Market & legal data of the tobacco alternative sector in Ukraine

JT’s acquisition of Vector Group in the US: strategic expansion or short-term boost?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 22nd August 2024

While the acquisition of US tobacco company Vector by Japan Tobacco (JT) Group will add profit and cashflow to JT’s business immediately, its longer-term significance may be more strategic ...

What will the year ahead bring? Expected tobacco and nicotine regulation in 2024

Written by Freddie Dawson | 2nd January 2024

TobaccoIntelligence predicts a restrictive future for the regulation of tobacco alternative products but also growth in both the global nicotine pouch and heated tobacco markets from 2023 to 2024 ...

PMI accelerates smoke-free growth in Q3, fuelled by Zyn nicotine pouch sales in US

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 20th October 2023

Strong sales momentum behind PMI’s Zyn nicotine pouches in the US helped drive the company’s growth in the third quarter, with US sales volume up nearly 66% on the same quarter in 2022 ...

PMI admits it can’t quit Russia due to international financial regulations

Written by Freddie Dawson | 26th July 2023

More than 15 months after pledging to “scale down” its activities in Russia, Philip Morris International (PMI) has said it can’t pull out of the Russian market ...

High smoking rates expected to keep boosting heated tobacco in Ukraine

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 23rd June 2023

Increased smoking rates could mean a boon for heated tobacco brands in Ukraine, analysts predict, and overall demand for heated tobacco products is expected to increase ...

PMI reports positive 2022 performance, talks Iqos, Swedish Match and KT&G

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 10th February 2023

Philip Morris International (PMI) reports an overall positive performance in 2022, boosted by growth in its Iqos business, with revenues and shipment volumes slightly up for the year ...

Ukrainian regulator takes legal action to investigate PMI’s advertising of Iqos

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 ...

Other tobacco giants may follow where PMI leads into the Baltic states

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 23rd December 2022

Global tobacco companies could be looking to the Baltic states, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, for expansion after having had to cut operations in Ukraine and Russia ...

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

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 22nd July 2022

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

JTI reports strong Q1 performance despite uncertainties over Ukraine war

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 29th April 2022

Japan Tobacco International (JTI) saw its revenues increase by 6.2% to JPY581.5bn ($4.5bn) in the first quarter of 2022, despite uncertainties over its business in Russia, compared with 5.3% growth to JPY547.3bn ($4.2bn) in the...

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

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 22nd April 2022

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

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

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 14th March 2022

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 ...

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

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 21st January 2022

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

Ukraine’s HnB tax hike blamed for ‘inevitable’ boom in bootleg sales

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 17th February 2021

Concerns have been raised in Ukraine over a sharp increase in sales of counterfeit heated tobacco products from China following the imposition of a new tax scheme in January ...

Ukraine proposes to include HnB by definition in its national tax code

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 8th October 2020

The Ukrainian government has proposed an amendment to the country’s tax code that would add heat-not-burn (HnB) products to the definition of traditional tobacco in a bid to build “fair tax rules” ...

BAT reports 273% revenue increase in a year for its modern oral portfolio

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 28th February 2020

British American Tobacco (BAT)'s "modern oral" portfolio has been one of the main drivers helping the company achieve good results in 2019 for its next-generation products category, which overall increased globally by 36.9% ...

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JT’s acquisition of Vector Group in the US: strategic expansion or short-term boost?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 22nd August 2024

What will the year ahead bring? Expected tobacco and nicotine regulation in 2024

Written by Freddie Dawson | 2nd January 2024

PMI accelerates smoke-free growth in Q3, fuelled by Zyn nicotine pouch sales in US

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 20th October 2023

PMI admits it can’t quit Russia due to international financial regulations

Written by Freddie Dawson | 26th July 2023

High smoking rates expected to keep boosting heated tobacco in Ukraine

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 23rd June 2023

PMI reports positive 2022 performance, talks Iqos, Swedish Match and KT&G

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Ukrainian regulator takes legal action to investigate PMI’s advertising of Iqos

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Other tobacco giants may follow where PMI leads into the Baltic states

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 23rd December 2022

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

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JTI reports strong Q1 performance despite uncertainties over Ukraine war

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 29th April 2022

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

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 22nd April 2022

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

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

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 21st January 2022

Ukraine’s HnB tax hike blamed for ‘inevitable’ boom in bootleg sales

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Ukraine proposes to include HnB by definition in its national tax code

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 8th October 2020

BAT reports 273% revenue increase in a year for its modern oral portfolio

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 28th February 2020

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