Contents TJI EDITION 03/2022:
TOP OF THE CROPS
WHY TOPPING IS SO IMPORTANT FOR TOBACCO
NEWS & NAMES
In the headlines Management changes Company news
Tobacco market in Ukraine
How is Big Tobacco dealing with the current situation?
A fight for survival
A look back at what happened to the tobacco sector in former Yugoslavia
Survey: Brits are ok buying illicit tobacco
How are the state and industry dealing with counterfeits?
LEAF & TOBACCO PROCESSING
Tobacco market in Fiji
A closer look at BAT’s Star Farmers Programme
Zimbabwe: Farmers risk jail for contract default
Side marketing is now criminalized
Tobacco growing in Zambia
The golden leaf provides an income for millions of people
COVID smokescreen clears from India‘s FCV tobacco
How the pandemic has impacted the production, marketing and export of flue-cured Virginia tobacco
“It‘s not about getting high”
Interview with Nicolas Claise from Buddy Belgium
Europe‘s turntable for legal cannabis
More and more states are on the brink of legalising CBD products
MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGY
Focus on oral nicotine segment
Swedish Match is looking to boost its investments in the US and Scandinavia
Quo vadis Supply Chain Law?
Tobacco companies are closely watching the impact of the new law, taking effect in 2023
Deep crisis for Russian tobacco market
The ongoing war has impacted Russia‘s tobacco industry
PRODUCTS & TRENDS
Designing flavours
Interview with FLAVORIQ‘s Vice President of Sales Emilie Nault and Sales Manager Lorna Lopez
Aquios making a big splash
Aquios Labs has developed an entirely new product category in the industry: water-based vaping
FDA proposes menthol ban
However, the proposal has yet to be finalised and may take years to implement
End for hookah tobacco in Germany?
Hard times ahead for German manufacturers and traders of hookah tobacco
Filtering the truth
TJI takes a look at the colourful history of the filter tip
Tracking the heatwave
A review of the latest HNB market trends and the newest device models from the Big Four
Going green
Interview with Greenbutts‘ CEO Tadas Lisauskas
Effort is the key
A young entrepreneur has come up with an idea to help solve the cigarette butt problem
Ingenious Genia
The inventors of the biodegradable filter are looking forward to being back on the trade fair scene
Spread love, not plastic
Interview with CEO and Co-Founder of Smokey Treats, Adam van Wyngaarden
From tobacco to meat
BioBetter is using tobacco plants to scale up the production of cellular meat
German cigarette market to remain stable in 2022
TJI gives a brief analysis of the German cigarette market
Are we repeating bad history?
Is ENDS‘ bad reputation just down to bad publicity?
Quarterly reports
How has 2022 been so far for PMI, Altria, JT and BAT?
EVENTS
InterSupply bookings trending nicely
160 new registrations are already in for this year‘s twin fairs