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Where's The Money? The Feeding Frenzy Over Tobacco Dollars
As we've mentioned before, the lust for tobacco dollars has just begun with everyone hoping to share in the biggest windfall of money ever. Now it seems money is going to just about everything except smoking related causes.

Nitrosamine Free
A new tobacco treatment may remove a suspected harmful ingredient in tobacco smoke. One company presents a technology to remove it. Maxwell Ayers reports on where is the technology today and is it being accepted by manufacturers.

Imperial Surfs a Wave Down Under
After complicated legal maneuvers to satisfy Australian regulatory authorities concerned over the possibly monopoly situation created by the merger of BAT and Rothmans, Imperial Tobacco moved quickly to buy up de-merged brands and gains an immediately 17% market share of the Australia market.

China Drive IT in Tobaco Packaging
The most sophisticated packaging and packaging printing is demanded by China's manufacturing, and leading companies, such as UCB Asia Pacific, have some unique ideas according to the report by Martin Riordan.

Taiwan's TIROC Takes on Tung and Taxes
The Tobacco Institute of China keeps tabs in tax authorities and anti-smokers to keep the market fair for all industry players.

Sri Lanka Under Siege
Some of the industry's best are put to the test in Sri Lanka, where BAT's managers lead the company to keep the tax authorities and regulators at bay.

Merger Mania Part II
In the ever-evolving tobacco merger mania market, the Australian authorities concern over as possible tobacco monopoly created by the merger of BAT and Rothmans in that market forced a de-merging of several brands quickly snapped up by Imperial Tobacco Group.

Safer Cigarettes for China
Allen Liao reports on the Changsha Cigarette Factory and their new environmentally friendly cigarette with low sidestream smoke.

Marketing Luxury in Laos
BAT plans to be highly present already when the Lao market begins to upgrade to higher quality brands.

Bidis Go American
The bidi, although ubiquitous in India, is quite rare elsewhere. Suddenly, and with much controversy, bidis are becoming popular in America.

Digitron Automating for Success
Digitron has captured a significant portion of the market for logistics in Asia. What is logistics and why do factories in Asia Pacific benefits from it?

TTWB: The Longest Running Show in Town
Simon Hand talks with TTWB officials and learns that privatization, long rumored and planned for, is finally soon to come to be¡maybe.

China's First Success Abroad: Viniton in Cambodia
China's first foray into tobacco manufacturing abroad comes in Cambodia, where close relations and shared history eased entry.

The Great Changes of the Shanghai Tobaco Group
In the past 20 years, Shanghai Tobacco Group has emerged as a leading player in China's increasingly competitive cigarette market. Allen Liao reports that they are stepping up their activity.

Cyber Kool
Brown & Williamson launched an upgrade to its website and in the process the company redefines both the way in presents itself and the means by which consumers gather information.