Market & legal data for global tobacco and nicotine alternatives worldwide

Heated tobacco and nicotine pouches lead the global shift to safer nicotine products

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 21st November 2024

A major new report shows a pivotal shift in the global smoking landscape, highlighting the growing use of safer nicotine products, such as heated tobacco and nicotine pouches ...

Banning tobacco sales to youth may curb lung cancer mortality, WHO study finds

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 9th October 2024

Policies that aim to create a tobacco-free generation may significantly prevent mortality from lung cancer across the world, according to recent research led by the World Health Organization ...

Global tobacco industry eyes EU as it pivots towards more sustainable filters

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 23rd September 2024

The tobacco industry is shifting towards making more sustainable cigarette filters. Innovation of this kind may soon find its way into heated tobacco products, driven by regulatory changes that could ban single-use filters ...

Give the people what they want in heated products – as long as that’s not banned

Written by Freddie Dawson | 12th September 2024

Brands that find a way to successfully deliver flavour while appealing to diversifying consumer desires will be best poised for success in a maturing heated tobacco market ...

What changes are in store for nicotine alternatives in a post-cessation world?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 3rd September 2024

It’s beginning to look like the well of smokers who have not tried vaping is running dry, and this has dramatic implications for the sector, its approach, and the way others interact with it ...

Does research indicate nicotine caps on nic products could benefit public health?

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 31st July 2024

Lower nicotine content levels make tobacco products less addictive, but in vapes, they may lead users to compensate their intake by increasing the pace and intensity of their puffs, according to a recent study ...

WHO issues its first-ever guidelines on clinical treatment for tobacco cessation

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 4th July 2024

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first recommendations on clinical treatment for tobacco-use cessation, aimed at helping users quit all types of tobacco products ...

Ten lessons learned over a decade of covering the novel nicotine industry

Written by Barnaby Page | 4th July 2024

In this part of a series of articles celebrating the tenth anniversary of Tamarind Intelligence, our editorial director shares ten things he’s learned about the sector in the last ten years ...

Lessons learned from the thought-provoking Global Forum on Nicotine

Written by Barnaby Page | 21st June 2024

The Global Forum on Nicotine was in Warsaw again last week, and once again proved to be one of the most thought-provoking events on the tobacco harm reduction calendar ...

Can a WHO witch hunt stop the next generation from getting hooked?

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 6th June 2024

The World Health Organization (WHO) chose to dedicate this year’s World No Tobacco Day to exposing practices used by the tobacco industry to “hook the next generation” into becoming its customers for life ...

The evolution of novel tobacco and nicotine products over the last decade

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 5th April 2024

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 ...

Latest novel nicotine innovation could possibly evade most legal restrictions

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 1st April 2024

While novel nicotine products face increasingly tight legal restrictions and requirements in many countries, one startup believes it has come up with a product that will escape regulation entirely ...

No ‘historic decisions’ made on heated tobacco products or e-cigarettes at COP10

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 14th March 2024

COP10 was to be the conference where countries finally got to grips with emerging alternative tobacco products, but none of the decisions made applied to HTPs or ENDS or their industries ...

Oral products boosted Big Tobacco’s momentum in 2023, and HTPs still in play

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 27th February 2024

Nicotine pouches seemed to be the universal positive for Big Tobacco in 2023, with oral tobacco categories making increasingly important contributions to all the companies involved in that area ...

WHO reports drop in tobacco use despite industry ‘interference’ in achieving goals

Written by Freddie Dawson | 25th January 2024

Tobacco use continues to reduce globally, according to the latest World Health Organization (WHO) global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2030 ...

What’s in a name? Plenty, when we can’t seem to agree on industry terminology

Written by Barnaby Page | 18th January 2024

Perception is often at least as important as reality in forming policy-makers’ and the public’s opinion where novel nicotine products are concerned, but there’s a persistent problem with terminology ...

Herbal sticks are growing in popularity, but regulators might change their future

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 10th January 2024

Herbal heated sticks are spreading worldwide as a replacement for conventional smoking as well as an alternative to heated tobacco products ...

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 ...

Spotlight on laws, bans and environment as tobacco alternatives trend up in 2023

Written by Freddie Dawson | 28th December 2023

Looking back, 2023 just might be viewed as the turning-point year in alternatives to cigarettes, but in which direction things turn remains to be seen ...

COP10-MOP3 will prioritise regulation of HTPs and nicotine products next year

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 16th November 2023

The regulation of new and emerging e-cigarette, heated tobacco and nicotine products will be one of the central topics of discussion at the COP10-MOP3 conferences next year, said the head of the WHO FCTC ...

COP10-MOP3 tobacco conferences postponed, citing unrest in Panama

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 10th November 2023

The world’s major international tobacco control conferences will not take place in Panama this month as anticipated and will be delayed until 2024 ...

Potential for convergence of HT and vape technologies discussed at GTNF in Seoul

Written by Freddie Dawson | 13th October 2023

Future innovation in vaping and tobacco alternatives is likely to involve environmental improvements and prevention of youth usage, said speakers at the Global Tobacco and Nicotine Forum ...

