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 – held a series of high-profile ceremonies in 11 major Chinese cities on September 1-6 to present to domestic markets an organic cigarette product of its time-honored Yuxi brand family, known as Yuxi (Manor), is the first organic cigarette product of China’s tobacco industry.

“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 accessories once again confirmed the aforementioned over the last three days,” said Sabine Loos, chairman and c.e.o. of Westfalenhallen Dortmund GmbH and managing director of Messe Westfalenhallen Dortmund GmbH. With 303 exhibitors (2010:287) from a total of 40 countries, the trade fair set a new record.

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 cigarette factories around the world. Tobacco Asia visited SPI at its plant in Rotherham, UK, to discover what lies behind this company’s success.

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...

Analyze That! The New Generation of NIR Analyzers from Moisttech

Staff Report

MoistTech of Moorpark CA USA has announced the release of version three of its world leading NIR analyzer range. The new generation incorp...

Quantum Solo: Cerulean’s New Stand-Alone Test Station

Staff Report

Cerulean, market-leading supplier of quality assurance equipment for the tobacco industry, has announced a new addition to its Quantum fam...

A Small Matter of Integrity

Staff Report

ProTobEx ASIA and Inter-tabac ASIA
March 15-17, 2012, PICC Manila, Philippines
When investing your marketing dollars in a trade show, there ...

J. Cortès, Stand 3E1 Belgian Cigars for the World

By Heneage Mitchell

J. Cortès is widely known as manufacturer of quality cigars with its century old rich history and tradition of cigar making. J. Cor...

Chinese Tobacco Manufacturers Look to International Markets

By Allen Liao

After the latest round of sweeping structural reforms designed to significantly enhance their production capacities, Chinese tobacco manu...

Quality Control Gains Ground in China

By Allen Liao

As tobacco quality and safety as well as the harm cigarette smoking causes have aroused increasing public concern over recent years, the ...

ProTobEx Asia: Finally There Is A Choice

By Heneage Mitchell

ProTobEx Asia (Philippine International Conference Center (PICC), Manila, Philippines, from March 15-17, 2012) is fast shaping up t...