Antonia Di Lorenzo, Author at TobaccoIntelligence

BAT confident Hyper X2 can add to its Glo-ing performance in HnB and oral

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 28th July 2022 || News analysis |

British American Tobacco (BAT) saw revenue from its new products category portfolio rise by 45% in the first half of the year, with good returns from its modern oral and heated tobacco portfolio ...

Continuing strong growth in nicotine pouches keeps Swedish Match on the up

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 25th July 2022 || News analysis |

Swedish Match has reported a 17% sales increase in the first half of the year, driven by smoke-free products, with solid growth for its Zyn nicotine pouches in both the US and Scandinavian markets ...

PMI releases promising results for first half of year, boosted by heated tobacco

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 22nd July 2022 || News analysis |

Philip Morris International (PMI) has raised its full year outlook after it saw decent numbers over the first half of 2022 ...

EC sets out to assess big response to call for evidence towards new tobacco plan

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 18th July 2022 || News analysis |

More than 24,000 responses were received to a European Commission call for evidence on plans for the legal framework that will shape the future revised Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) and Tobacco Advertising Directive ...

Sting-free shield keeps pouches in the forefront of nicotine innovation

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 7th July 2022 || News analysis |

Pouches with integrated “shields” on one side that reduce stinging and gum irritation are the latest example of how the category is leading the way in innovation among alternative nicotine products ...

Iceland awards nicotine pouches the rubber stamp of their own regulations

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 24th June 2022 || News analysis |

Nicotine pouches in Iceland are to be subject to their own specific rules for the first time – but they do not include a threatened flavour ban ...

UK’s Khan report pleases vape advocates, all but ignores other tobacco alternatives

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 16th June 2022 || News analysis |

Recognition of the role vaping can play in the future of public health in England has been welcomed – but there is some disappointment that the positive approach does not extend to other alternatives to smoking ...

22nd Century reports Q1 2022 results, looks to expand with VLN cigarettes

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 9th June 2022 || News analysis |

22nd Century Group has confirmed the first international shipments of very low nicotine (VLN) cigarettes to South Korea and is expecting to see significant benefits from the sales of its menthol line of VLN cigarettes as it plans...

Released Khan report advises strict measures in UK for 2030 smoke-free goal

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 9th June 2022 || News analysis |

The UK government must take further action to promote vaping products and accelerate the path to prescribed e-cigarettes if it wants to achieve its 2030 smoke-free ambition for England, according to an independent tobacco review ...

New CTP chief King expected to ‘hit the ground running’ on tobacco control

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 24th May 2022 || News analysis |

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has appointed epidemiologist Brian King as head of the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) – an appointment that has not gone down well among advocates of tobacco alternatives ...

PMI reveals ‘solid performance’, with significant growth in its HnB portfolio

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 22nd April 2022 || News analysis |

Philip Morris International (PMI) saw positive numbers for the first quarter of 2022, with Iqos Iluma performing well in Japan, Switzerland and Spain ...

Steady as she goes – nothing much is set to change at the CTP on Mital’s watch

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 13th April 2022 || Blog |

What will Michele Mital’s reign as acting director of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) mean in terms of policy? ...

UK government will ‘consider’ putting nicotine pouches under tobacco rules

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 29th March 2022 || News analysis |

The UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published its post-implementation review of the country’s tobacco legislation ...

Brief window of change as US FDA takes charge of synthetic nicotine regulation

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 29th March 2022 || News analysis |

TobaccoIntelligence has put together a timeline outlining the major points to look out for over the summer as the US FDA brings synthetic nicotine into the premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) process ...

PMI considers leaving the Russian market as it scales down operations

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 25th March 2022 || News analysis |

Philip Morris International (PMI) has cancelled all product launches in Russia for 2022 as part of its plans to suspend investments and scale down manufacturing operations across the country ...

FDA authorises legal US sale of Logic’s heated tobacco product Vapeleaf

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 25th March 2022 || News analysis |

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised the marketing of Logic Technology Development’s heated tobacco product Vapeleaf ...

No 2 Mital looks the most likely choice to succeed outgoing CTP director Zeller

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 25th March 2022 || News analysis |

Michele Mital, deputy director of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) since 2018, looks the most likely candidate to take over from retiring director Mitch Zeller ...

