Market & legal data of alternative tobacco products in Europe

EU-wide tax on e-cigs remains on back burner as report is delayed

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 27th November 2017

The European Commission is considering whether to propose an EU-wide tax on e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products, but may choose not to do so for now, following a public...

The way ahead: Big Tobacco looks to a smoke-free next generation

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 20th November 2017

Big Tobacco is moving towards a smoke-free future, with all the leading companies indicating a focus in 2018 on next generation products, whether e-cigarettes or heated tobacco...

Glo ‘could transform’ tobacco consumption in Russia, says BAT

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 23rd October 2017

BAT has announced the launch of its Glo heat-not-burn (HnB) device in Russia, where the device can be bought online and Neostiks consumables will be available in branded stores ...

European rules may give heated tobacco a marketing advantage

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 19th September 2017

Heat-not-burn (HnB) products could benefit from greater marketing opportunities in the European Union than e-cigarettes and combustible tobacco as the heating devices are not themselves considered to be tobacco...

Big Tobacco factories switch production from cigarettes to HnB as demand rises

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 10th August 2017

Increasing demand for smoke-free products is leading many tobacco companies to open new facilities for heat-not-burn manufacturing – in some cases, even replacing...

Ireland “should not implement e-cigarette tax”, ministry says

Written by Freddie Dawson | 9th August 2017

The Republic of Ireland is unlikely to introduce a tax on e-cigarettes or e-liquid in the near future, recent documents...

E-cigs are Italians’ favourite smoking cessation aid – but most use nothing

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 3rd August 2017

More than a tenth of Italians trying to give up smoking (10.7%) use e-cigarettes to help them – more than any other cessation aids – but the vast majority use no aid at...

From Russian elevators to US taxes, a change is gonna come

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 3rd August 2017

2017 has already been a significant year in the short history of e-cigarettes – and there is more to come in the remaining five months of a the...

BAT’s $49bn Reynolds takeover is on – with big reduced-risk potential

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 20th July 2017

The $49.4bn takeover of Reynolds American by British American Tobacco (BAT) is set to go through next week after being approved by shareholders of both...

British health ministry puts e-cigs at heart of anti-smoking plans

Written by Freddie Dawson | 18th July 2017

UK Department of Health wants e-cigs excluded from smoke-free policies, a clear path to medical licensing – and maybe even a review of Britain’s TPD...

PMI rejects researchers’ claim that HnB is ‘smoke by any other name’

Written by Marc Beishon | 6th June 2017

PMI has responded forcefully after a Swiss research team claimed its iQOS heat-not-burn system released “the same harmful constituents of conventional cigarette smoke” ...

UK government asks how it should define HnB for tax purposes

Written by Freddie Dawson | 23rd May 2017

As heated tobacco products pose new questions for regulators, the UK government is holding a public consultation on potential tax...

PMI sinks €300m in converting Greek cigarette plant to iQOS sticks

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 12th April 2017

Philip Morris International is to convert its largest tobacco factory in Greece to manufacture iQOS heat...

Higher taxes ‘would force vapers back to tobacco’, users tell Europe

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 15th March 2017

Raising taxes on e-cigarette products would cause an increase in cross-border sales and lead to some users taking up smoking again, users told a European consultation on excise...

NNA joins UK High Court bid to overturn European snus ban

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 25th January 2017

The New Nicotine Alliance is to join an attempt by manufacturer Swedish Match to overturn the UK’s snus ban. If successful, the bid could lead to the smokeless tobacco product being legalised throughout the EU...

Banning novel tobacco products could violate world trade pact, lawyers say

Written by Barnaby Page | 25th November 2016

Countries that ban tobacco alternative products could be breaking world trade agreements by unfairly privileging combustibles at their expense, two lawyers have warned ...

Heat-not-burn poses novel challenge for European regulators

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 26th October 2016

The regulatory status of heat-not-burn (HnB) products in Europe remains unclear, despite an increasing number coming to...

UK government to consult on taxing heat-not-burn products

Written by Freddie Dawson | 19th July 2016

The UK will launch a consultation on taxation for heat-not-burn products later this...

Swedish Match hopes UK will send snus case to European court

Written by Barnaby Page | 4th July 2016

Swedish Match is contesting the European Union’s ban on snus in court ...

Big Tobacco encouraged by research on heat-not-burn

Written by Barnaby Page | 7th December 2015

Are big tobacco companies starting to favour heat-not-burn technology over e-cigarettes? While none has shown any signs of overtly stepping away from e-cigs, and such a move is unlikely, much enthusiasm and investment within the...

Russia becomes fourth territory for iQOS heat-not-burn trials

Written by Barnaby Page | 5th November 2015

Philip Morris International (PMI) is testing its iQOS heat-not-burn product in Russia, ECigIntelligence has...

Pax enters British and German markets with heat-not-burn

Written by Freddie Dawson | 15th September 2015

U.S. smoking-alternatives maker Pax Labs is bringing its Pax 2 heat-not-burn device to European markets, with the product for sale online in Germany and the UK from today and expected to be in stores by...

PMI prepares for heat-not-burn rollout, plans e-cig for 2016

Written by Barnaby Page | 2nd July 2014

Philip Morris International (PMI) will no longer be conspicuous in the tobacco alternatives market by its absence ...

‘Big Tobacco’s voice should be heard in the nicotine debate’

Written by Barnaby Page | 27th June 2014

The involvement of the tobacco and pharma industries could be crucial if a new international society on nicotine studies is to make a contribution to the public health and regulation debate - but that will...

Use of pouches linked with antisocial behaviour, says US NIS research paper

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 1st April 2000

A briefing from a US research body is out today (1st April) that links pouch use with antisocial acts including littering, graffiti, sticking chewing gum to seats, and mass impalement of one’s enemies ...

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