Publication: Tobacco Reporter

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

Spanish regions oppose EU directive

The presidents of five Spanish regions with financial interests in tobacco are joining with tobacco manufacturers, traders and the hospitality sector in opposing proposed revisions to the European Commission’s Tobacco Products Directive, according to ... [Published Tobacco Reporter - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Tobacco, Altadis SA, European Union, EU Tobacco Products Directive 2001/37/EC

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

The smoking show’s over in Tasmania

Tobacco smoking has been restricted at agricultural shows in the Australian state of Tasmania as part of the state governments attempt’s to denormalize smoking, according to a story by Ben McKay for The Examiner.Under new rulings from the director of ... [Published Tobacco Reporter - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Smoking, Ben McKay, Michelle O'Byrne, Tobacco Smoking

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Property seized from cigarette smugglers

Hong Kong Customs recently confiscated property worth $18.5 million that was previously owned by the mastermind of a gang convicted in an illicit cigarette and money-laundering case, according to a 7 th Space Interactive story.The case represented the ... [Published Tobacco Reporter - May 17 2013]

Entities: Property, Smuggling, Interactive, Amplifier

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Japan Tobacco Inc

JT starts fiscal year with sales rise

Japan Tobacco Inc’s domestic cigarette sales volume during April, at 9.6 billion, was increased by 3.2 per cent on its April 2012 volume, 9.3 billion, according to preliminary figures issued by the company today.JT’s market share stood at 60.2 per cent ... [Published Tobacco Reporter - May 17 2013]

Entities: Fiscal Year, Japan Tobacco Inc

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Electronic Cigarette

Vapor Corp sales up in first quarter

Net sales by the US-based electronic cigarette company, Vapor Corp, during the three months to the end of March, at about $6.4 million, were increased by $1.5 million or 31.1 per cent on those of the three months to the end of March 2012.“The first quarter ... [Published Tobacco Reporter - May 17 2013]

Entities: Vapor Corp, Electronic Cigarette, Working Capital

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

New chair elected at US Tobacco Co-op

Jimmy Hill has been elected chairman of the board at the US Tobacco Co-operative (USTC) in succession to Albert Johnson, who had served as chairman since 2005.USTC, which is said to be the largest tobacco co-operative in the US, has more than 900 member ... [Published Tobacco Reporter - May 16 2013]

Entities: Tobacco, Jimmy Hill, Succession

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Boston, Lincolnshire

UK shop owner sentenced for selling ‘dangerous’ Jin Ling cigarettes

A shop owner in Boston, Lincolnshire, has been found guilty of intentionally selling ‘dangerous’ cigarettes in the first case of its kind in the UK, according to a story in the Boston Standard.The man, who was found guilty at Boston Magistrates’ Court ... [Published Tobacco Reporter - May 16 2013]

Entities: United Kingdom, Boston, Lincolnshire, Illegal, Boston (Massachusetts, United States)

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

First phase of trial to US manufacturers

US tobacco manufacturers have notched up a significant courtroom victory.According to a note posted on Altria’s website, a unanimous West Virginia jury yesterday rejected all but one of the plaintiffs’ claims in a consolidated trial involving about 600 ... [Published Tobacco Reporter - May 16 2013]

Entities: Murray Garnick, Punitive Damages, Altria Client Services Inc, Tobacco

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Smoke ban stacked odds against casino

A US casino that went bankrupt has acknowledged that preventing its clients from smoking was one of a number of key mistakes it had made in running its business, according to an Asbury Park Press story.But now it has a chance to put things right. The ... [Published Tobacco Reporter - May 16 2013]

Entities: Casino, Bankrupt, Smoking, Asbury Park, Bankruptcy Court

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Shenzhen serious about smoking fines

Smokers who violate tobacco smoking bans in China’s Shenzhen city are likely to face heavy fines in the future.According to a Global Times story, proposed revisions to Shenzhen city’s tobacco control regulations, which were given a public airing yesterday, ... [Published Tobacco Reporter - May 15 2013]

Entities: Shenzhen, Smoking, Wang Ke, Tobacco

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Smoking down but cigarette litter up

The number of cigarette butts found on UK beaches doubled between September 2011 and September 2012, and the amount of smoking-related detritus rose by 90 per cent, according to an ITV Network report quoting the Marine Conservation Society’s (MCS) annual ... [Published Tobacco Reporter - May 15 2013]

Entities: Litter, Smoking, Plastics, ITV Network Ltd

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Smoking shelter a sign of the times?

Workers at Dublin’s Convention Centre are to get a smoking shelter three years after the facility was opened, according to a story by Alan O’Keeffe for the Evening Herald.That such a shelter should be built now is possibly an indication that attitudes ... [Published Tobacco Reporter - May 15 2013]

Entities: Smoking, Dublin, Workers

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The smoking show’s over in Tasmania [Published Tobacco Reporter - 2 hours ago]
Spanish regions oppose EU directive [Published Tobacco Reporter - 2 hours ago]
JT starts fiscal year with sales rise [Published Tobacco Reporter - May 17 2013]
Vapor Corp sales up in first quarter [Published Tobacco Reporter - May 17 2013]
Property seized from cigarette smugglers [Published Tobacco Reporter - May 17 2013]
Smoke ban stacked odds against casino [Published Tobacco Reporter - May 16 2013]
First phase of trial to US manufacturers [Published Tobacco Reporter - May 16 2013]
New chair elected at US Tobacco Co-op [Published Tobacco Reporter - May 16 2013]
UK shop owner sentenced for selling ‘dangerous’... [Published Tobacco Reporter - May 16 2013]
Smoking shelter a sign of the times? [Published Tobacco Reporter - May 15 2013]
Smoking down but cigarette litter up [Published Tobacco Reporter - May 15 2013]
Shenzhen serious about smoking fines [Published Tobacco Reporter - May 15 2013]
New tender for tobacconists in Hungary [Published Tobacco Reporter - May 15 2013]
Aussies to jack up tobacco tax in 2014 [Published Tobacco Reporter - May 15 2013]
E-cigarette firm FIN appoints sales VP [Published Tobacco Reporter - May 14 2013]
Revenue drop fires VAT rethink [Published Tobacco Reporter - May 14 2013]
Smoking bans move further into the open [Published Tobacco Reporter - May 14 2013]
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Smoking test for UK mothers-to-be [Published Tobacco Reporter - May 13 2013]
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International travel broadens the options [Published Tobacco Reporter - May 13 2013]
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