Big Tobacco shuts down in Russia, lends aid to employees there and in Ukraine

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 14th March 2022 || News analysis |

Imperial Brands has announced that it is suspending all operations in Russia, including domestic production, and all sales and marketing activity as a result of international sanctions and the consequential severe disruption ...

22nd Century expands its VLN cigarettes in the US, and moves into South Korea

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 3rd March 2022 || News analysis |

US company 22nd Century reports its full-year results for 2021, with a company loss but increased net sales, and plans for expansion for its VLN cigarettes both domestically and internationally ...

Iceland’s bill to regulate nicotine pouches as e-cigs due in parliament in March

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 2nd March 2022 || News analysis |

Iceland’s delayed bill to regulate nicotine pouches under similar rules to those proposed for e-cigarettes and refills will be introduced to parliament in March ...

UK will not modify tobacco regulations to legalise snus, health minister says

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 1st March 2022 || News analysis |

Snus is likely to remain banned in the UK after a health minister said it is not expected to be part of the UK’s upcoming tobacco control plan ...

Italy regulates nicotine pouch sales, with notification and tax requirements

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 28th February 2022 || News analysis |

Nicotine pouches will officially be allowed to enter the Italian market following approval of a bill by the country’s Senate ...

Swedish Match sees 2021 finish with strong growth in smoke-free products

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 21st February 2022 || News analysis |

Swedish Match has reported an 11% sales increase in 2021 driven by the smoke-free product segment, with strong growth in the US and Scandinavia ...

Europe adopts compromise position on reduced risk products to beat cancer

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 21st February 2022 || News analysis |

The European Parliament has adopted the BECA report – the first time a European institution has formally acknowledged reduced risk products could play a role in smoking cessation – with some caveats ...

BAT enjoys big rises in revenue from novel categories, led by modern oral

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 17th February 2022 || News analysis |

British American Tobacco (BAT) saw revenue from its new products category portfolio rise by 42.4% in 2021 to £2.05bn, driven in part by an increase in sales of its modern oral products ...

JTI puts heated tobacco growth at the heart of its plans for a reduced risk future

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 16th February 2022 || News analysis |

Japan Tobacco International (JTI) will look to prioritise heated tobacco as part of its commitment to break even on its reduced risk portfolio (RRP) by 2027 ...

‘Modified risk’ VLN cigarettes ready for launch in ‘major metropolitan market’

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 15th February 2022 || News analysis |

22nd Century Group is to announce its full year results on 1st March, after confirming the launch of its two low-nicotine cigarettes as modified risk tobacco products ...

Heated tobacco successes help PMI stay positive as cigarette sales go on sliding

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 14th February 2022 || News analysis |

Philip Morris International (PMI) posted positive numbers for 2021, helped by higher unit volumes in heated tobacco and outstanding initial results from its fourth-generation heated tobacco device Iqos Iluma ...

Swedish Match says Norwegian approval could be hard to get after pouch rejection

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 10th February 2022 || News analysis |

Approval of applications to sell new nicotine products in Norway appears to be a difficult proposition, according to Swedish Match, which had its application for an oral nicotine pouch rejected ...

MEPs prepare for first full parliamentary debate on European ‘beating cancer’ plan

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 8th February 2022 || News analysis |

The European Parliament’s first debate on the Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA)’s report into how to strengthen Europe’s fight against cancer will take place on 15th February ...

Altria revenue decline compensated for by uptick in oral tobacco in late 2021

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 28th January 2022 || News analysis |

Tobacco giant Altria’s net revenues slightly declined in 2021, partially offset by growth in the company’s oral tobacco products segment ...

TobaccoIntelligence’s predictions for 2021 reviewed – how well did we do?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 21st January 2022 || News analysis |

TobaccoIntelligence showed excellent understanding of the industry and a capacity for accurate analysis with its 2021 predictions, most of which hit during the year ...

Taiwan close to legalising heated tobacco products, with controls

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 20th January 2022 || News analysis |

Draft amendments to the Taiwan Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act are awaiting approval by the parliament. They will include the legalisation of heated tobacco products, with controls on sales ...

Are heated tobacco products a threat to vaping or a complementary product?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 20th January 2022 || Blog , News analysis |

Some vapers appear to be switching to heated tobacco products, but should vaping and heated tobacco be viewed as complementary alternatives or competitors ...

