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BAT launches hybrid pod in Korea amid rumours of new tax scheme

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 14th August 2019 || News analysis |

British American Tobacco (BAT) has launched Glo Sens in Korea, a new hybrid pod product which combines vaping technology with real tobacco ...

Monopoly rule: China heated tobacco regulatory report

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 12th August 2019 || Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

Heated tobacco products are considered part of the tobacco monopoly in China; it is illegal to sell them unless approved by the tobacco monopoly...

New Greek government to tighten enforcement of anti-tobacco rules

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 12th August 2019 || News analysis |

The new centre-right Greek government has committed to enforcing existing anti-smoking regulations, and including e-cigarettes as part of its new national health...

Shop display stands for IQOS ‘don’t break Russian advertising law’

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 8th August 2019 || News analysis |

The Russian Federal Anti-monopoly Service has rejected a complaint by the International Confederation of Consumer Societies that IQOS display stands in stores violated federal advertising rules ...

Philippines puts tax on HnB and e-cigs, bans public space use

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 5th August 2019 || News analysis |

The Philippines is bent on clamping down on public vaping and imposing a new excise tax on heated tobacco and vapour...

BAT revenue rises; e-cigs and heated tobacco offset drop in cigarette sales

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 1st August 2019 || News analysis |

British American Tobacco’s (BAT) net revenue rose 4.6% in the first half of 2019, driven by growing demand for next-generation products such as e-cigarettes and heated tobacco ...

IQOS accounts for 20% of PMI’s net revenues in Q2 2019

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 19th July 2019 || News analysis |

PMI considers almost hitting $1.5bn revenue for its reduced risk portfolio in the second quarter of 2019 a “positive top-line momentum” ...

PMI moves on Bristol with four new IQOS stores opening this summer

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 26th June 2019 || News analysis |

Philip Morris International (PMI) is to expand its British heated tobacco presence with the opening of four new IQOS stores in Bristol this summer ...

South Korea responds to Juul and Lil launches with pledge to get tough

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 24th June 2019 || News analysis |

The South Korean government is running a campaign to discourage use of tobacco products, in response to recent launches of Juul and a similar device from...

Russia may extend tax to reusable e-cigarettes and HnB devices

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 17th June 2019 || News analysis |

Reusable e-cigarettes and heated tobacco devices could soon be taxed in Russia for the first time as part of a review of the country’s taxation...

BAT looking forward to substantial growth in next-generation volumes

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 13th June 2019 || News analysis |

British American Tobacco (BAT) is expecting its next-generation portfolio, including vaping and heated tobacco products, to grow between 30-50% in 2019 ...

Two brands battle for shelf space: Italy heated tobacco market report

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 6th June 2019 || Heated tobacco market reports , Market reports |

In the growing Italian heated tobacco market two big brands are vying for shelf-space: IQOS and Glo ...

Japan remains premier test market for new HnB devices

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 30th May 2019 || News analysis |

Japan continues to be the leading test market for heated tobacco products, with two new devices recently launched – including the world’s first device which works with ordinary cigarettes ...

IQOS reaction: ‘Approval works for PMI, but what about the little guy?’

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 2nd May 2019 || News analysis |

There have been mixed reactions from within the industry to the FDA decision to allow PMI’s heated-tobacco device IQOS and its associated consumables onto the US market ...

FDA gives the green light for IQOS roll-out onto the US market

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 30th April 2019 || News analysis |

The US FDA has given its approval for Philip Morris International (PMI)’s IQOS in the US, along with its associated consumables ― the first heated-tobacco products to be so approved ...

PMI subsidiary offers life insurance discount to smokers who switch

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 25th April 2019 || News analysis |

PMI is getting into the life insurance business by creating a subsidiary which offers discounts for switching from smoking to heated tobacco or e-cigarettes ...

HnB and e-cigs could provide a silver lining for Austrian tobacconists

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 25th March 2019 || News analysis |

Austrian tobacconists, hit by falling cigarette sales, could find salvation in the growing market for tobacco alternatives ...

Ferrari drops Mission Winnow team name and logo for Australian GP

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 13th March 2019 || News analysis |

PMI and Ferrari have been forced to cancel their partnership for this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix, the opening race of the Formula 1 season. The Mission Winnow branding will, however, reappear for the rest of the...

