Market & legal data in the tobacco alternatives sector in Portugal

EU Tobacco Taxation Directive and Tobacco Products Directive timeline

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 17th September 2025

This summary of the main events in the Tobacco Taxation Directive (TTD) and Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) review process will be updated as further developments occur ...

Health experts accuse EC of ignoring science in new tobacco tax proposal

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 3rd September 2025

The European Commission (EC)’s plan to overhaul EU tobacco taxation has triggered a backlash from public health groups, industry and member states alike ...

Possible reshuffle in France may alter stance on EU Tobacco Excise Directive

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 28th August 2025

The announcement of a confidence vote scheduled for 8th September poses an existential threat to the French government, potentially impacting Paris’s support for the revision of the Tobacco Excise Directive (TED) ...

EU tobacco tax plan faces pushback on harm reduction, illegal trade, sovereignty

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 27th August 2025

Most European Union member states have yet to respond officially to the proposed Tobacco Excise Directive, but some have already warned the measures could undermine national sovereignty and damage local industries ...

Velo Plus powers BAT’s modern oral growth despite dip in overall revenue

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 31st July 2025

British American Tobacco reported a slight decrease in its revenue for the first half of 2025, offset by strong growth in the modern oral segment. Velo Plus contributed to growth momentum, particularly in the US...

How will the populist pushback in recent elections impact nicotine alternatives?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 16th June 2025

Last November, the feeling was that the election of US president Donald Trump indicated a general shift to the right in global politics, but the results did not quite pan out that way ...

PMI’s Zyn and Iqos see robust growth, despite supply issues and EU flavour ban

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 23rd July 2024

Philip Morris International recorded an outstanding second-quarter and first-half performance, with strong contributions from Iqos and Zyn – despite supply constraints and the EU flavour ban ...

EU countries called for flavour ban before Commission released related survey data

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 26th June 2024

Last week, 12 EU health ministers backed a paper calling on the European Commission to propose new legislation, which could include banning flavoured vapes and limiting nicotine content ...

Ploom X international expansion has helped to boost JTI’s Q3 performance

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 31st October 2023

Japan Tobacco International (JTI) enjoyed a solid performance in the third quarter of the year, partially related to its Ploom X heated tobacco product geographic expansion ...

EU heated tobacco flavour ban enters into force amid controversy and criticism

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 23rd October 2023

The EU’s ban on flavours in heated tobacco applies from today, amid criticism from harm reduction advocates, tobacco companies and some European politicians who believe that it could discourage smoking cessation ...

How heated tobacco taxes are set to rise as European nations set new parameters

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 29th November 2022

Taxes on tobacco are set to rise across Europe and may be extended to alternative products, including heated tobacco. TobaccoIntelligence analysts consider how this will apply in various different EU member states ...

Further European launches follow Pulze success in Greece and Czech Republic

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 15th November 2022

Tobacco giant Imperial Brands has told investors that its heated tobacco device Pulze and iD consumables, continued to perform well in its pilot markets of the Czech Republic and Greece,...

Logista defies the pandemic to increase HnB distribution in France and Italy

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 1st June 2021

Heated tobacco distributor Logista enjoyed an increase in business in the first six months of fiscal year 2021 despite the economic challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic ...

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