JT shows two new higher-temp HnB devices for Japan
21st January 2019 | News analysis |
Japan Tobacco (JT) is launching two new heat-not-burn (HnB) devices in the Japanese market as it tries to catch up with IQOS and Glo in its home territory
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IQOS versus Glo: PMI takes on BAT in Japanese HnB patent battle
3rd December 2018 | News analysis |
Philip Morris International (PMI) is suing British American Tobacco (BAT) in Japan for infringement of the patent for IQOS, claiming the rival company has copied the technology for its own Glo device
Now Indian government tells customs to seize all e-cig and HnB imports
27th November 2018 | News analysis |
Two weeks after the Delhi High Court decided that an advisory banning e-cigarettes was not binding on India’s states, the national government has issued a new notice calling on customs officers to seize imports
IQOS global upgrades announced; dual consumables for Japan
24th October 2018 | News analysis |
PMI has announced the worldwide launch of two new IQOS devices during a series of events in Japan. The iQOS 3 and iQOS Multi feature quicker charging and longer battery life
Good but could be better – 2018 no longer looks quite as rosy for BAT
17th October 2018 | News analysis |
British American Tobacco (BAT) has lowered its expectations of its heated tobacco and vaping products this year – but still anticipates continuing growth
PMI sues Korean government over claim HnB is as harmful as smoking
15th October 2018 | News analysis |
The South Korean government has declared e-cigarettes and heated tobacco to be no safer than smoking – a statement that has led to legal action by Philip Morris International (PMI)
Imperial Brands confirms Pulze for Japan, announces Nixx e-liquid
28th September 2018 | News analysis |
Imperial Brands has confirmed the launch of its first heated tobacco product, Pulze, in early 2019 in Japan, which is proving a fertile market for heat-not-burn (HnB)
Chinese HnB exhibitors make a mark at Korea’s first Vape Expo
18th September 2018 | News analysis |
The different cultural and regulatory regimes surrounding vaping and heated tobacco in South Korea were on display at the country’s first vaping show
Tax hikes and usage restrictions will impact on HnB in Japan
11th September 2018 | News analysis |
Tax on products in Japan’s growing heated tobacco market will go up on 1st October, as part of a staggered series of rises up to 2022, that will bring the levies on them closer to those on combustible cigarettes
India: central government asks states to ban e-cigs and heated tobacco
28th August 2018 | News analysis |
India’s Ministry of Health, Family and Welfare has issued an advisory to all states to ban e-cigarettes and heated tobacco
Israel bans Juul with nicotine limit, prepares tighter e-cig regulation
23rd August 2018 | News analysis |
Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signed an administrative order prohibiting the import and marketing of any e-cigarette product with a nicotine concentration higher than 20 mg/ml
Chinese authorities arrest 30 suspects in two HnB smuggling cases
10th August 2018 | News analysis |
A total of 30 suspects have been arrested in a joint anti-smuggling operation by Chinese law enforcement. China Tobacco Ningbo, Ningbo municipal police department and Ningbo municipal anti-smuggling bureau joined forces
Japanese firm launches independent rival device to heat IQOS Heets
4th July 2018 | News analysis |
A new heated-tobacco device which uses PMI’s tobacco consumables Heets will be officially launched on the Japanese market later this month by Jouz, a new independent company
Hong Kong moves towards legal HnB, while keeping e-cigs tightly controlled
20th June 2018 | News analysis |
Hong Kong plans to regulate HnB products in the same way as conventional cigarettes, lifting a rarely-enforced ban. But the current heavy restrictions on nicotine-containing e-cigarettes will remain
South Korea takes new graphic approach to e-cig and HnB warnings
11th June 2018 | News analysis |
The South Korean government is stepping up its efforts to discourage use of electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco products with new graphic health warning images that will appear on packages later this year
Israel to crack down on Juul before general e-cigarette regulation
11th June 2018 | News analysis |
A few weeks after the launch of the Juul vaping device on the Israeli market, the Ministry of Health has announced restrictive measures against its sale, claiming it contains too much nicotine
Rival HnB devices that use IQOS consumables available in Japan
17th May 2018 | News analysis |
Japan’s advanced heated tobacco market and its ban on nicotine e-liquid are between them leading e-cigarette manufacturers to launch their own HnB devices – many compatible with the Heets made for market leader IQOS
Big in Japan – now JTI and BAT plan to make heated tobacco even bigger
7th May 2018 | News analysis |
British American Tobacco (BAT) and Japan Tobacco International (JTI) are both planning further investment in reduced-risk products following successful Japanese launches
PMI and Altria report cigarettes down, HnB and vapour up
2nd May 2018 | News analysis |
While sales of traditional cigarettes continue to decline worldwide, PMI is increasingly relying on its heated-tobacco device IQOS to buoy up its financial results, particularly through sales in Japan and Korea
Vape show reveals mixed feelings on Japan’s market future
16th April 2018 | News analysis |
Opinions on the future of the Japanese e-cigarette market at the country’s first vape sector tradeshow were mixed, with some optimism despite the continuing ban on nicotine e-liquid and the dramatic success of HnB products
Korean web of taxes brings HnB price in line with combustible cigarettes
3rd April 2018 | News analysis |
Regulators in South Korea have enacted new taxes on heat-not-burn (HnB) tobacco products, apparently building on previous government moves to bring prices closer in line with those of conventional cigarettes
JT set to take the biggest hit from Japan’s new HnB tax plans
6th March 2018 | News analysis |
The budget plan making its way through a host of Japanese parliamentary committees includes a staggered series of tax rises for heated tobacco products as well as combustible cigarettes – and Japan Tobacco could suffer most
As cigarette sales fall, PMI and JT plan further HnB investment
16th February 2018 | News analysis |
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
Heat-not-burn products rise as cigarette sales fall in Japan
9th February 2018 | News analysis |
Reduced-risk products have severely impacted sales of conventional cigarettes in Japan, according to Japan Tobacco. The firm says the total value of cigarette sales fell by 12.5% in 2017
IQOS flourishes across Southeast Asia – without PMI’s approval
6th February 2018 | News analysis |
The IQOS heated tobacco system is on sale across Southeast Asia, despite doubts over its legality in a number of countries, and the official disapproval of its maker, PMI
Israel set to tackle e-cig regulation with a clampdown on advertising
15th January 2018 | News analysis |
Israel is in the process of taking a new approach to the advertising of new tobacco-related products, with a likely ban on all advertising of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products anywhere but in print and at retail locations
Regulation, creativity and variety – that was the e-cig year that was
27th December 2017 | News analysis |
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 ball to consider where it all goes from here
South Korea tax rise threatens to make HnB more expensive than smoking
13th November 2017 | News analysis |
Heat-not-burn products will become more expensive than combustible cigarettes in South Korea unless manufacturers decide to absorb part of a new tax rise
Web traffic shows global interest in HnB since Big Tobacco product launches
10th November 2017 | News analysis |
A new market report from ECigIntelligence reveals the growth in global internet traffic to heated tobacco websites since the launch of heat-not-burn products by some Big Tobacco companies
KT&G launches HnB Lil in South Korea, challenging IQOS and Glo on price
8th November 2017 | News analysis |
The biggest tobacco company in South Korea, KT&G, has launched its own heat-not-burn (HnB) device into the rapidly expanding tobacco alternatives market in the country, where it will compete with PMI’s IQOS and BAT’s Glo
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