Imperial Tobacco is due to issue a trading update on September 20. The group’s financial year ends on September 30.Read More
A little-known bone protein has shed some light on the development of cardiovascular disease in smokers, according to research by British American Tobacco in conjunction with R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. BAT said in a Read More
During a recent conference in Lilongwe, Malawi’s government and other stakeholders endorsed a plan to eliminate child labor in agriculture. Malawi’s child labor incidence is among the highest in southern Africa. Held Sept. 4Read More
Commentators have already dubbed the Global Tobacco & Nicotine Forum (GTNF) the “Davos” of tobacco, after the prestigious World Economic Forum meetings in Switzerland—and for good reason. From a humble experiment in Rio de Read More
Japan Tobacco Inc’s domestic cigarette sales volume during August, at 10.5 billion, was up by 2.6 per cent on its August 2011 volume, 10.3 billion, which itself was down by 21.3 per cent on that of August 2010, according to Read More
Bulgartabac, which was sold by the Bulgarian government to a subsidiary of the Russian bank VTB for €100.1 million in September last year, expects its cigarette exports to Western Europe to grow by 35 per cent next Read More
NewCo Asia Leaf Pte Ltd. says it as entered into an agreement with R.W.J. Wallace Ltd under which it will assist Wallace to market its Malawian tobaccos. Wallace is an established coffee and Read More
Altria said on Thursday that it had been named a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index (DJSI North America), which represented recognition of the company’s ongoing progress in responsibly managing its Read More
More than 67 percent of adult men in Indonesia smoke tobacco products, according to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS), reports the Jakarta Post. In 1995, the National Social Economic Survey reported a figure of 53.9 percent. The Read More
Reynolds American Inc. has been awarded membership in the 2012-2013 Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index, effective Sept. 24, 2012. This is the fifth consecutive year that the company has been recognized this way. Reynolds American is Read More
