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Changes to Norwegian rules unlikely to have much impact on the market
9th February 2022 - Blog , News analysis |
Recent changes to Norwegian regulations are unlikely to have a significant impact on the country’s tobacco alternatives market
Modern oral
Regulatory report: Egypt – HnB, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, February 2022
7th February 2022 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
Heated tobacco is included in Egypt’s existing tobacco laws. Oral tobacco may be covered too, but nicotine pouches are unregulated. Forthcoming licences will allow production of heated tobacco
Norway’s rule change could open the way to a new market for HnB and pouches
1st February 2022 - News analysis |
Could a new regulation allowing companies to apply for permission to sell new tobacco and nicotine products open the Norwegian market to heated tobacco and oral nicotine pouches?
Altria revenue decline compensated for by uptick in oral tobacco in late 2021
28th January 2022 - News analysis |
Tobacco giant Altria’s net revenues slightly declined in 2021, partially offset by growth in the company’s oral tobacco products segment
Regulatory report: Indonesia – HnB, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, January 2022
25th January 2022 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed overview of the current regulatory framework in place for heated tobacco, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches in Indonesia, along with our analysis and predictions for future regulation
TobaccoIntelligence’s predictions for 2021 reviewed – how well did we do?
21st January 2022 - News analysis |
TobaccoIntelligence showed excellent understanding of the industry and a capacity for accurate analysis with its 2021 predictions, most of which hit during the year
Taiwan close to legalising heated tobacco products, with controls
20th January 2022 - News analysis |
Draft amendments to the Taiwan Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act are awaiting approval by the parliament. They will include the legalisation of heated tobacco products, with controls on sales
Regulatory report: the Netherlands – HnB, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, January 2022
17th January 2022 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
Heated tobacco is largely regulated as tobacco in the Netherlands most while most oral tobacco products are banned. This report provides a detailed overview of current and near-future regulation in the country
Market snapshot: Germany – modern oral market overview
17th January 2022 - Market reports , Nicotine pouches market reports , Nicotine pouches market snapshots |
Although the usage rate is relatively low (0.4%), the German modern oral population is the third by size within the EU despite serious regulatory challenges. This snapshot provides an overview of the German market
Market snapshot: Sweden – modern oral market overview
17th January 2022 - Market reports , Nicotine pouches market reports , Nicotine pouches market snapshots |
With a long tradition of oral tobacco products – especially snus – dating from the 17th century, Sweden is a primary market for pouched oral products. This snapshot covers Sweden’s modern oral market
Market snapshot: Finland – modern oral market overview
17th January 2022 - Market reports , Nicotine pouches market reports , Nicotine pouches market snapshots |
Finland has a long tradition of using modern oral products, however snus and nicotine pouches are regulated differently. This snapshot offers an overview of Finland’s market for modern oral products
Market snapshot: Denmark – modern oral market overview
17th January 2022 - Market reports , Nicotine pouches market reports , Nicotine pouches market snapshots |
Denmark has the third highest usage rate for modern oral products in the EU, and we expect this rate to almost double by 2025. The snapshot offers an overview of Denmark’s modern oral market
Market snapshot: Hungary – modern oral market overview
17th January 2022 - Market reports , Nicotine pouches market reports , Nicotine pouches market snapshots |
Tobacco-free pouches in Hungary are regulated as tobacco-related products and snus is banned under the EU-level regulation. This snapshot provides an overview of Hungary’s market for modern oral products
Regulatory report: Denmark – heated tobacco, snus and nicotine pouches, January 2022
13th January 2022 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
In Denmark a new tax on nicotine pouches will enter into force in July 2022. Further increases in heated tobacco taxation are expected for 2023. A flavour ban may come into force in 2022
Global Trends report reveals extent of alternatives’ growing market share
12th January 2022 - News analysis |
Alternative tobacco products, including heated tobacco and nicotine pouches, have taken worldwide sales from combustibles over the past three years, with the cigarette segment declining by 5%
2021 in review: As smoking declines, tobacco alternatives take up the slack
10th January 2022 - News analysis |
