Market & legal data of alternative tobacco products in Europe

Young adults smoked more while overall quitting rate doubled in UK lockdown

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 26th August 2021

A study by Cancer Research UK has found that the success rate of attempts to quit smoking in England almost doubled during the first Covid-19 lockdown, while smoking by young adults increased by almost 25%...

Vectura’s board supports 'fair' £1.2bn PMI takeover bid; shareholders to decide

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 13th August 2021

The board of UK health firm Vectura has recommended that shareholders support the £1.2bn takeover bid from tobacco giant PMI ...

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 ...

Will the UK government end up blocking PMI-Vectura deal in the public interest?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 5th August 2021

The proposal of Philip Morris International (PMI) to acquire inhaled drug delivery company Ventura for $1.2bn has alerted the UK government, which can block the deal if it sees any major public interest reason to...

Montenegro's plan to increase heated tobacco tax misses its proposed due date

Written by Marija Obradovic | 3rd August 2021

Two months after prime minister Zdravko Krivokapić submitted a proposal to increase the tax on heated tobacco each year, the Parliament of Montenegro has still not considered it and will not now do so before...

Why is the boss of Marlboro maker PMI talking up the end of smoking days?

Written by Barnaby Page | 29th July 2021

Jacek Olczak, CEO of Philip Morris International (PMI), says the company could stop selling combustible cigarettes in the UK within a decade ...

BAT reports slight slip in global revenue while modern oral growth accelerates

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 28th July 2021

British American Tobacco (BAT) has posted a 0.8% global decrease in revenue for the first half of the year, while the performance of its new category portfolio rose by 40.4% ...

MPs urge UK government to be ambitious in aiming for a 'smoke-free' England

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 27th July 2021

MPs have called on the UK government to present “ambitious plans”, involving novel tobacco alternatives, if they want a smoke-free country by 2030 – a target many public health experts consider unreachable ...

Stricter or looser: battle lies ahead over nature of new EU tobacco product rules

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 22nd July 2021

An intense period of negotiations on a revision of EU regulation of tobacco-alternative products is coming, following the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) implementation report presented by the European Commission ...

Is plain packaging all it's cracked up to be when it comes to stubbing out smoking?

Written by Aidan Semmens | 22nd July 2021

A new study by researchers from the Luiss Business School in Rome and Deloitte comes to an unexpected and counterintuitive conclusion ...

Estonian millennials are into heated tobacco, while zoomers prefer snus

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 21st July 2021

While politicians in Estonia are currently weighing up the possibility of softening regulations for tobacco-alternative products, a new survey has unveiled new figures about the consumption of these products ...

PMI raises its sights for 2021 as Europe leads the rush towards heated tobacco

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 20th July 2021

Philip Morris International (PMI)’s net revenues were up by 10% in the first half of 2021, with smoke-free products accounting for 28.5% of the total ...

Pouches drive accelerating sales and revenue for confident Swedish Match

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 20th July 2021

The latest figures from Swedish Match show continued momentum in smoke-free tobacco alternatives, with nicotine pouches “the driving force” ...

PMI acquisition of gums manufacturer 'shows company strategy on alternatives'

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 12th July 2021

PMI’s acquisition of Fertin Pharma, a Danish manufacturer of gums and other oral products, indicates the company’s strategy to ensure “corporate survival” in the tobacco-alternatives sector, experts believe ...

Estonian MPs aim to soften regulations for snus and heated tobacco

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 9th July 2021

The Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) is considering a new bill amending the country’s Tobacco Act with the aim of clarifying the regulations for snus and heated tobacco and bringing down the country's smoking rates ...

BAT pulls Velo out of German market due to uncertainty over legality of pouches

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 8th July 2021

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 ...

Dutch tobacco advertising restrictions likely to pass despite objections

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 5th July 2021

Some Dutch lawmakers have expressed concern about the consequences of an amendment to the Tobacco and Smoking Products Act and the introduction of new advertising restrictions on tobacco-alternative products ...

