When PMI made a firm bid to buy Protabaco in Colombia most, including myself, thought the deal would not be turned down by the Colombian Government. We were wrong.
Now PMI (PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL) is asking Colombian regulators to reconsider their plan to buy Protabaco but it is not at all clear if the government will [...]
Protabaco – Colombia
July 21st, 2010 — Acquisitions, Current Issues — Chris Crawley
Best Sorting – Press release
July 19th, 2010 — Current Issues — Chris Crawley
Japan Tobacco Group (JT Group) approves Belgian Electronic Sorting Technologies’
(BEST) Foreign Matter Detection-system.
As the tobacco market is increasingly under pressure, facing rigorous regulations worldwide, leading
manufacturers are searching for the most efficient, premium quality control equipment. While the removal
of FM (Foreign Matter) or NTRM (Non Tobacco Related Materials) is a specific field of expertise, many
techniques and [...]
TabExpo – Prague (November 2011)
July 17th, 2010 — Uncategorized — Chris Crawley
Before you know it this major Industry Trade show will be upon us and in a flash – gone.
The organizers are working hard to make it successful for all visitors.
Exhibitors can have reasonble expectation of not only a good quantity of visitors but a good level as well.
The Show will run concurrenlty with a topical [...]
Thousands to return to cigarettes
July 12th, 2010 — Current Issues, Regulations: FDA etc. — James Dunworth
Thousands of smokers are set to resume using cigarettes if the results of a recent survey are correct.
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July 12th, 2010 — Making Tobacco Products Unpleasant — rita
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Filtrona Venezuela to close
July 12th, 2010 — Current Issues, Key International Business & Market Developments — Chris Crawley
Sources close to Filtrona PLC confirmed the closure of Filtrona Venezolana SA – the plant located in Valencia Venezuela specifically to produce carbon dual filters for Cigerrera Bigott SUCS (a wholly owned BAT subsidiary) based in the capital Caracas.
A Filtrona executive visited Brazil to break the news to the regional HQ – Souza Cruz – [...]
RUYAN AMERICA & PRIME TIME INTERNATIONAL SIGN AGREEMENT
June 11th, 2010 — Current Issues, Key International Business & Market Developments, Tobacco Harm Reduction — Chris Crawley
RUYAN AMERICA AND PRIME TIME INTERNATIONAL SIGN AGREEMENT
Ruyan America, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, and Prime Time International Company, Phoenix, AZ, announced that they have executed an “Exclusive Product Development, Brand Marketing and Supply Agreement.” Under the terms of the agreement, Prime Time will become the exclusive North American distributor and marketer of Ruyan America’s digital [...]
State to force stores to post graphic signs vs. smoking
May 21st, 2010 — Current Issues, Making Tobacco Products Unpleasant, Preventing Youth Consumption, Regulations: FDA etc. — Lou Maiellano
Massachusetts is poised to become the first state in the nation to force retailers to prominently display graphic warnings about the perils of smoking right where cigarettes are sold — at tobacco sales racks and next to cash registers.
Images of ominously darkened lungs, damaged brains, and diseased teeth could start appearing [...]