Japan sets aside designated HnB and vaping areas in bars and diners

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 6th March 2019 || News analysis |

Japan’s health authorities have issued new ordinances related to smoking areas, including the first designated signs to apply to dedicated areas for the use of heated tobacco...

Next-generation products drive profits for British American Tobacco

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 1st March 2019 || News analysis |

British American Tobacco’s (BAT) 2018 financial results were driven by its reduced risk portfolio, which includes products such as Vuse and Vype and Glo ...

BAT and PMI test the legal waters again with F1 sponsorships

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 14th February 2019 || News analysis |

The now-controversial link between Big Tobacco and Formula 1 racing is being renewed, with tie-ups between two leading teams and two tobacco giants facing legal scrutiny ...

China takes on the HnB smugglers, ponders e-cig industry regulation

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 4th February 2019 || Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

China Tobacco is battling a flourishing smuggling trade in heated tobacco products, while also proposing regulation of e-cigarettes that could threaten the livelihoods of a large number of small operators ...

The future is not in combustibles, as Altria’s sales continue to decline

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 1st February 2019 || News analysis |

The 2018 results from the Altria Group revealed a slump in sales of combustibles. The company is now turning its attention to alternative sectors such as cannabis and Juul, and preparing for the US launch of IQOS ...

JT shows two new higher-temp HnB devices for Japan

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 21st January 2019 || News analysis |

Japan Tobacco (JT) is launching two new heat-not-burn (HnB) devices in the Japanese market as it tries to catch up with IQOS and Glo in its home territory ...

Colombian bid to regulate vaping as smoking tied up in political numbers

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 19th December 2018 || News analysis |

A new bill proposed in Colombia’s Senate is paving the way for the country to begin regulating heated tobacco and vaping products on a par with combustible tobacco – though the plan is tied up in the country’s...

New Zealand minister puts forward plan for e-cigarette regulation

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 10th December 2018 || News analysis |

The minister charged with drawing up proposed regulation of e-cigarettes in New Zealand has done so, based on the stated belief that vaping and smokeless tobacco are “highly likely to be much less harmful than...

IQOS versus Glo: PMI takes on BAT in Japanese HnB patent battle

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 3rd December 2018 || News analysis |

Philip Morris International (PMI) is suing British American Tobacco (BAT) in Japan for infringement of the patent for IQOS, claiming the rival company has copied the technology for its own Glo device ...

Plain packaging and usage restrictions among Dutch plans for e-cigs

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 26th November 2018 || News analysis |

The Dutch government is proposing to insist on plain packaging for e-cigarette products from 2022. That is one of the startling measures proposed in the long-awaited National Prevention Agreement ...

PMI hopes to ‘make an impact’ with IQOS store in South Africa

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 23rd November 2018 || News analysis |

Philip Morris International (PMI) is to open an IQOS flagship store in Johannesburg, South Africa next year – with a welcome from the local e-cig industry ...

Government advice to ban e-cigarettes is not binding on India’s states

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 16th November 2018 || Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

A pronouncement earlier this year by the Indian government that individual states should ban vapour products appears to have encouraged action in several – but the Delhi High Court has confirmed that the advisory is not binding for...

China Tobacco launches new HnB system on South Korean market

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 14th November 2018 || News analysis |

China Tobacco is taking on Philip Morris International (PMI), British American Tobacco (BAT) and KT&G in South Korea with the launch of a new heated tobacco device, the Mok ...

EU tells Belgium it can’t make up all its own rules on HnB

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 13th November 2018 || News analysis |

Attempts by Belgium to impose new strict regulations on heated-tobacco products may run into problems with the European...

Dutch health minister Blokhuis plans crackdown on e-cigs and HnB

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 8th November 2018 || News analysis |

Dutch health secretary Paul Blokhuis is to reveal this month a proposed new set of regulations on heated tobacco and e-cigarettes, part of the National Prevention Agreement on smoking, obesity and alcohol ...

Belgium moves to add HnB devices to the ban on online sales

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 6th November 2018 || News analysis |

Internet sales of heated-tobacco devices will shortly be banned in Belgium, where selling e-cigarettes online has been illegal since 2016 ...

