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KT&G reported consolidated revenue of KRW 1.42 trillion ($1.03 billion) and operating profit of KRW 321.5 billion in the second quarter of 2024, up 6.6 percent and 30.6 percent year on year, respectively. The company attributed the growth to the strong pe
According to Dutch News, anti-tobacco activists believe Philip Morris International is trying to use its Levia herbal heated sticks to circumvent the Netherlands' ban on flavored tobacco and vaping products. Levia sticks are made from tea leaves rather th
JT Group reported revenue of JPY 1.6 trillion ($10.63 billion) in the second quarter of 2024, up 12.7 percent from the same period in 2023. Profit increased 6.3 percent to JPY 305.2 billion. In a statement, JT Group president and CEO Masamichi Terabatake
According to New Zealand Radio, New Zealand has halved the tax on heated tobacco products (HNB) to make them more attractive as an alternative to cigarettes. A spokesperson said Customs Minister Casey Costello, who ordered the tax cut, hopes the move will
At present, Axia is sold only in Hokkaido and Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan. It is difficult to obtain in other parts of Japan because it is not sold on the IQOS website. It is expected to be launched nationwide in the future, with news to be announced as s
According to the Financial Times, Japan Tobacco CEO Masamichi Terabatake said the company will keep its Russia business after reshaping its supply chain to comply with sanctions, in response to investor demand. According to the paper, Japan Tobacco is con
According to Hungary Today, British American Tobacco will build a 60 billion Hungarian forint (US$162.12 million) heated tobacco products factory in Pécs, Hungary, creating 450 new jobs. BAT already employs nearly 1,000 people. Foreign Affairs and Trade M
According to Trend, Uzbekistan's Ministry of Health has proposed banning the circulation of vaping devices, vape liquids, and heated tobacco products. This is reflected in a draft legal act published on Uzbekistan's portal for discussing нормативных legal
According to Reuters, European lawmakers are considering restrictions on tea leaf tobacco sticks (heated tobacco sticks made from tea leaves), which are becoming increasingly popular across Europe. After the EU banned flavored heated tobacco sticks last y
With the settlement of its intellectual property dispute with British American Tobacco removing a major barrier to sales in the U.S., PMI International is preparing to launch IQOS heated tobacco devices in Austin, Texas, according to U.S. media. After res
PMI International has launched IQOS iluma i in Japan, the most innovative product in its growing heated tobacco portfolio. The launch marks the 10th anniversary of IQOS, which debuted in Nagoya, Japan in 2014. We use science, world-leading brands and comm
According to media reports, Hong Kong customs officials said the agency seized more than 650 million illicit cigarettes last year, worth HK$2.25 billion (US$287.8 million), the highest annual value in more than two decades. According to undisclosed source