reports The Jakarta Post. Indonesian tobacco companies produced 3,392 Read More