The producers of tobacco products other than cigarettes are asking the Indian government to exclude them from the current requirement that, by April 1, tobacco packs include health warnings covering 85 percent of their two main surfaces, Read More
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February 27, 2015
British American Tobacco said yesterday that it would take action against the UK government if it enacted a plan to put cigarettes in standardized packs, according to a story by Martinne Geller for Reuters. “If Read More
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February 27, 2015
The US Supreme Court handed a victory to Cubatabaco on Monday by refusing to intervene in a legal case against a US-based rival firm over the Cohiba trademark that both use for their cigars, according Read More
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February 27, 2015
The Altria Group’s board of directors on Wednesday declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.52 per common share, payable on April 10 to shareholders of record as of March 16. The ex-dividend date is March 12.Read More
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February 26, 2015
David Taylor will become chief executive of Imperial Tobacco Group’s U.S. subsidiary, ITG Brands. Taylor is currently executive vice president, finance and planning, and chief financial officer of Lorillard. Imperial Tobacco also announced Read More
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February 26, 2015
British American Tobacco’s cigarette volumes during 2014, at 667 billion, were down by about 1.4 percent on those of 2013, 676 billion. Volumes were increased in the company’s EEMEA (Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa) region from 226 billion Read More
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February 26, 2015
The three biggest US tobacco companies have tentatively agreed to pay $100 million to resolve 400 Engle progeny lawsuits pending against them in the Florida federal court. Final approval of the deal is subject to an agreement Read More
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February 25, 2015
The tobacco industry deployed ‘massive’ third party lobbying to subvert revisions to the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), according to a BMJ piece citing research published online by Tobacco Control (TC). TC was said to Read More
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February 25, 2015
One of the reform measures conceded by the Greek government before Tuesday’s agreement on the extension of the country’s bailout for four months was a crack down on tobacco smuggling, according to a Read More
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February 25, 2015
Ahead of the 2015 budget, the Tobacco Institute of India has been calling on the country’s government to widen the tax base to include all tobacco products, according to a story in the latest issue Read More
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