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• Growers from Pittsylvania County Decided to Double the Planted Amount of Tobacco Crop

  Published on May 4th, 2012 00:00

  Pittsylvania County tobacco growers decided to plan more tobacco crop this year as the contracting amount seem to increase, according to the findings presented by the local industry expert. The area of planted tobacco in Pittsylvania County will rise this year as some companies plan to purchase more tobacco from this region, stated ...

• International Tobacco Company Increases Cigarette Prices

  Published on April 20th, 2012 00:00

  Prices on cigarettes in India may go the liquor way as International Tobacco Company (ITC); the leading manufacturer in this sector may consider new pricing for its best-selling cigarette brands. This action comes after the ad valorem duty levied in the Union Budget, paired with the changing added-value tax rates across states. Coming ...

• Philippines Tobacco Industry Overview

  Published on April 5th, 2012 00:00

  The Philippine government official’s actions intended at decreasing smoking use face serious challenges as the revival of local tobacco industry led to great economic profits and local tobacco companies proceed to lobby. After being forfeit by about 50%, the tobacco-planting area decreased from about 40,000 hectares to 22,000. ...

• Lorillard Cigarette Shipment Volume Increased by 6.6%

  Published on March 21st, 2012 00:00

  According to recent estimates Lorillard's domestic shipment within the 12 months to the end of December 2011, at 39,018,408,000, increased by 6.6% o those of the previous year. As about shipments to US Possessions and Puerto Rico they have climbed by 6.8% 40,730,291,000. Shipments of famous Newport brand boosted by 6% to 32,691,403 ...

• Imperial Tobacco - Cigarette Net Profit Increased 3%

  Published on February 20th, 2012 00:00

  Imperial Tobacco announced on Monday that cigarette net proceeds of sales for the first quarter that ended December 31, 2011 decreased 1%, underlying growth was 3% in comparison to the previous year, demonstrating stable prices and mix. The company also declared that general financial position and working characteristics for fiscal 20 ...

• Kangaroo Pictures Are Used on British American Tobacco Cigarette Packages

  Published on January 25th, 2012 00:00

  Australia’s government has criticized British American Tobacco (BAT) for using the picture of a kangaroo on cigarette packages sold in Europe, increasing hostile actions ahead of a legal struggle over plain-packaging regulations. According to Attorney-General Nicola Roxon, who conducted the action to implement laws demanding s ...

• Brazil – First Smoke-Free Country

  Published on December 28th, 2011 09:15

  The Brazilian government has decided to protect the health of its 190 million citizens by adopting a comprehensive tobacco control law. Signed by President Dilma Rousseff, the law will make Brazil the leading country in the world to become completely smoke-free, stimulating actions sweeping across Latin America in order to protect people ...

• Japan Tobacco International Spent £23,000 on 20 MPs to Vote against Smoking Bill

  Published on December 13th, 2011 03:10

  Members of Parliament who received thousands of pounds from one of the world’s biggest tobacco companies were against a ban prohibiting smoking in cars. The parliamentary list of members’ interest demonstrates that Japan Tobacco International, which manufactures such smoking products as Camel, Winston, Glamour and many other ...

• BAT Cigarette Sales Increased by 9%

  Published on November 25th, 2011 03:43

  Lucky Strike producer British American Tobacco (BAT) announced that limited net disposable incomes are reducing significantly the number of smokers and urging others to purchase lower-priced illicit smoking products. The world’s second biggest cigarette producer announced increasing sales but at the same time took advantage of its ...

• Maryland Health Activists Call for Cigarette Tax Increase

  Published on October 28th, 2011 10:24

  Smokers in Maryland will have to spend more money for their habit as a new campaign could raise taxes on all tobacco products. The Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative has started a campaign to increase taxes on all smoking products in Maryland. Cigarette prices would rise by about $1 per package, and tobacco taxes would grow at a corre ...