UNITAB, which represents nearly 85,000 tobacco growers acrossEurope, is questioning the EU’s commitment to preserving jobs following leaks about the European Commission’s proposals for the revision of its tobacco products directive. Francois Vedel, UNITAB’Read More
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The bans on various oral tobacco-containing products, such as gutkha, which have now spread to at least 11 Indian states, are likely to be ‘positive’ for cigarette companies, according to a story in The Times of Read More
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Prince Edward Island’s courts could be the next battleground forCanada’s tobacco companies after the provincial government filed a lawsuit seeking compensation for health care costs associated with alleged tobacco-related disease, according to a Read More
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Imperial Tobacco says that its business inAustraliais helping to tackle youth smoking with an initiative to remind retailers of the rules that are in place to avoid underage sales. In a note posted on its Read More
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Sales of low-tar cigarettes inChinaduring the first half of this year reached a record high of 153.785 billion, up by 86.39 billion on sales during the first half of 2011. Sales of low-tar cigarettes, defined as having deliveries Read More
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Hungary’s parliament on Tuesday passed a law that establishes a state monopoly for the retail sale of tobacco products from July 1, 2013, according to a realdeal.hu story. The bill, submitted by the ruling Fidesz Read More
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India’s former prime minister, H D Deve Gowda, yesterday appealed to tobacco growers in Karnataka not to yield to pressure from merchants and resort to distress sales of their leaf, according to a Deccan Read More
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Australia’s Health Minister, Tanya Plibersek, has ruled out allowing health funds to charge smokers more than they charge non-smokers, according to a report by Fiona Willan for ninemsn. ”The government requires all private health Read More
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Filtrona Scientific Services (FSS) is inviting existing and perspective customers to take a virtual tour of its recently expanded, state-of-the-art testing laboratory. The room-by-room online tour provides viewers with a behind-the-scenes look at the FSS Read More
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The board of directors of Philip Morris International yesterday increased the company’s regular quarterly dividend by 10.4 per cent to an annualized rate of $3.40 per share. The new quarterly dividend of $0.85 per share, up from $0.77 Read More
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