If Australia wins the international litigation on plain packaging of cigarettes, countries of the EU will probably follow its example, according to a Baltic Business Daily story quoting European Commissioner for Health Tonio Borg. “I Read More
Molins Tobacco Machinery has developed a new filter making machine, the Forte. While retaining the familiar layout and footprint of previous machines, the Forte has been completely improved and upgraded, according to Molins, “to set Read More
The European Parliament’s environment, public health and food safety committee has voted to back the European Commission’s proposal to classify electronic cigarettes as medicinal products. For many people, this proposal is the most Read More
Japan Tobacco Inc.’s domestic cigarette sales volume during June, at 9.5 billion, was down by 4.2 percent on its June 2012 volume, 9.9 billion, which itself was up by 10.7 percent on that of June 2011, according to preliminary figures Read More
Philip Morris International Inc. is due to host a live audio webcast at www.pmi.com/webcasts starting at 9 a.m. Eastern Time on July 18 to discuss its 2013 second-quarter results, which will be issued about 7 Read More
Lorillard is due to host a conference call for analysts and investors from 09.00 hours on July 25, after it has announced its second-quarter 2013 results. The conference call will be hosted by Chairman, President and CEO Murray Read More
Reynolds American Inc.’s board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on the company’s common stock of $0.63 per share ($2.52 per share annualized). The dividend will be payable on Oct. 1 to shareholders of Read More
A recent report claims that “substantial progress” has been made in global tobacco control since the adoption of the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) 10 years ago. This is despite the Read More
The introduction of standardized tobacco packs in Australia has caused some smokers to complain that the cigarettes inside taste worse than they did previously, according to a piece by Matt Siegel in The New York Read More
A computer glitch involving the U.S.’ new health-care law might mean that some smokers next year won’t bear the full cost of tobacco-user penalties that would have made their premiums much higher than Read More