Market & legal data of alternative tobacco products in Europe

Creativity and controversy – how PMI spreads the word about IQOS

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 23rd April 2018

Promotional activity of various kinds, some of it highly creative, has helped PMI expand the global market share for IQOS – but not without a share of...

Cigarette production ends as PMI turns Greek plant over to HnB consumables

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 26th March 2018

Philip Morris International has ceased production of traditional cigarettes at its Papastratos factory in the Athens suburb of Aspropyrgos in Greece, which will now manufacture only Heets, the tobacco sticks for...

Change afoot in Russia as Moscow puts forward plan for national regulation

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 22nd March 2018

E-cigarettes and heated tobacco are currently subject to very little regulation in Russia – but that could be about to change, with proposals coming from both the federal trade ministry and the Moscow City Duma...

Brussels consults again on plans for a European e-cig and HnB tax

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 7th March 2018

A new public consultation by the tax authorities in Brussels aims to help set a standard excise duty for e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products at European...

IQOS/Ferrari F1 partnership is confirmed – but no logo yet in view

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 27th February 2018

PMI and the Ferrari Formula 1 team have confirmed their partnership for the 2018 Grand Prix season, but the IQOS logo has not yet appeared on the Italian team’s new...

BAT now claims to be biggest reduced-risk tobacco company in the world

Written by Freddie Dawson | 23rd February 2018

British American Tobacco claims to be the largest reduced-risk product company in the world following its acquisition of Reynolds American and says it will build on this through a variety of HnB, moist tobacco and...

As cigarette sales fall, PMI and JT plan further HnB investment

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 16th February 2018

As tobacco giants Philip Morris International (PMI) and Japan Tobacco (JT) have been hit by falling tobacco sales, revenues from their e-cigarette and heat-not-burn (HnB) portfolios have increased ...

Public Health England blames the media for giving vaping a bad name

Written by Barnaby Page | 7th February 2018

The latest evidence review by Public Health England credits e-cigs with helping 20,000 people a year quit smoking, and blames distorted media reporting for that figure not being a lot...

Spanish health authorities investigate IQOS online ad campaign

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 5th February 2018

Authorities in the Catalonia region of Spain are investigating whether PMI broke Spanish law with a series of online banner advertisements for its IQOS heated tobacco...

IQOS could hit the motorsport trail in tie-ups with Ferrari and Ducati

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 25th January 2018

PMI is strongly rumoured to be preparing sponsorship deals with Ferrari and Ducati to promote its IQOS heated-tobacco brand on the world motor-racing circuits of Formula 1 and MotoGP ...

Brussels postpones tax decision on e-cigarettes and heated tobacco

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 12th January 2018

The European Commission has said it will review the future tax situation of e-cigarettes and heated-tobacco products in 2019, and will not propose a revision of the Directive 2011/64/EU on excise duty applied to manufactured...

Regulation, creativity and variety – that was the e-cig year that was

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 27th December 2017

ECigIntelligence’s review of the year gone by reflects the big stories of the e-cigarette world in 2017, the trends in regulation, the developing and diverging markets, the science and innovation, and peers into the crystal...

HnB v e-cigs – UK toxicity committee wants to see how they match up

Written by Barnaby Page | 18th December 2017

The UK government committee which this month concluded that heat-not-burn products are safer than combustibles now wants to compare them to...

Switzerland tries again with fresh proposal to regulate e-cigs and HnB

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 14th December 2017

The Swiss Federal Council has put forward a second draft of its proposed Tobacco Act, which aims specifically to regulate e-cigarettes and heat-not-burn (HnB)...

Heated tobacco on the agenda as European Commission mulls next TPD

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 2nd December 2017

Tighter regulation “is on the way” for e-cigs, according to the European Commission’s commissioner for health and food safety, Vytenis Andriukaitis, who sees “possibilities” for “stronger regulation” to “stop advertising and online...

EU-wide tax on e-cigs remains on back burner as report is delayed

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 27th November 2017

The European Commission is considering whether to propose an EU-wide tax on e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products, but may choose not to do so for now, following a public...

The way ahead: Big Tobacco looks to a smoke-free next generation

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 20th November 2017

Big Tobacco is moving towards a smoke-free future, with all the leading companies indicating a focus in 2018 on next generation products, whether e-cigarettes or heated tobacco...

Glo ‘could transform’ tobacco consumption in Russia, says BAT

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 23rd October 2017

BAT has announced the launch of its Glo heat-not-burn (HnB) device in Russia, where the device can be bought online and Neostiks consumables will be available in branded stores ...

European rules may give heated tobacco a marketing advantage

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 19th September 2017

Heat-not-burn (HnB) products could benefit from greater marketing opportunities in the European Union than e-cigarettes and combustible tobacco as the heating devices are not themselves considered to be tobacco...

