Category :News This Week

Japan Tobacco Inc.’s domestic cigarette sales volume during December, at 10.4 billion, was increased by 1.1 percent on that of December 2012, 10.3 billion, according to preliminary figures issued by the company today. The December 2012 figure was down Read More

India’s tobacco and tobacco products exports are expected to have earned INR50 billion in the financial year to the end of March, 29 percent more than was earned during the year to the end of Read More

Smugglers intent on delivering cigarettes to Malaysia are doubling the horsepower of their boats and using their extensive knowledge of channel systems in a bid to outrun Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) officers, according to Read More

Philippine cigarette manufacturer Mighty Corp. says it will this year embark on a three-pronged assistance program to benefit 65,000 tobacco farmers in the Cagayan Valley and Ilocos Region. Executive Vice President Oscar Barrientos said the company Read More

The Altria Group is due to host a live audio webcast at www.altria.com from 9 a.m. Eastern Time on Jan. 30 to discuss its 2013 fourth-quarter and full-year business results. The company will issue a Read More

Imperial Tobacco’s cigarette factory in Antsirabe has been recognized for the high level of respect and care shown to employees. Imperial’s subsidiary Sacimem was among 150 businesses to take part in a government scheme Read More

Research in South Africa has cast doubt on previous claims about the extent and effects of the illicit cigarette trade in South Africa. In the conclusions to a research paper published yesterday by Tobacco Control, Read More

Six members of the Iowa House and Senate have written to Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and attorneys general in 22 other states, asking whether new international trade deals will affect the ability of states to Read More

Bommidala Enterprises, part of the BBM Bommidala Group, has won the award for being India’s top exporter of cut tobacco during 2013. The group, whose business interests include unmanufactured tobacco, cut rag, cigarettes and duty-free Read More

E-cigarette company Logic Technology has opened its new corporate headquarters in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA. It was previously based in Livingston, New Jersey, USA. In a press note, Logic said its new headquarters would help Read More