Zimbabwe’s flue-cured tobacco growers are continuing to suffer the effects of lower prices, which have fallen nearly 10 percent year-on-year. Growers sold 92.2 million kg of flue-cured for US$267.7 million at an average price of US$2.90 Read More
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May 15, 2015
The International Trademark Association (INTA) has joined the legal battle against standardized packaging for tobacco products ‘in order to champion property rights’, according to a Breitbart story. The INTA says that standardized packaging regulations should Read More
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May 15, 2015
Japan Tobacco Inc’s domestic cigarette sales volume during April, at 9.2 billion, was up by 37.2 percent on that of April 2014, 6.7 billion, according to preliminary figures issued by the company today. The April 2014 figure was down Read More
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May 15, 2015
Lorillard has declared a quarterly dividend on its common stock of $0.66 per share. The dividend is payable on June 10 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on June 1. But the dividend is Read More
Staff Writer
May 15, 2015
The Altria Group is due to host a live audio webcast of its 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders starting at 09.00 Eastern Time on May 20. Directions for the required pre-event registration are at www.altria.com/webcasts. Read More
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A Minnesota-based startup company called MNPHARM plans to use tobacco plants to produce personalized treatments for patients battling cancer. Founded by Jeff Reinert and Dave Roeser, MNPHARM uses a process that combines technological advances in Read More
Staff Writer
May 14, 2015
A new study titled “Global Statistics on Addictive Behaviours: 2014 Status Report,” which was led by Professor Linda Gowing, of the University of Adelaide in South Australia, estimates that 22.5 percent of adults aged 15 years and older Read More
Staff Writer
May 14, 2015
Imperial Tobacco has announced a new addition to its Carlton cigarette portfolio: Carlton Superkings Menthol. Carlton is the U.K.’s No. 1 sub-economy cigarette brand. Carlton Superkings Menthol will be available in standard and price-marked Read More
Staff Writer
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The EU’s top court has dismissed a claim for compensation brought by the former health Commissioner John Dalli against the European Commission, according to a BBC Online story. Dalli left his job as Read More
Staff Writer
May 13, 2015
British American Tobacco Australia (BATAS) has said that it is planning to launch a make-your-own (MYO) cigarette tobacco brand and suggested that it will be priced competitively with illicit tobacco products, according to a story Read More
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