Contents TJI EDITION 06/2022:
NEWS & NAMES
In the headlines
Management changes
Company news
GLOBAL COMPASS
Tobacco majors looking to save business in Russia
Most companies are still operating in Russia despite the ongoing war
Doing more harm than good
Does the law banning tobacco advertising in Ukraine work?
Haram or halal?
Is smoking allowed by Islamic law?
LEAF & TOBACCO PROCESSING
ITGA Annual General Meeting
Growers and representatives met up again in person
New ITGA President
Interview with ITGA‘s new President José Javier Aranda
Tobacco taken by a sucker
Timely topping of tobacco plants is crucial for both yield and quality
Promising future for tobacco in Zimbabwe
Sales from the 2022 tobacco season brought in USD 650 million
The heat of the moment
A brand new heated tobacco innovation uses tea leaves instead of tobacco
Green light for cannabis
Germany sets out plans to legalise recreational cannabis
MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGY
Time to celebrate
Interview with Ensa‘s Global Sales Director Remco Liebregt
Hookah segment of the tobacco market
Unclear regulations and unreliable data is a problem in Russia
PMI to invest USD 150 m in the Philippines
The company is expanding its HTP production and launching two new production lines
To plan is to grow
Fly Mak provides the tobacco industry with first class machinery
More news from DCM ATN
New printing and converting machinery from France
Good service pays off
Akyurek is ready to launch new machines
Belts keep moving
How does the industry react to an ever-changing environment?
From bottle to belt
Ammeraal Beltech is launching conveyor belts made of PET
PRODUCTS & TRENDS
Saving lives with every breath
Interview with Qnovia‘s founder and CTO Mario Danek
Innovating vapes
How do e-cig companies deal with restrictive laws worldwide?
Limited progress in RRPs
This is the result of the Tobacco Transformation Index
The flavour debate
Despite a growing number of regulations, flavours are thriving
Clean air with ShishAir
InoxAir has developed a carbon monoxide catalyst for shishas
Shisha tobacco business collapses
The German shisha industry suffers from new packaging law
Knowns and unknowns of contemporary waterpipe tobaccos
Dr. John Lauterbach takes an in-depth look at the market
EVENTS
EVO NXT: 3 months to go
The new event for the NGP industry kicks off in March in Málaga
HISTORY & TRIVIA
Bumper Holiday Quiz
A special quiz in a special TJI style
List of advertisers