Tobacco Industry News

Imperial gets conditional EU approval to buy Altadis
Imperial Tobacco Group has received European approval to purchase Madrid-based Altadis after it sells some of its brands to address competition concerns. Accordingly, Imperial will give up at least one brand in roll-your-own markets in France, Italy, Portugal and Spain, pipe tobacco in Finland and France and cigars in Greece. Purchasing Altadis will improve Imperial’s business in France and Russia. Click here to read more.

New Philip Morris research center has special mission
Philip Morris USA’s new $350 million research center in Richmond, Virginia will soon house 400 researchers and scientists in the hopes of developing a less harmful cigarette. The facility includes a 50-seat lecture hall, a library, laboratories to investigate the health effects of tobacco products, and rooms for focus groups and consumer testing of various products. Click here to read more.

General Tobacco settles trademark dispute
General Tobacco has resolved a trademark dispute with rival company Premier Manufacturing regarding Premier’s Wildhorse cigarette brand. A federal court judge in Kentucky ruled that General Tobacco’s horse emblem on the General Bronco brand was time-honored and well recognized. Click here to read more about the decision, and about the company’s plans to move its headquarters.

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