Italian Ministry of Health evaluates future regulation for nicotine pouches

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 18th June 2021

Health officials in Rome are considering regulation of nicotine pouches in the country after they seized and banned the sale of a brand of such products following a Higher Health Institute (ISS) laboratory analysis ...

Could legalising snus tap into a huge potential for smoking cessation?

Written by Barnaby Page | 18th June 2021

Two startling statistics emerge from a recent survey of smokers in Europe: nearly one in three (31%) of current smokers would be interested in trying snus if it became legal, but less than 3% are...

Germany has second thoughts, lowering the tax pressure on heated tobacco

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 16th June 2021

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 ...

MPs say UK policy on smoking cessation should include HnB and nicotine pouches

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 14th June 2021

The British government must step up efforts to promote tobacco alternative products if it is to achieve its goal of a smoke-free society by 2030, a cross-party parliamentary committee agreed ...

Three in ten smokers would try snus if it was legalised in the EU, survey finds

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 11th June 2021

More than 31% of current European smokers would be interested in trying snus if it was legalised in the region, according to a major survey ...

BAT faces a fine of up to €5m over alleged covert heated tobacco advertising in Italy

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 11th June 2021

Italy’s antitrust regulator has opened formal procedures against British American Tobacco (BAT) for using influencers to promote an advertising campaign for Glo Hyper, and it could cost the manufacturer millions ...

BAT forecasts a 'pivotal' year for business with rise in HnB and modern oral sales

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 9th June 2021

British American Tobacco (BAT) has upgraded its annual forecast with an expectation of strong growth in new categories in post-pandemic times and a planned further rollout of its heated tobacco portfolio ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina set to regulate heated tobacco, ban oral products

Written by Marija Obradovic | 8th June 2021

Bosnia and Herzegovina has passed a bill that will harmonise the country’s tobacco regulation with the provisions of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) and establish a regulatory framework for tobacco alternatives ...

New UK health agency likely to maintain good will towards tobacco alternatives

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 3rd June 2021

The recent shake-up of the UK’s health sector with the replacement of Public Health England (PHE) is not expected to substantially change the country’s support of novel tobacco products as aids to quit smoking ...

Logista defies the pandemic to increase HnB distribution in France and Italy

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 1st June 2021

Heated tobacco distributor Logista enjoyed an increase in business in the first six months of fiscal year 2021 despite the economic challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic ...

UK physicians suggest raising the legal tobacco age while lowering tax pressure

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 28th May 2021

The Royal College of Physicians has recommended the UK government reduce the VAT on tobacco-alternative products to 5% to encourage smokers to make the switch, and to increase the minimum legal age for sales ...

British government review of tobacco rules won't be coming any time soon

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 26th May 2021

The UK government’s post-implementation review of the 2016 Tobacco and Related Products Regulations (TRPR) won’t be ready before the end of the year ...

German Bundestag remains divided over how tobacco alternatives should be taxed

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 20th May 2021

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 ...

Imperial enjoys an increase in revenue while planning for Pulze expansion

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 19th May 2021

Imperial Brands’ earnings in the first half of the year jumped 6.1% to £15.57bn in the midst of a process to implement a new company strategy towards tobacco alternatives ...

Swedish MEP calls on EU commissioner to clarify position on snus and cancer

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 12th May 2021

A Swedish MEP asked EU health commissioner Stella Kyriakides to clarify her position after she said that oral tobacco has adverse effects “including cancers” ...

Scientists and industry divided over access to harm reduction information

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 7th May 2021

The information the public receives on tobacco harm reduction and whether it contributes to improving the role of tobacco-alternatives is a hot topic that divides the industry and the scientific community ...

French MPs to recommend boosting tax revenues from tobacco products

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 7th May 2021

A working group created by the French National Assembly to analyse the taxation of tobacco products in France is expected to deliver proposals to the government to increase the tax revenues from tobacco products ...