Global Trends report reveals extent of alternatives’ growing market share

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 12th January 2022 || News analysis |

Alternative tobacco products, including heated tobacco and nicotine pouches, have taken worldwide sales from combustibles over the past three years, with the cigarette segment declining by 5% ...

2021 in review: As smoking declines, tobacco alternatives take up the slack

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 10th January 2022 || News analysis |

2021 may have been a downer in many other areas but the year saw phenomenal growth across tobacco alternatives, including in the oral segment, heated tobacco and nicotine pouches ...

Switzerland to vote on two competing proposals over tobacco advertising rules

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 7th January 2022 || News analysis |

Swiss voters will face two crucial referendums over the next few weeks on the future of tobacco product advertising in the country. The country, which ranks near the bottom of the Tobacco Control Scale in Europe rating for...

Health experts accuse US FDA of taking ‘backward step’ over VLN cigarettes

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 29th December 2021 || News analysis |

The US FDA’s marketing authorisation of two low-nicotine cigarettes as modified risk tobacco products – including a menthol cigarette – has not gone down well with public health associations or all harm reduction experts ...

Italian Senators consider amendments to modify HnB excise duties from 2022

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 17th December 2021 || News analysis |

Italian senators from different political parties have tabled a number of amendments to the Budget Bill 2022 aiming to modify the excise tax rates on heated tobacco products ...

What caused a scrap in the Philippines government over tobacco alternatives?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 24th November 2021 || Blog , News analysis |

Conflict between public health and political-economic interests seems to be the main reason behind an internal dispute between the Philippine delegation to COP9 and officials at the country’s Department of Health ...

UK Tobacco Control Plan ‘must tackle misinformation’ about alternatives

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 18th November 2021 || News analysis |

UK MPs have called on the government to ensure that the forthcoming Tobacco Control Plan will be taken as an opportunity to tackle misinformation around tobacco alternatives and to encourage switching ...

Concern grows over influencers’ social media promotion of tobacco products

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 10th November 2021 || Blog , News analysis |

The misleading advertising of tobacco alternatives on social media has become a critical concern of public health groups and some governments around the world ...

JTI to focus energy on the ‘encouraging’ performance of Ploom X in Japan

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 2nd November 2021 || News analysis |

Japan Tobacco International (JTI) has posted positive figures for the first nine months of the year, with a good performance from its reduced-risk products in its domestic market ...

Altria sees revenue decline in Q3, but its oral portfolio is on the rise

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 29th October 2021 || News analysis |

Altria posted a 4.7% revenue decline in the third quarter of the year, mainly driven by the continuing poor performance of its smokable segment but neutralised by the growth of its oral products in the US ...

Sales up, profit down as Swedish Match pins high hopes on a smoke-free future

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 28th October 2021 || News analysis |

Swedish Match has reported 9% growth in global sales in the first nine months of 2021, driven by its smoke-free portfolio in the US and Scandinavia, but profit and market share have not lived up to forecast ...

US FDA authorises sale of oral tobacco products taken off the market in 2019

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 21st October 2021 || News analysis |

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued marketing authorisation for four mint-flavoured oral tobacco products that were withdrawn from the US market in 2019 ...

‘Utopian’ – but is a global consensus on smoke-free alternatives a realistic goal?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 14th October 2021 || Blog , News analysis |

A global consensus between industry, scientists and regulators around the role of tobacco alternatives in smoking cessation could be reached in the long term, but experts believe achieving more cooperation is a major challenge ...

WHO FCTC members urged to change attitude towards tobacco alternatives

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 27th September 2021 || News analysis |

Industry representatives have called for a change of heart within the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) to improve the governance and evolution of the global industry ...

Why have WHO FCTC COP9 novel tobacco discussions been postponed to 2023?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 21st September 2021 || News analysis |

The World Health Organization (WHO) has decided to postpone a discussion on novel tobacco products to a face-to-face event in 2023 – a decision experts are linking to a lack of consensus on what approach to take ...

European cancer report ‘should include reference to reduced-harm products’

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo || 14th September 2021 || News analysis |

Three Italian members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are hoping to introduce the concept of harm reduction into a strategy report by the Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA), but the idea has not yet been officially endorsed...

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