Japan Tobacco Inc. is due to launch three new versions of its Seven Stars brand, one of the most popular in Japan. The company says that from mid-April Seven Stars Menthol 12 Box, Seven Stars Menthol 8 Read More
Japan Tobacco International was recognized as the third Top Employer in Europe during an awards ceremony held in London on Tuesday. According to a note posted on the company’s website, 25 JTI offices “across Europe Read More
The board of directors of Philip Morris International yesterday declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.94 per common share, payable on April 11 to shareholders of record as of March 27. The ex-dividend date is March 25. At the Read More
KT&G’s manufacturing plant at Sintanjin, north of Daejeon, is now the world’s biggest manufacturer of slim cigarettes, according to the Korea Joongang Daily quoting company sources. An expansion of the production Read More
A police crackdown on public-places tobacco smoking in a major Chinese city on Saturday resulted in just 37 people being fined, according to an Ecns.cn report quoting the Guangzhou Daily. The raids came exactly a Read More
In an effort to help curb the sale of illicit cigarettes, Taiwan’s government is planning to introduce a registration system for cigarette vendors around the country, according to a story in the Taipei Times. Read More
Imperial Tobacco has been recognized by the Top Employers Institute as one of the best companies to work for in Italy. “Their comprehensive analysis highlighted our ‘exceptional employee conditions,’ especially the way our HR leadership Read More
British American Tobacco Philippines (BATP) is expecting to enjoy a strong double-digit growth in its operations this year, largely due to robust sales of its low-cost brand, Pall Mall, and the more expensive, menthol-capsule-filtered Lucky Read More
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has no plans to ratify the global convention on tobacco control and will not rush to do so, according to a story in the Jakarta Post quoting a senior presidential Read More
The smokers’ group Forest has launched a new website to fight plans to introduce plain tobacco packaging in Ireland. Plain Packs Plain Stupid, which has a sludge-brown background to highlight the dull packaging proposed by Read More