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PMI starts roll-out of KT&G heated tobacco products in Russia
19th August 2020 - News analysis |
KT&G heated tobacco products are available outside South Korea for the first time after Philip Morris International (PMI) began marketing them in Russia
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Three heated tobacco brands dominate: South Korea market report
20th August 2019 - Heated tobacco market reports , Market reports |
This report provides an overview of the South Korean heated tobacco market in terms of consumption, market size, brands and prices
South Korea responds to Juul and Lil launches with pledge to get tough
24th June 2019 - News analysis |
The South Korean government is running a campaign to discourage use of tobacco products, in response to recent launches of Juul and a similar device from KT&G
China Tobacco launches new HnB system on South Korean market
14th November 2018 - News analysis |
China Tobacco is taking on Philip Morris International (PMI), British American Tobacco (BAT) and KT&G in South Korea with the launch of a new heated tobacco device, the Mok
Heated tobacco gaining ground: special market report
17th April 2018 - Heated tobacco market reports , Market reports |
In this special report, ECigIntelligence looks at how heated tobacco (heat-not-burn) and hybrid products are gaining ground in the world’s tobacco and vapour market
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
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
Korean tobacco giant prepares to enter competitive HnB market
5th July 2017 - News analysis |
South Korea’s largest tobacco manufacturer, KT&G, is to start selling a new heat-not-burn (HnB) product, in direct competition with PMI’s iQOS and BAT’s Glo devices
