Hauni Maschinenbau is acquiring the Borgwaldt Group, a supplier of measurement/analysis equipment and flavors for cigarette and filter production. Based in Hamburg, Germany, the Borgwaldt Group has around 150 employees worldwide. “We are delighted to Read More
Staff Writer
March 1, 2013
The results of a new survey indicating that a high percentage of teenager tobacco users in Alberta, Canada, consume flavored products are being used by anti-tobacco lobbyists to call for a ban on such products. Read More
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March 1, 2013
KT&G is in the process of removing descriptors such as ‘lights’ from its packs even though it is under no legal obligation to do so, according to a story in The Korea Herald. Read More
Staff Writer
March 1, 2013
Cigarettes have become more affordable in Sri Lanka during the past 10 years. A recent story in the Daily Mirror newspaper said that a study conducted on behalf of the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol (Read More
Staff Writer
February 28, 2013
British American Tobacco’s cigarette volume during the year to the end of December, at 694 billion, was down by 1.6 per cent on that 2011, 705 billion. The drop in volume was attributed to industry contractions in Western Read More
Staff Writer
February 28, 2013
Molins’ sales during the year to the end of December, at £93.0 million, were up by three per cent on those of 2011, £89.9 million. Its underlying profit before tax was up by nine per cent to £4.9 million Read More
Staff Writer
February 28, 2013
The Altria Group has lost a bid to block a 2009 New York City law banning the sale of flavored smokeless tobacco products except in tobacco bars, according to a CSP (Convenience Store/Petroleum) story quoting Read More
Staff Writer
February 28, 2013
Tobacconists and petrol station owners in the Netherlands are calling on parliament to make it a criminal offence for the under-16s to be in possession of tobacco products, according to an Expatica.com story Read More
Staff Writer
February 28, 2013
The Altria Group said yesterday that its board of directors had declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.44 per common share, payable on April 10 to shareholders of record as of March 15. The ex-dividend date is March 13.Read More
Staff Writer
February 27, 2013
Pro-smoking forces have won a rare victory in Australia. After a two-year battle, smokers will again be allowed to light their cigarettes when dining outdoors in Parramatta, a suburb of Sydney, Australia, after the local Read More
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