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Illicit cigarettes account for more than a quarter of Lithuania’s tobacco product market, according to a Baltic Business Daily story quoting figures from an empty pack survey carried out by Nielsen. But the survey Read More

The Scottish government would be “very confident” of defending plans to bring in standardized packaging for cigarettes if there were a legal challenge from tobacco companies, according to a Herald Scotland story quoting Public Health Read More

Imperial Tobacco said on Friday that it was due to issue an interim management statement on Feb. 13.Read More

Universal Corp.’s board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.51 per common share payable on May 12 to shareholders of record at the close of business on April 14. The board declared also a quarterly dividend Read More

Philip Morris International’s shipment volumes during the 12 months to the end of December, at 880,169 million, were down by 5.1 percent on those of the 12 months to the end of December 2012. Volumes were down in each Read More

Universal Corp’s net income for the third quarter to the end of December was $38.6 million or $1.36 per diluted share, up from $35.5 million or $1.25 per diluted share during the three months to the end of Read More

New research from Essentra Scientific Services (ESS) has found that dioxins are not present at detectable levels in cigarette mainstream smoke. The new research, carried out by Dr. William Guthery, analytical chemist at ESS, drew Read More

A proposal that the Philippines’ President, Benigno S. Aquino III, should be impeached because of his tobacco smoking seems unlikely be realized, according to a story in the Manila Bulletin. While the president had not Read More