As a leading independent leaf tobacco merchant, Alliance One International provides worldwide service to the large cigarette manufacturers. Multinational manufacturers of consumer tobacco products rely on independent merchants such as Alliance One to supply the majority of their leaf. The company purchases tobacco in more than 35 countries and serve manufacturers of cigarettes and other consumer tobacco products in over 90 countries.
Alliance One proudly claims broad geographic processing capabilities, a diversified product offering, and an established customer base, which includes all of the major consumer tobacco product manufacturers. It selects, purchases, processes, packs, stores, ships, and, in certain developing markets, provides agronomy expertise and financing for growing leaf tobacco.
Alliance One’s revenues are primarily comprised of sales of processed tobacco and fees charged for related services to manufacturers of consumer tobacco products around the world. The company does not manufacture cigarettes or other consumer tobacco products.
Alliance One deals primarily in flue-cured, burley, and oriental tobaccos that are used in international brand cigarettes, including American blend cigarettes. American blend cigarettes contain approximately 50% flue-cured, 37% burley, and 13% oriental tobacco; contain less tar and nicotine; and taste milder than locally-produced cigarettes containing dark and semi-oriental tobacco historically consumed in certain parts of the world.