Contents TJI EDITION 06/2023:
NEWS & NAMES
In the headlines
Management changes
Company news
GLOBAL COMPASS
Smoked out?!
The UK‘s ambitious plan to become smoke-free
Who will pay for cigarette butts?
Spain makes tobacco companies responsible for cig butt disposal
Global cigarette market to fall by a third
An analysis by market research company Euromonitor International
LEAF & TOBACCO PROCESSING
Key takeaways
An overview of the topics discussed at ITGA‘s 2023 Annual General Meeting
Managing drought and drought stress in tobacco
Dr Terry Mabbett shares tips on how to cultivate tobacco
Trade and supply
Interview with Hardy Kohl Junior, Kohltrade‘s Founder and General Manager
Regulation debate
South Africa is fast-tracking the process to align its tobacco control law with the WHO FCTC
MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGY
PMI to inject USD 130 million into Romanian plant
PMI plans to launch new HTP production lines at the plant
Greenbutts and Filtrona join forces
The companies will manufacture biodegradable filters for tobacco companies in the US
Bespoke solutions
Interview with CME Ltd‘s CEO Paul Knight
Financial reports
How has 2023 been for Big Tobacco?
Shaping the future
Read all about Max Schlatterer‘s new US subsidiary and more company news
The layperson’s guide to belts and belting
A quick guide to everything you need to know about belts
Keeping the “Swiss touch“
Interview with Reto Iten, CEO of Reto Iten Metals AG
PRODUCTS & TRENDS
Shisha trends at Hertz & Selck
Interview with Marketing & Communications Director Heiko Thedens
100% natural
Austrian brand Cocobee‘s shisha coal is made from coconut
25 g: pros & cons
A closer look at Germany‘s new shisha packaging rule
India momentum - Argeville expands further
The company launches new operations in Mumbai
Fashionable flavours
SKE‘s sleek vaping products are ready to take on the world
Mike Tyson 2.0
Interview with boxing legend turned cannabis entrepreneur Mike Tyson
Breaking into Europe
TACJA is launching its nicotine pouches in Europe
QUAQ‘s ‘triathlon’
QUAQ has unveiled its latest-generation atomising technologies
Perfectly packed
Interview with Hoffmann Neo pack‘s Marketing Specialist Tins, Paul Pultrum
Getting smokers to switch
Interview with Mark Forster, PhD, Scientific Services Manager in BAT’s global Life Sciences team
HISTORY & TRIVIA
Tobacco’s architectural heritage
Historic tobacco buildings around the world
Did you know?
Interesting facts about Christmas
List of advertisers
