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New research suggests a link between vape heating mechanisms and EVALI
Written by ECigIntelligence || 6th May 2022 || Business briefing |
The heating mechanisms of vaping devices may have played a part in the vaping-associated lung injury (EVALI) crisis, new research suggests. Initial theories on the August 2019 outbreak of EVALI in the US quickly linked the condition to...
Aquios hopes to make a big splash with innovative water-based e-liquid range
Written by Tiziana Cauli || 28th April 2022 || Business briefing |
A new range of e-liquids containing 30% water – said to be the highest ever – could be the biggest innovation since the introduction of nicotine salts, the company behind it claims ...
Smoore puts faith in new testing lab to meet Chinese and export standards
Written by ECigIntelligence || 26th April 2022 || Business briefing |
Chinese e-cigarette company Smoore has opened what it is calling the vaping industry’s first laboratory to test for extractable and leachable (E&L) substances ...
Vive la Veev – PMI plans more e-cigarette roll-outs after good first quarter results
Written by Antonia di Lorenzo || 25th April 2022 || Business briefing |
Philip Morris International (PMI) is continuing to support sales and promotion of its Iqos Veev vaping product, with further market roll-outs planned this year ...
Misinformation and bad press ‘have turned people off the safer alternative’
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 21st April 2022 || Business briefing |
Public opinion is turning against vaping due to misinformation and negative coverage from the media, according to John Dunne, director general of the UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) ...
Vape stores fall behind non-specialists for the first time for UK e-cig sales
Written by Antonia di Lorenzo || 19th April 2022 || Business briefing |
Specialist vape stores are no longer the most popular channel for the purchase of vaping products in the UK, according to figures from Smoking in England, which gathers together data for policymakers and others ...
Major supermarket deals help make it a good year for UK discount brand 88Vape
Written by Antonia di Lorenzo || 14th April 2022 || Business briefing |
The UK supplier behind low-cost e-liquid brand 88Vape expects to post a decent rise in revenue from its vaping division for the year ended 31st March ...
Warning on youth vaping ‘a desperate effort to maintain a crisis narrative’
Written by Antonia di Lorenzo || 7th April 2022 || Business briefing |
A study warning that vaping may have countered the decline in US youth nicotine usage has been strongly criticised by two professors of health psychology for flawed methods and wrong focus ...
Synthetic and ‘natural’ nicotine – the real difference is just a matter of bureaucracy
Written by ECigIntelligence || 31st March 2022 || Business briefing |
While synthetic nicotine has become the focus of much controversy, demonised as a public health risk, its currently poor reputation derives more from bureaucracy than from the substance itself ...
‘Outdated and near-useless’ – US FTC vape market report is greeted with scorn
Written by Antonia di Lorenzo || 28th March 2022 || Business briefing |
A recent report by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on e-cig sales and advertising has been roundly criticised for showing an outdated picture of the vaping market in the US ...
US vape companies braced for the worst after rule change on synthetic nicotine
Written by Antonia di Lorenzo || 22nd March 2022 || Business briefing |
Experts fear the decision to treat synthetic nicotine the same as tobacco products could devastate parts of the US vaping industry that have come to rely on it, with some businesses forced to close and others praying for...
US youth vaping continues to drop, but it still beats smoking, CDC survey reports
Written by Barnaby Page || 17th March 2022 || Business briefing |
E-cigarettes remain by far the most popular means of nicotine consumption among US high school and middle school students, ahead of combustible cigarettes ...
Turning Point blames US regulation for drop in vapour product sales and profit
Written by Antonia di Lorenzo || 1st March 2022 || Business briefing |
The legal challenges faced by the vaping industry in the US impacted Turning Point Brands’ vapour portfolio in 2021, with a significant drop in the last quarter’s net sales and gross profit ...
Judge dismisses FTC’s allegation that Altria-Juul deal broke anti-trust laws
Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd February 2022 || Business briefing |
Altria Group says a judge has dismissed the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC)’s claim that its investment in Juul Labs violates anti-trust laws ...
Good Vuse for BAT as vapour growth helps offset dip in overall revenue
Written by Antonia di Lorenzo || 14th February 2022 || Business briefing |
Vuse and vapour were the primary driver of a 42.4% year-on-year increase in British American Tobacco (BAT)’s new category portfolio revenue, according to the company’s latest results ...
