Products
E-Cig Regulations Coming
China, home to the majority of the world’s e-cigarette manufacturers, is planning to regulate e-cigarettes. Read more
Juul Launches Bluetooth e-Cig
Juul is launching its first Bluetooth-connected vape in the UK after piloting the device in Canada. Read more
R.J. Reynolds Announces VELO
R.J. Reynolds Vapor Company recently announced it is expanding its innovative Modern Oral portfolio with VELO, a line of tobacco leaf-free and spit-free nicotine pouches. Read more
HC Restrains FDA Actions
The Bombay High Court has passed an interim order restraining the Food and Drug Administration of Maharashtra from taking coercive steps against e-cigarette manufacturer Godfrey Philips India Ltd. Read more
BAT Korea Surpasses 300 Billion Cigarette Production
British American Tobacco Korea is well on its way to achieving its goal to leverage its Sacheon factory into a global export hub, as it surpassed an accumulated production of 300 billion cigarettes as of June 2019. Read more
OTC ‘Smokeless Cigarettes’ in UAE
Philip Morris International is to sell “smokeless cigarettes” over the counter for the first time after a recent change in the law legalized its sale. Read more
Vape Pods, Pouches Lead Tobacco Growth
According to an industry researcher speaking at a CSP tobacco forum, vaping cartridges and tobacco-free nicotine pouches have been category leaders so far in 2019. Read more
Q2 Cigarette Volume Up for Altria
Altria Group Inc. has seen its cigarette volume increase by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year, despite steady declines in smoking rates and new obstacles to the tobacco industry. Read more
San Francisco to Ban E-Cigs
Officials advanced a bill that would halt the sale of e-cigarettes in the city. Read more
JUUL Enters Ukraine
JUUL Labs enters Ukraine, making the country the company’s 14th international market. Read more
Country May Soon Ban E-Cigs
India’s Drugs Technical Advisory Board approved a proposal to prohibit the manufacture, sale, distribution, and import of all electronic nicotine delivery systems like e-cigarettes, e-shisha, and vape. Read more
Increased Cigarette and Heated Tobacco Shipments for PMI
Philip Morris International reported a 1.1% increase in cigarette and heated tobacco unit shipment for Q1/2019. Read more
New Luxury Cigar Brand from A.C.E. Prime
A.C.E. Prime will be launching its new luxury cigar brand, M.X.S. featuring a special signature series with NBA superstars. Read more
Introducing the Camel Box
Japan Tobacco Inc. will launch the Camel Box, its latest Camel product nationwide on Jul 26, 2019. Read more
Natural American Spirit Agate Nationwide Launch
Japan Tobacco Inc. announced the nationwide launch of its Natural American Spirit Agate to be in late July 2019. Read more
Federal Judge Blames FDA for E-Cig “Epidemic”
A judge ruled in favor of six American medical societies and five individual pediatricians against the US Food and Drug Administration. Read more
Tobacco Product Prices to Go Up
The Bangladesh government significantly raised the price of tobacco products, including cigarettes and bidi, in its proposed budget in a bid to restrain tobacco consumption and surge revenue collection. Read more
EU Agrees to E-Cig Regulations, Not Bans
All the major parties in the European elections broadly support the idea of e-cigarette regulation instead of bans. Read more
California's Flavored Tobacco State Ban Shelved
A proposed California bill to ban flavored tobacco products was shelved on May 23 after the author said it had been watered down so much with exemptions that it was now opposed by public health groups. Read more
Total Cigarette Import Ban Proposed
A lawmaker has suggested in parliament that Malaysia impose a total import ban on cigarettes and make Malaysia the world’s first smoke-free country. Read more