Japan Tobacco Inc.’s domestic cigarette sales volume during July, at 10.5 billion, was increased by 3.3 percent on its July 2012 volume, 10.2 billion, which was down by 18.5 percent on that of July 2011, according to preliminary figures issued Read More
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August 19, 2013
Hong Kong is the main source of fake electronic cigarettes and e-liquids entering the EU, according to the European Commission’s 2012 annual report on the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR). A commission press note Read More
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August 19, 2013
Imperial Tobacco is supporting a scheme to improve adult literacy in the Dominican Republic and to promote greater social inclusion in the Caribbean nation. The Altadis Foundation and Imperial’s local subsidiary, Tabacalera de GarcíRead More
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August 19, 2013
Adhesives provider H.B. Fuller has broken ground for a new technical center at its existing site in Lüneburg, Germany. The ceremony, on Aug. 12, was attended by Mayor Ulrich Mädge, along with representatives Read More
Staff Writer
August 16, 2013
In a report summarizing “key thoughts” on e-cigarettes, financial services provider Morgan Stanley acknowledges it has been surprised by the success of e-cigarettes, given the commercial failures of other innovative products such as Accord and Read More
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August 14, 2013
The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has urged for tobacco to be excluded from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), according to a report in The Star. According to MMA President Datuk N.K.S. Tharmaseelan, the Read More
Staff Writer
August 13, 2013
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned retailers against misbranding RYO and MYO tobaccos as pipe tobacco. Pipe tobaccos are taxed at significantly lower rates than are cigarette and rolling tobaccos. In recent Read More
Staff Writer
August 11, 2013
Alliance One International reported a net loss of $36.9 million for the first quarter that ended June 30. In the comparable 2012 quarter, the company posted a net loss of $30.7 million. Revenues for the quarter improved $26.1 million to $383.9 Read More
Staff Writer
August 9, 2013
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.’s Camel Orbs, Sticks and Strips dissolvable products have struggled to gain consumer traction even after spending four years in five test markets, according to a story in The Winston-Salem Read More
Staff Writer
August 9, 2013
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention received a $368,000 grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institutes and the Food and Drug Administration to “study the use of menthol cigarettes” and Read More
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