Korean RTL: Low Cost, Low Tar and Low Nic Solution

By Heneage Mitchell

South Korean company Tae-A was established as privately-owned company in 1972. Since that time, Tae-A has been the only reconstituted tobacco paper manufacturer in Korea.
“Tae-A’s production history started when we purchased a license and technology package from Kimberly-Clark in 1976,” according to K.Y Lee of Tae-A. “Since then, Tae-A has been the only reconstituted tobacco supplier to KT&G in Korea.”

BMJ - Defining Excellence in Cigarette Paper Making

By Heneage Mitchell

Bukit Muria Jaya (BMJ) was incorporated in 1989 in Karawang, West Java. Since then the company has grown into a major international player and has seen its production capacity expand significantly. BMJ currently serves the domestic market as well as exporting to more than 25 countries including most of ASEAN, South-Asia, Europe, Australia and New Zealand and the Middle East.

More Freshness, Protection and Eye-Appeal from Hoffmann

Staff report

With two new product lines and a new embossing technology, the Swiss packaging specialist Hoffmann The Tin is expanding its range of innovative packaging solutions for tobacco and other products.

ITM Asia Holds an Open House

Staff report

High technological standard
Following the successful Filter of Tomorrow event held in Poland in 2010, ITM took the decision to extend this ...

China’s Tobacco Production Stable Despite Challenges

By Allen Liao

Leaf tobacco production in China has successfully maintained a favorable trend of stable development under the system of state tobacco mo...

China Upgrades Threshing and Re-drying Enterprises

By Allen Liao

Leaf tobacco threshing and re-drying enterprises in China, in keeping with the drive launched by the State Tobacco Monopoly Administratio...

China’s Competitive Brands Restructure

By Allen Liao

The tobacco industry of China has been in the formation of a new structure of competitive cigarette brands over the past year, driven by ...

First Organic Cigarette Debuts in China

By Allen Liao 

Hongta Group – located in southwest China’s tobacco-producing Yunnan Province and one of the largest tobacco manufacturers in China – he...

“An Absolute Success!” Inter-tabac Dortmund 2011 Shines Brighter Than Ever

Staff Report 

“Inter-tabac is and will remain the number one of the industry; the world’s largest trade fair for tobacco products and smoking accessori...

A Question of Application – Tobacco Flavor and Adhesive Solutions

By Heneage Mitchell

SPI Developments Ltd, is an industry leader in specialty adhesive and flavor application systems. Its products are found in leading...

A Sum Greater Than Its Parts: A Merger of Equals

Staff Report

In 2010, ATN Industrie merged with its parent company DCM USIMECA. The main purpose of this merger process was to cope with the actual mar...