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  • Ethical Holdings to Produce 8M Cigarettes per Month

    Ethical Holdings to Produce 8M Cigarettes per Month

    Zimbabwe’s Ethical Holdings will begin producing cigarettes under a toll manufacturing arrangement with a Chinese partner, a move aimed at boosting local beneficiation and maximizing export earnings from the golden leaf. The initiative aligns with the government’s Tobacco Value Chain Transformation Plan, which emphasizes shifting from raw leaf exports to high-value local manufacturing.

    Already a major player in tobacco farming and leaf processing, Ethical Holdings will produce 8 million sticks per month, marking its transition into a fully integrated tobacco company controlling the full value chain from primary production and auctioning to finished products. General Manager Tendai Ngongoni said the move supports national value-addition goals.

  • TIMB: Zimbabwe Can Produce 17B Cigarettes

    TIMB: Zimbabwe Can Produce 17B Cigarettes

    Zimbabwe’s Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) said the country has the potential to manufacture 17 billion cigarette sticks, up from its current 4 billion. Since the government crafted the Tobacco Value Chain Transformation Plan (TVCTP) in 2021, the nation’s cigarette manufacturing has increased 10%, but, on the back of a record-setting crop, TIMB says it could be significantly higher.

    “Now that we have reached and exceeded 300 million kgs of tobacco sold in 2025, it’s time to scale up local cigarette manufacturing,” said TIMB. “That’s a massive opportunity, let’s increase capacity utilization, attract new manufacturers and ensure more jobs, more exports and more local wealth creation. We call on interested entrepreneurs to invest in Zimbabwe’s tobacco value chain through partaking in cigarettes manufacture for export, processing and packing machinery, tobacco packaging materials, shisha, and cut tobacco.”