2021 may have been a downer in many other areas but the year saw phenomenal growth across tobacco alternatives, including in the oral segment, heated tobacco and nicotine pouches
Regulatory report: Belgium, January 2022
10th January 2022 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report on the current and near-future regulatory framework for tobacco-related products in Belgium covers heated tobacco (HnB), tobacco-free nicotine pouches and oral tobacco products
Market report: modern oral products in the EU
3rd January 2022 - Market reports , Nicotine pouches market reports |
This report provides analysis of the modern oral market size and its characteristics within the EU, along with an online traffic analysis
Regulatory report: Panama – HnB, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, December 2021
15th December 2021 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report provides a detailed overview of the current regulatory framework in place in Panama for heated tobacco, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches
US Senate committee ditches nicotine tax from Biden’s Build Back Better Bill
14th December 2021 - News analysis |
The US Senate Finance Committee has made “targeted improvements” to president Joe Biden’s $2tn social spending package – including removing the proposal of a federal tax on tobacco alternatives
Regulatory report: Venezuela, December 2021
13th December 2021 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
There is no comprehensive legal framework on tobacco products in Venezuela, but several resolutions regulate different aspects of the commercialisation of tobacco products
MEPs approve cancer report supporting tighter flavour restrictions
10th December 2021 - News analysis |
The European Parliament’s Special Committee on Beating Cancer (BECA) gave the green light to a cancer report that urges the Commission to assess a ban on characterising flavours in heated tobacco
EU: a market overview of novel nicotine products
10th December 2021 - Market reports , Nicotine pouches market reports |
This interactive infographic provides a market overview of novel nicotine products in the European Union
Sweden: a market overview of novel nicotine products
10th December 2021 - Market reports , Nicotine pouches market reports |
This interactive infographic provides a market overview of novel nicotine products in Sweden
Denmark: a market overview of novel nicotine products
10th December 2021 - Market reports , Nicotine pouches market reports |
This interactive infographic provides a market overview of novel nicotine products in Denmark
Hungary: a market overview of novel nicotine products
10th December 2021 - Market reports , Nicotine pouches market reports |
This interactive infographic provides a market overview of novel nicotine products in Hungary
How will TPD3 deal with newly emerged products? Our survey offers a few clues
2nd December 2021 - Blog , News analysis |
Sooner or later the EU will have a new Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), and one of the big questions will be how it treats new product categories which barely existed at the time of TPD2
How have MEPs changed in their views about new nicotine products?
30th November 2021 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
TobaccoIntelligence carried out a second survey of MEPs, following a similar survey in 2020, to find out how their views on new nicotine products – e-cigarettes, heated tobacco and nicotine pouches – have changed
US House gives green light to new tax on nicotine pouches in Biden’s spending bill
22nd November 2021 - News analysis |
The US House of Representatives has passed by 220 votes to 213 president Joe Biden’s $1.75tn social spending bill, including a new federal tax on nicotine pouches
Regulatory report: Slovenia – HnB, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, November 2021
16th November 2021 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report offers an overview of the current regulatory framework in place for heated and oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, as well as discussion of the possible future changes that could be brought in soon
Regulatory report: Portugal – HnB, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, November 2021
12th November 2021 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
In Portugal heated tobacco and other “novelties” are subject to the same restrictions as traditional cigarettes in terms of sales, advertising and public place usage. Official authorisation must be obtained before marketing products
Regulatory report: Iceland – HnB, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, November 2021
2nd November 2021 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report gives an overview of the regulatory regime in Iceland for heated tobacco, snus and nicotine pouches, focusing on both current and possible future regulation
Sales up, profit down as Swedish Match pins high hopes on a smoke-free future
28th October 2021 - News analysis |
Swedish Match has reported 9% growth in global sales in the first nine months of 2021, driven by its smoke-free portfolio in the US and Scandinavia, but profit and market share have not lived up to forecast