GTNF speakers say evidence should drive nicotine legislation, not public pressure

Written by Freddie Dawson | 12th October 2023

Public pressure can drive legislators to make populist decisions on nicotine product regulation that are not based on evidence, warned speakers at the recent Global Tobacco & Nicotine Forum (GTNF) in Seoul ...

Launch of PMI’s first non-tobacco stick raises regulatory questions

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 2nd October 2023

Philip Morris International (PMI) has launched a zero-tobacco stick called Levia for use with its heated tobacco device, Iqos. PMI is the first Big Tobacco to introduce these sticks, though others have marketed similar products...

Looking into nicotine – non-tobacco sources for research and even benefits

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 6th September 2023

Despite increasing interest in synthetic nicotine, most nicotine still comes from tobacco. But could other plants also be a commercially viable source of the substance? ...

ITGA calls for understanding of the challenges faced by tobacco growers

Written by Lorraine Mullaney | 23rd August 2023

The world’s tobacco growers are facing urgent economic, social and environmental challenges, from rising production costs and stagnating prices to labour shortages, unseasonable weather, soil degradation and deforestation ...

WHO report says products like heated tobacco are ‘re-normalising smoking’

Written by Sergi Riudalbas | 4th August 2023

New and emerging nicotine products, including heated tobacco, may threaten the achievements of decades of tobacco control, according to a new report from the World Health Organization ...

More improvement needed – WHO report gives the world 7/10 for tobacco control

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 2nd August 2023

Seven out of ten people worldwide – five times as many as in 2007 – are protected against tobacco-related health issues by sound regulatory policies, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) ...

New from T******Intelligence – your friendly artificial guide to everything!

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 1st April 2023

In line with our commitment to bring you the highest-quality analysis of the tobacco alternatives sector, today – 1st April – TobaccoIntelligence launches its new AI product, the Chat Personal Virtual Curator (ChatPVC) ...

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 ...

Snus 'better than WHO policy' at cutting smoking deaths, says study author

Written by Freddie Dawson | 4th July 2022

The author of a new study linking snus with smoking cessation has called on the World Health Organization “to move from rejecting tobacco harm reduction to promoting it” ...

Health, environment damage: alternative tobacco products 'are not the solution'

Written by Freddie Dawson | 3rd June 2022

Next-generation tobacco products are not the solution to damage caused by the tobacco industry to both public health and the environment, according to speakers at a World Health Organization (WHO) conference ...

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 ...

PMI considers leaving the Russian market as it scales down operations

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 25th March 2022

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 ...

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 ...

Stricter vaping regulation could be good news for other alternatives in 2022

Written by Freddie Dawson | 31st January 2022

Consumers will continue to increasingly spread usage out over different alternative nicotine products partiy driven by further, stricter vaping regulation across the globe throughout 2022, TobaccoIntelligence predicts ...

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 ...

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

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 10th January 2022

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 ...

COP9 parties agree on 'need to regulate' heated tobacco products

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 12th November 2021

The all-online COP9 finished without major decision, but with calls for serious attention to be given to novel and emerging tobacco products at COP10 in 2023 ...

Concern grows over influencers' social media promotion of tobacco products

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 10th November 2021

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

WHO accused of 'counterproductive, irrational' policy on alternatives

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 8th November 2021

Experts have urged the parties to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) to embrace a “more assertive” stance on smoke-free alternatives ...

Three possible reasons for WHO decision to keep alternatives out of tobacco talks

Written by Barnaby Page | 4th November 2021

Why won’t the World Health Organization (WHO) talk about tobacco alternatives? It’s never been shy before about putting forward its extreme scepticism ...

WHO FCTC members urged to change attitude towards tobacco alternatives

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 27th September 2021

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 ...

Russia prepares proposal to ban pouches across the Eurasian economic region

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 9th August 2021

The Russian Health Ministry recently finalised a draft agreement on restricting tobacco-free white pouches across the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) territory ...

WHO report hits out at 'same old tactics' promoting 'new and emerging products'

Written by Aidan Semmens | 27th July 2021

The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its eighth report on “the global tobacco epidemic”, which places a new emphasis on “new and emerging products” ...

The WHO, the where and the why

Written by Barnaby Page | 4th June 2021

Advocates for novel tobacco products often get infuriated with the oppositional stance taken by the World Health Organization – but might there be some fair reason behind the WHO’s less-than-enthusiastic view? ...

Will nicotine be the next menthol?

Written by Barnaby Page | 7th May 2021

The big news from the US Food and Drug Administration last week was a ban on menthol in combustible cigarettes, closing off a loophole that had allowed this one flavour to be marketed even after all others...

Changing consumer behaviour and the role of regulation in novel products

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 26th April 2021

How is the heated tobacco market developing in Japan, South Korea and worldwide? And what of nicotine pouches, snus and new tobacco-related products? TobaccoIntelligence managing director Tim Phillips gives his expert view ...

How COVID-19 has affected the nicotine market, and what happens next

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 20th October 2020

Our managing director, Tim Phillips, recently explained how the nicotine market has been affected by COVID-19 at the Nicotine Cannabis Strategies Europe, which took place online on 10th...

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