Imperial Tobacco, fourth largest international tobacco company and leading OTP company is the last major company which could be a viable acquisition target for its peers. With sales centred in developed markets Imperial is seeking to streamline its ...

British American Tobacco (BAT) is the world’s second largest international tobacco company with dominance in Latin America and Australasia, and presence in each tobacco category....

In 2015, one in every 12 cigarettes lit up in the world was illicit, down from one in 10 in 2014, valued collectively at around US$40 billion, with an equivalent tax loss to global governments. Illicit trade is a phenomenon that impacts tobacco ...

Chewing or sniffing tobacco is deeply rooted in the country’s culture due to the Spanish influence. Elderly people and labourers use smokeless tobacco to stay alert. However, the strong association of chewing betel with older people and manual ...

There is no tradition of consuming smokeless tobacco in Georgia....

Asian-style chewing tobacco remained the biggest format of smokeless tobacco sold in India. This included ghutka, zarda, khaini and mawa. Volume sales continued to fall in 2015 as the ban on gutkha consumption continues to be further enforced. This ...

Retail volume sales of smokeless tobacco soared in 2015, as taxes increased on cigarettes and there was a clampdown on illegal smoking tobacco and cigarette sales in many regions. Growth was also encouraged by many economy brands of guthka expanding ...

There is very little awareness of the existence of smokeless tobacco among Iranian consumers. No smokeless tobacco products were available in Iran during 2015....

There is no tradition of smokeless tobacco in the United Arab Emirates and many products in the category are forbidden, especially all Asian-style chewing tobacco. Sales in the category therefore remained negligible at the end of the review period as...

There is no market for these products in Argentina....

Smokeless tobacco remained an insignificant product area in tobacco throughout the review period. There is little tradition for smokeless tobacco in Estonia and only limited consumer interest. There was however growing government concern over the ...

Smokeless tobacco remained a niche in Japan in 2015, with there being only one brand available, namely Zero Style from Japan Tobacco Inc. The only form of smokeless tobacco available was Swedish-style snus, which registered retail volume growth of ...

There are no sales of smokeless tobacco in Slovenia....

Sales of smokeless tobacco are not developed in Uzbekistan and they are not expected to rise over the forecast period. This is mainly because of the absence of any industrial manufacturing of smokeless tobacco while there is also no supply from ...

During 2015 smokeless tobacco posted 16% retail volume growth, to reach 0.7 tonnes. In 2011 consumption was 0.8 tonnes, but in 2012 it left the market due to labelling regulation changes, with which it was not possible to comply immediately. Finally,...

The sale of smokeless tobacco, such as snus or chewing tobacco, has been prohibited in New Zealand since 2009....

In Algeria, smokeless tobacco primarily caters to men from low-income, rural backgrounds and it consumption is generally considered to be old fashioned by urban dwellers....

Volume sales increased by 1% in smokeless tobacco during 2015, rising to 61,319 tonnes. Although the decline in demand for chewing tobacco continued to develop during 2015, the overall category was buoyed by the strong performance of snuff, both ...

Smokeless tobacco has no presence in Austria and it Is not anticipated to gain a following over the forecast period....

Smokeless tobacco posted a 1% retail volume decline in 2015, in line with the stagnant volume CAGR of the review period. In general, chimó manufacturing is an artisanal procedure, with the established players operating at maximum capacity. In this ...