Government survey finds one in five young Germans has tried vaping

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 5th November 2018 || News analysis |

The number of people vaping in Germany is rising, with those aged between 16 and 29 particularly drawn to e-cigarettes, according to the federal government’s latest drug and addiction report ...

Czech Republic HnB tax is likely to be applied early next year

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 31st October 2018 || News analysis |

The Czech parliament is considering a bill to introduce an excise tax next year on heated tobacco products. Under the plan, the tax rate would be set at CZK2.236 (€0.09) per gram of tobacco ...

IQOS global upgrades announced; dual consumables for Japan

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 24th October 2018 || News analysis |

PMI has announced the worldwide launch of two new IQOS devices during a series of events in Japan. The iQOS 3 and iQOS Multi feature quicker charging and longer battery life ...

State likely to control heated tobacco: China regulatory report

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 23rd October 2018 || Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

No foreign company has been permitted to sell heated tobacco devices in China, where state-owned companies could, in theory, engage in the production of such products ...

Good but could be better – 2018 no longer looks quite as rosy for BAT

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 17th October 2018 || News analysis |

British American Tobacco (BAT) has lowered its expectations of its heated tobacco and vaping products this year – but still anticipates continuing growth ...

PMI sues Korean government over claim HnB is as harmful as smoking

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 15th October 2018 || News analysis |

The South Korean government has declared e-cigarettes and heated tobacco to be no safer than smoking – a statement that has led to legal action by Philip Morris International...

COP8 fails to bring parties together on the crucial risk/benefit question

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 9th October 2018 || News analysis |

COP8 closed its doors in Geneva with governments struggling to regulate e-cigarettes due to the lack of scientific proof on potential risks or benefits ...

PMI and Juul launch legal action against Chinese copyists

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 9th October 2018 || Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |

The two leading brands in the vaping and heated tobacco sectors, Juul and Philip Morris International (PMI), are both engaged in active fights with Chinese companies over their intellectual property rights ...

No softening likely in WHO’s antagonism to e-cigs and HnB

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 4th October 2018 || News analysis |

The rhetoric coming out of the eighth Conference of the Parties (COP8) in Geneva suggests the World Health Organization is unlikely to give vaping products or HnB a role in its anti-tobacco policies any time...

COP8 tackles ‘growing challenge’ of vaping and ‘industry interference’

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 1st October 2018 || News analysis |

E-cigarettes and other tobacco alternatives are making it tougher for regulators and those who administer tobacco laws to do their jobs, the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) says in a new report ...

ENDS and means up for debate at WHO’s COP8 gathering

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 27th September 2018 || News analysis |

The role of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco will again be discussed next week at the eighth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP8) to the WHO’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control...

Chinese HnB exhibitors make a mark at Korea’s first Vape Expo

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 18th September 2018 || News analysis |

The different cultural and regulatory regimes surrounding vaping and heated tobacco in South Korea were on display at the country’s first vaping show ...

Tax hikes and usage restrictions will impact on HnB in Japan

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 11th September 2018 || News analysis |

Tax on products in Japan’s growing heated tobacco market will go up on 1st October, as part of a staggered series of rises up to 2022, that will bring the levies on them closer to those on combustible...

Things heat up as the e-cig continues to evolve

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 6th September 2018 || Heated tobacco market reports , Market reports |

In a shift from the more traditional e-cigs, which heat e-liquid to produce a vapour which is then inhaled, heated tobacco devices apply controlled heat to tobacco. TobaccoIntelligence looks at the latest innovation in closer...

Chinese authorities arrest 30 suspects in two HnB smuggling cases

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 10th August 2018 || News analysis |

A total of 30 suspects have been arrested in a joint anti-smuggling operation by Chinese law enforcement. China Tobacco Ningbo, Ningbo municipal police department and Ningbo municipal anti-smuggling bureau joined forces ...

Why BAT could get two HnB devices to the US market before IQOS

Written by TobaccoIntelligence || 1st August 2018 || News analysis |

British American Tobacco (BAT) may get two heated-tobacco products onto the US market before IQOS can be launched there, thanks to its decision to take a different route to FDA approval ...

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