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Alliance One International is due to hold a conference call starting at 17.00 hours Eastern Time on February 4 to report financial results for its third quarter ended December 31. The webcast will be at www.aointl.com, Read More

Universal Corporation is due to webcast a conference call at www.universalcorp.com starting at 17.00 hours Eastern Time on February 6 following the release after market close on that day of its results for the third Read More

Philip Morris USA’s cigarette shipment volume during the 12 months to the end of December, at 129,312 million, was down by 4.1 per cent on that of the 12 months to the end of December 2012. Marlboro shipments were Read More

Zimbabwe’s flue-cured tobacco production could reach 185 million kg this season (2013-14), 11 per cent more than that of last season, according to a story in The Zimbabwe Mail quoting an industry official speaking ahead of Read More

Sri Lanka’s Attorney General on Wednesday told the Court of Appeal that the Minister of Health was agreeable to reduce the size of the pictorial warnings required on tobacco-product packs to 70 per cent of Read More

Philip Morris International is due to host a live audio webcast at www.pmi.com/webcasts from 13.00 hours Eastern Time on February 6 to discuss its 2013 fourth-quarter and full-year results, which will be issued mid-morning on Read More

The organizers of Inter-tabac Asia and Protobex say their event will take place Feb. 27-28 at the Bali Nusa Dua convention center, as scheduled. Earlier, The Jakarta Post had reported that the governor of Bali Read More

Japan Tobacco Inc reported today that its domestic cigarette sales during the nine months to the end of December, at 89.7 billion, were increased by 0.4 per cent on those of the nine months to the end Read More

Japan Tobacco Inc. today announced the pending launch of Mevius Control One, which will feature the ADJUSTABLE® filter that, reportedly, can be used to vary tar levels. The new 1 mg tar product will go on Read More

Philip Morris International is to restructure its business in Egypt as part of an initiative aimed at enhancing its profitability and growth in markets across North Africa and the Middle East. ‘The new business model Read More