Philip Morris International recorded an outstanding second-quarter and first-half performance, with strong contributions from Iqos and Zyn – despite supply constraints and the EU flavour ban ...
Last week, 12 EU health ministers backed a paper calling on the European Commission to propose new legislation, which could include banning flavoured vapes and limiting nicotine content ...
With EU elections looming, tobacco harm-reduction issues could play an important role and contribute to potential shifts in policy focus, despite the varying political stances across parties, says Frank Henkler-Stephani ...
In this part of a series of articles celebrating the tenth anniversary of Tamarind Intelligence, we look at how heated tobacco, nicotine pouches and herbal heated sticks have evolved in the past decade ...
The German Association of the Tobacco Industry and New Products says we need more constructive non-political discourse about tobacco harm reduction to counter the impact of bad science on the current prohibitionist mindset ...
Haypp Group, an online retailer of reduced-risk products, will look to expand into new categories and European markets following the success of a vaping pilot in the UK ...
The EU’s ban on flavours in heated tobacco applies from today, amid criticism from harm reduction advocates, tobacco companies and some European politicians who believe that it could discourage smoking cessation ...
Tobacco-free herbal sticks are expected to continue growing in popularity thanks to potential price and flavour range advantages over heated tobacco products ...
The EU has launched a public consultation on how it can update its tobacco control framework by revising the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) and the Tobacco Advertising Directive (TAD) ...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 20th January 2023
The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine has taken a case against Philip Morris Sales and Distribution for violating unfair competition laws, the regulator announced earlier this month ...
Taxes on tobacco are set to rise across Europe and may be extended to alternative products, including heated tobacco. TobaccoIntelligence analysts consider how this will apply in various different EU member states ...
British American Tobacco (BAT) has again bet on the cannabis industry as it looks to diversify its portfolio as part of its plan to transition to a smoke-free future ...
Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 6th September 2021
Few countries hit the deadline for implementing the EU Single-Use Plastics Directive (SUP) to reduce the environmental impact of certain plastics – including those in heated tobacco filters – TobaccoIntelligence has found ...
The German state of Hesse is targeting heated tobacco along with e-cigarettes in a new legislative initiative to update the current regulations covering smoking ...
British American Tobacco (BAT) is removing its Velo nicotine pouches from the German market because of a lack of clarity over their regulation both nationally and in the country's regional states ...
The German Bundestag has approved the country’s Tobacco Law, lowering the level of tax on heat-not-burn (HnB) products proposed by the government to apply from January 2022 ...
Talks on a proposed amendment to Germany's Tobacco Act have revealed divisions within parliament and beyond on whether taxation of tobacco alternatives should be based on health promotion or tax income ...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 22nd February 2021
The German government is proposing an increased levy on heat-not-burn (HnB) consumables from 2022, bringing them under the same tax burden as traditional cigarettes ...
Written by David Palacios Rubio | 28th January 2021
Imperial Brands has announced a substantial shift in strategy towards its next-generation products category, with a focus on investment in heated tobacco in Europe over the next five years ...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 17th November 2020
Imperial Brands has revealed that net revenue from its next-generation portfolio declined by 27% in the year to September and announced that it will take a “more prudent approach” from now on ...
Germany’s anticipated decision to ban outdoor advertising of tobacco, including heat-not-burn (HnB) and vapour products, could cost the public finances an estimated €2.27m a year ...
Germany has moved a step closer to a comprehensive ban on outdoor advertising of tobacco products, with a first debate in the Bundestag of a proposal put forward by the ruling coalition parties ...
Organisers of two major conferences and exhibitions on nicotine delivery are hoping the events can still go ahead despite the global coronavirus outbreak and a number of other event cancellations and postponements ...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 4th February 2020
While politicians in Germany continue to debate a future ban on tobacco-related advertising, new figures show that expenditure on ads by the country’s tobacco industry has increased ...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 13th December 2019
The conservative parties in Germany’s ruling coalition have come out in support of a comprehensive ban on outdoor advertising for tobacco products that would come into force between 2022 and 2024 ...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 18th October 2019
A number of MPs from Germany’s ruling coalition have emphasised their willingness to reach agreement quickly on a federal ban on outdoor advertising of tobacco...
Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 5th November 2018
The number of people vaping in Germany is rising, with those aged between 16 and 29 particularly drawn to e-cigarettes, according to the federal government’s latest drug and addiction report ...
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