World-Class Track and Trace from Propix
Meticulous track-and-trace throughout the supply chain has become a task that’s impossible to achieve without the right equipment. Tobacco Asia talked to the leading system developer in India.
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KT&G: The Quest for Being Number 4
Tobacco Asia has talked to KT&G Corporation about its aspiration to become the world’s fourth-largest tobacco company by 2025 and how it plans to achieve that lofty goal. Read more
ITGA: Discussing the New Industry Realities
The 35th International Tobacco Growers' Association Annual General Meeting, held in an online environment for the first time in history, provided a timely opportunity to discuss the pressing issues the industry is currently facing. Read more
Indonesia: The Big JEMBERee
Jember in eastern Java is one of Indonesia’s busiest tobacco-growing regions. Tobacco Asia talked to two major local merchants. Read more
Q&A: Eric Piras - The Future of Premium Cigars in Asia
Hong Kong resident and cigar expert Eric Piras fills in Tobacco Asia about what’s in store for the premium cigar business in China and the rest of Asia. Read more
2020’s Challenges for Global Tobacco Farmers
Although it is still too early to assess the long-term effects of the novel coronavirus on the industry, some of its short-term effects can already be seen. Read more
Hong Kong Largely Unfazed by US Trade Privileges Loss
The recent loss of US trade privileges for Hong Kong may initially have caused concern. But local industry players have since come to simply shrug it off. Read more
Premium Cigars Dawn Over Africa
Already among the most important leaf suppliers, some southern African countries have recently seen the birth of premium cigar companies that may potentially dent Caribbean dominance. Read more
Korea’s Cigarette Sales Up; E-Cigs Down
Data released by South Korea’s ministry of economy and finance have shown that cigarette sales grew by 5.6% in the first nine months of this year, compared to the same period last year Read more
Have Governments Forgotten How to Dialogue?
No other Industry comes near it in terms of excessive taxation, accelerated loss of smoker’s freedoms, and a product treated like a virus – out of sight despite plain packaging Read more