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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
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
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
Heated tobacco products remain banned in Turkey after opposition politicians uncovered a “hidden” bid by the government to legalise them while retaining the prohibition on e-cigarettes
Heated tobacco continues to take up a greater and greater share of the total world tobacco market, according to new figures from Philip Morris International (PMI) outlining the success of its IQOS device
British American Tobacco (BAT) has launched its Glo device in South Korea, joining Philip Morris International (PMI)’s iQOS in what could be a lively market for heated tobacco products
New Zealand is to introduce an amendment to existing laws that will enable the legal introduction of alternative tobacco products such as snus and heat-not-burn devices
The launch of PMI’s heated tobacco device iQOS in South Africa has had a positive reaction even from potential competitors, who hope it will increase general awareness of alternatives to combustible cigarettes.
As heated tobacco products pose new questions for regulators, the UK government is holding a public consultation on potential tax regimes.
Philip Morris International (PMI) has run into legal trouble in New Zealand, where the health ministry has taken the company to court for attempting to sell its iQOS heat-not-burn device in the country.
Altria is set to take a digital approach to launching its iQOS heat-not-burn product in the U.S. but there will be significant costs along the way.
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