Scottish Conservatives say alternatives should be regulated like combustibles

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 28th April 2021

As elections to the Scottish Parliament approach, the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party has said e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products should be subject to the same restrictions as combustible cigarettes ...

Brussels insiders admit the need for a quick fix to harmonise tobacco taxes

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 23rd April 2021

Tax officials in Brussels are agreed that the harmonising of excise duties on tobacco alternatives is urgent after calls from EU member states and the sector to put an end to the different national tax...

Smoke-free now 28% of PMI revenue, boosted by European take-up of Iqos

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 20th April 2021

Philip Morris International (PMI)’s earnings were up slightly in the first quarter of 2021, boosted by a 38% increase in heated tobacco unit volume in Europe ...

Spain's health ministry ready to ban HnB on outdoor terraces in anti-Covid plan

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 16th April 2021

The Spanish Ministry of Health is looking at imposing a blanket ban on the use of inhalable tobacco products – including heat-not-burn (HnB) – on outdoor bar and cafe terraces ...

WHO approach to HnB is 'short-sighted' and 'out of date', say British MPs

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 13th April 2021

A British All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Vaping has urged the World Health Organization (WHO) to look more positively on new alternatives to tobacco to shape future global anti-smoking policies ...

Snus online sales skyrocket in Norway and Sweden due to Covid restrictions

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 9th April 2021

Online sales of snus in the first two months of 2021 increased by 246% in Norway against the same period of 2020, according to new figures released by fintech company Klarna ...

Broad industry support for extending UK tobacco regs to include alternatives

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 6th April 2021

The UK review of the 2016 Tobacco and Related Products Regulations (TRPR) should cover other tobacco-alternative products and not just e-cigarettes, respondents to an official consulation said ...

Swedish officials urged to tighten snus regulations and ban advertising

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 2nd April 2021

A report commissioned by the Swedish government recommends stricter regulation of tobacco-alternatives, including new age limits for the sale of tobacco-free snus and a blanket ban on advertising ...

Imperial expresses new optimism on upcoming heated tobacco market trials

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 30th March 2021

Imperial Brands has announced that it expects to deliver its yearly objectives for 2021 and expressed optimism about the performance of its heated tobacco device Pulze ...

Swedish Match to advocate for EU regulation of nicotine pouches in TPD3

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 25th March 2021

Swedish Match is set to join efforts to promote harmonised regulation of nicotine pouches across the EU at a critical time for the future of tobacco-alternative products in Europe ...

More knowledge of novel products means less fear of them among EU politicians

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 24th March 2021

How much politicians know about novel tobacco products has a major effect on their perceptions of safety and risk, new research by TobaccoIntelligence suggests ...

Dutch health officials call for warnings and stricter rules on nicotine pouches

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 22nd March 2021

The Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) has called for stricter regulation and public warnings about “addictive and harmful” nicotine-containing non-tobacco products ...

Value and accuracy of information on reduced risk products is a burning issue

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 18th March 2021

How much information the public receives from health authorities about tobacco harm reduction – and how much it helps – is a hot topic between the industry and the scientific community ...

EU anti-cancer plan accused of 'shutting the door' on smokers trying to quit

Written by Barnaby Page | 16th March 2021

As European health ministers met to discuss the EU’s Beating Cancer Plan, one influential organisation has pleaded for a rethink of its attitude toward alternative nicotine products ...

UK High Court revokes BAT's HnB patents and dismisses its claim against PMI

Written by TobaccoIntelligence | 15th March 2021

A UK court has declared two patents held by British American Tobacco (BAT) for its heat-not-burn device Glo invalid after the company sued Philip Morris International (PMI) for infringement ...

European Ombudsman tells Commission to come clean over tobacco meetings

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 2nd March 2021

The European Ombudsman has accused the European Commission of failing to “proactively publish” details of all its interactions with the tobacco industry ...

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