Regulatory report: Spain – heated tobacco and oral tobacco products, October 2021
28th October 2021 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report covers the current regulatory regime in Spain for heated tobacco and modern oral products, looking at the current restrictions as well as any possible future ones
Regulatory report: Kuwait – HnB, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches, October 2021
27th October 2021 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This regulatory report covers all current and near-future regulation of heated tobacco, oral tobacco and nicotine pouches in Kuwait
US FDA authorises sale of oral tobacco products taken off the market in 2019
21st October 2021 - News analysis |
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued marketing authorisation for four mint-flavoured oral tobacco products that were withdrawn from the US market in 2019
Patents for HnB and smokeless tobacco products on the rise, research finds
18th October 2021 - News analysis |
Patents for tobacco alternatives have been booming in recent times as tobacco companies position themselves as contributors to a smoke-free world
Survey backs EU-wide tax harmony on heated tobacco and oral nicotine
28th September 2021 - News analysis |
New figures from the European Commission reveal broad support for harmonised tax rules for tobacco-alternative products ahead of the revision of a directive on the structure and rates of excise duties on tobacco
Regulatory report: Ukraine – heated tobacco, snus and nicotine pouches, September 2021
23rd September 2021 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
This report offers a detailed overview of the current regulatory regime in place in Ukraine for heated tobacco, snus and nicotine pouches as well as an analysis of the possible upcoming near-future regulations
Regulatory report: Canada – heated tobacco, snus, tobacco-free snus, September 2021
23rd September 2021 - Heated tobacco regulatory reports , Nicotine pouches regulatory reports , Regulatory reports |
Heated tobacco products must follow tobacco regulation in Canada. This report offers a comprehensive overview of the current regulations in place for heated tobacco products and snus
Modern oral and smokeless tobacco: product definitions
21st September 2021 - Market reports , Nicotine pouches market reports |
This short report covers the different types of smokeless tobacco product, along with the main Big Tobacco brands that produce them
Market report: modern oral products in Switzerland
17th September 2021 - Market reports , Nicotine pouches market reports |
TobaccoIntelligence researched both the offline and online channels in Switzerland to identify patterns in the availability of modern oral products
Swedish Match is ready to shake up the industry by getting out of combustibles
15th September 2021 - Blog , News analysis |
Swedish Match has announced that the company is to become 100% smoke-free by next year with the separation of its cigar business in the US, a decision that is likely to have an impact in the market
US nicotine pouch sales have grown 300 times in five years: so what’s next?
2nd September 2021 - Blog , News analysis |
Sales of nicotine pouches in the US have risen 300 times higher over the five years since they entered the US market in 2016, according to figures released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Knee-jerk response as US AGs leap aboard the anti-flavours bandwagon
26th August 2021 - Blog , News analysis |
Are we really in the midst of a “pandemic” of oral nicotine use by young people, and if so is the answer a flavour ban? 31 US attorneys general have some answering of their own to do
US state attorneys warn of ‘the next Juul’ and urge FDA to act on oral nicotine
24th August 2021 - News analysis |
A group of 31 US state attorneys general have accused the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of failing to impose rules setting “acceptable levels of nicotine” for oral nicotine products and called for a flavour ban
Russia prepares proposal to ban pouches across the Eurasian economic region
9th August 2021 - News analysis |
The Russian Health Ministry recently finalised a draft agreement on restricting tobacco-free white pouches across the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) territory
Altria announces delay in US Iqos rollout, posts revenue boost for oral tobacco
29th July 2021 - News analysis |
Altria has presented positive numbers for the first half of the year, while also announcing a delay in further expansion of Iqos consumables in the US until a patent infringement case is resolved
BAT reports slight slip in global revenue while modern oral growth accelerates
28th July 2021 - News analysis |
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%
WHO report hits out at ‘same old tactics’ promoting ‘new and emerging products’
27th July 2021 - News analysis |
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published its eighth report on “the global tobacco epidemic”, which places a new emphasis on “new and emerging products”
