David Eckles, a well-known and respected figure in the international tobacco industry for more than 40 years, passed away on Friday, Feb. 8, following a short illness. He was 76. Eckles was instrumental in the development of TABEXPO Read More
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February 14, 2013
Lorillard’s domestic shipment volumes during the 12 months to the end of December 2012, at 39,490,890,000, were down by 1.4 per cent on those of the previous 12 months. Including shipments to Puerto Rico and US Possessions, shipments were Read More
Staff Writer
February 14, 2013
Philip Morris International is due to host a live audio webcast of a presentation and question-and-answer session by its CFO, Jacek Olczak, at the Consumer Analyst Group of New York (CAGNY) Conference. The entire session Read More
Staff Writer
February 14, 2013
Imperial Tobacco’s operation in Poland has been handed a prestigious award by the nation’s leading business organisation. The ‘Diamond to the Gold Statuette of the Business Leader’ was awarded in recognition of Imperial’Read More
Staff Writer
February 13, 2013
R.J Reynolds Tobacco’s US domestic cigarette volume during the year to the end of December, at 68.9 billion, was down by 5.6 per cent on that of 2011. Pall Mall volume fell by 0.6 per cent to 21.9 Read More
Staff Writer
February 13, 2013
Russia’s lower house of parliament, the State Duma, yesterday approved in its third and final reading a bill banning tobacco smoking in public places, according to an RT TV/TV Novosti story. The ban, Read More
Staff Writer
February 13, 2013
Opponents of the standardized packaging of tobacco on Monday launched an online campaign urging people in the UK to lobby their members of parliament about the issue. Hands Off Our Packs, the campaign set up Read More
Staff Writer
February 12, 2013
The Philippines is putting further pressure on Thailand to comply fully and in a timely manner with a World Trade Organization ruling in respect of a cigarette excise tax dispute between the two countries, according Read More
Staff Writer
February 12, 2013
UK-based Innovia Films has agreed to buy the Reserve Bank of Australia’s 50 per cent share in Securency International Pty Ltd, which, since 1998, has been owned by Innovia and the bank in a 50/50 joint venture. Read More
Staff Writer
February 12, 2013
In a re-play of the tobacco industry’s former close connection with sport, Totally Wicked, a supplier of electronic cigarettes, on the weekend announced a sponsorship deal with St Helens’ RFC, one of England’s Read More
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