Big Tobacco factories switch production from cigarettes to HnB as demand rises

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 10th August 2017

Increasing demand for smoke-free products is leading many tobacco companies to open new facilities for heat-not-burn manufacturing – in some cases, even replacing...

Ireland “should not implement e-cigarette tax”, ministry says

Written by Freddie Dawson | 9th August 2017

The Republic of Ireland is unlikely to introduce a tax on e-cigarettes or e-liquid in the near future, recent documents...

E-cigs are Italians’ favourite smoking cessation aid – but most use nothing

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 3rd August 2017

More than a tenth of Italians trying to give up smoking (10.7%) use e-cigarettes to help them – more than any other cessation aids – but the vast majority use no aid at...

From Russian elevators to US taxes, a change is gonna come

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 3rd August 2017

2017 has already been a significant year in the short history of e-cigarettes – and there is more to come in the remaining five months of a the...

BAT’s $49bn Reynolds takeover is on – with big reduced-risk potential

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 20th July 2017

The $49.4bn takeover of Reynolds American by British American Tobacco (BAT) is set to go through next week after being approved by shareholders of both...

British health ministry puts e-cigs at heart of anti-smoking plans

Written by Freddie Dawson | 18th July 2017

UK Department of Health wants e-cigs excluded from smoke-free policies, a clear path to medical licensing – and maybe even a review of Britain’s TPD...

PMI rejects researchers’ claim that HnB is ‘smoke by any other name’

Written by Marc Beishon | 6th June 2017

PMI has responded forcefully after a Swiss research team claimed its iQOS heat-not-burn system released “the same harmful constituents of conventional cigarette smoke” ...

UK government asks how it should define HnB for tax purposes

Written by Freddie Dawson | 23rd May 2017

As heated tobacco products pose new questions for regulators, the UK government is holding a public consultation on potential tax...

PMI sinks €300m in converting Greek cigarette plant to iQOS sticks

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 12th April 2017

Philip Morris International is to convert its largest tobacco factory in Greece to manufacture iQOS heat...

Higher taxes ‘would force vapers back to tobacco’, users tell Europe

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 15th March 2017

Raising taxes on e-cigarette products would cause an increase in cross-border sales and lead to some users taking up smoking again, users told a European consultation on excise...

NNA joins UK High Court bid to overturn European snus ban

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 25th January 2017

The New Nicotine Alliance is to join an attempt by manufacturer Swedish Match to overturn the UK’s snus ban. If successful, the bid could lead to the smokeless tobacco product being legalised throughout the EU...

Banning novel tobacco products could violate world trade pact, lawyers say

Written by Barnaby Page | 25th November 2016

Countries that ban tobacco alternative products could be breaking world trade agreements by unfairly privileging combustibles at their expense, two lawyers have warned ...

Heat-not-burn poses novel challenge for European regulators

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 26th October 2016

The regulatory status of heat-not-burn (HnB) products in Europe remains unclear, despite an increasing number coming to...

UK government to consult on taxing heat-not-burn products

Written by Freddie Dawson | 19th July 2016

The UK will launch a consultation on taxation for heat-not-burn products later this...

Swedish Match hopes UK will send snus case to European court

Written by Barnaby Page | 4th July 2016

Swedish Match is contesting the European Union’s ban on snus in court ...

Big Tobacco encouraged by research on heat-not-burn

Written by Barnaby Page | 7th December 2015

Are big tobacco companies starting to favour heat-not-burn technology over e-cigarettes? While none has shown any signs of overtly stepping away from e-cigs, and such a move is unlikely, much enthusiasm and investment within the...

Russia becomes fourth territory for iQOS heat-not-burn trials

Written by Barnaby Page | 5th November 2015

Philip Morris International (PMI) is testing its iQOS heat-not-burn product in Russia, ECigIntelligence has...

Pax enters British and German markets with heat-not-burn

Written by Freddie Dawson | 15th September 2015

U.S. smoking-alternatives maker Pax Labs is bringing its Pax 2 heat-not-burn device to European markets, with the product for sale online in Germany and the UK from today and expected to be in stores by...

PMI prepares for heat-not-burn rollout, plans e-cig for 2016

Written by Barnaby Page | 2nd July 2014

Philip Morris International (PMI) will no longer be conspicuous in the tobacco alternatives market by its absence ...

‘Big Tobacco’s voice should be heard in the nicotine debate’

Written by Barnaby Page | 27th June 2014

The involvement of the tobacco and pharma industries could be crucial if a new international society on nicotine studies is to make a contribution to the public health and regulation debate - but that will...

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