PMI sees bright future for Iqos Veev as it prepares to expand into more markets
Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th February 2022 || Business briefing |
Philip Morris International (PMI) has commited to continuing to support the sales and promotion of its Veev vaping product, with future expansion into more markets around the world ...
Altria keeps fingers crossed on Juul PMTA but ‘will not invest further in vaping’
Written by Antonia di Lorenzo || 1st February 2022 || Business briefing |
US tobacco giant Altria has announced that it will not invest any further in the vapour category for the foreseeable future ...
Where do we go from here? How new rules will affect world vape markets
Written by Freddie Dawson || 31st January 2022 || Business briefing |
Consumers will continue to increasingly spread usage out over different alternative nicotine products, partly driven by further, stricter vaping regulation across the globe throughout 2022, ECigIntelligence predicts ...
INNCO calls for health assessments and user input before flavour bans
Written by Antonia di Lorenzo || 20th January 2022 || Business briefing |
INNCO urged policymakers to conduct health impact studies involving consumers and producers if flavour bans are being debated ...
Independent study confirms previous findings over smoke and vapour toxicity
Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th January 2022 || Business briefing |
A new paper successfully replicates three key studies comparing the toxicity of cigarette smoke and e-cigarette vapour on lung tissues ...
Global Trends survey details slowdown in growth of worldwide vaping market
Written by Antonia di Lorenzo || 12th January 2022 || Business briefing |
Vaping products have continued to take a share of the worldwide retail market away from smokable tobacco over the past three years, with sales of combustible cigarettes declining by 5% – but the rate of growth has slowed...
2021 reviewed: false dawn for vaping, or some light showing at the tunnel’s end?
Written by Antonia di Lorenzo || 10th January 2022 || Business briefing |
Could 2021 be remembered as the year we first started to see some light at the end of the tunnel? Only time will tell for sure, but there were clues ...
Study finds TikTok videos portray e-cigs positively, calling for further restrictions
Written by Antonia di Lorenzo || 7th January 2022 || Business briefing |
A study has warned about “significant exposure” of Generation Z teens to videos glamorising vaping on social media platform TikTok and called for “effective age restrictions” to avoid it ...
Study finds flavours draw young people to e-cigs, but no onward link to smoking
Written by Antonia di Lorenzo || 5th January 2022 || Business briefing |
A new study has concluded that although flavours are an “important motivator” for e-cigarette uptake among young people, there is no evidence to associate them with a move to smoking tobacco ...
RLX blames ‘volatile market’ for what it expects to be a temporary revenue drop
Written by Antonia di Lorenzo || 7th December 2021 || Business briefing |
RLX Technology saw a drop of 34% in its net revenue for the third quarter of the year but has expressed optimism that this will be a temporary reversal ...
Europe’s e-cig markets are set to grow by 29% by 2025 as smoking declines faster
Written by Antonia di Lorenzo || 3rd December 2021 || Business briefing |
The decline in the use of traditional tobacco products across Europe is expected to accelerate in the next four years, while vape sales continue to grow in the five largest EU markets – France, Germany, Italy, Poland and...
New year resolutions: countries to watch for budgets and vaping taxes in 2022
Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st December 2021 || Business briefing |
Governments worldwide are presenting their budget bills for 2022, with some of them proposing changes in the tax regimes applied to vaping products ...
Israel implements instant new e-cig tax to fight against ‘the harms of smoking’
Written by ECigIntelligence || 24th November 2021 || Business briefing |
E-cigarette retailers in Israel are facing a new tax similar to the existing one on traditional tobacco products. The tax on all e-cigarettes was imposed this week by order and came into effect immediately ...
Imperial remains bullish despite drop in revenue from next generation products
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 16th November 2021 || Business briefing |
Imperial Brands registered a dip in revenues from its next generation products (NGP) portfolio but said it looks forward to expanding product trials in new countries and consolidating European and US markets ...
‘Only tobacco firms will be able to take advantage of UK medical licensing’
Written by Antonia di Lorenzo || 9th November 2021 || Business briefing |
Some manufacturers may struggle to overcome certain regulatory hurdles to licensing e-cigarettes in the UK as medical products – leaving the field to tobacco companies – experts warn ...
Court allows firm to continue e-cig sales after ‘inadequate’ FDA denial order
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 29th October 2021 || Business briefing |
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit concluded that the FDA “inadequately addressed or explained” a PMTA that resulted in a MDO, and decided to temporary allow a company from Texas to keep its flavoured products...
PMI on track to submit PMTA to market its new Iqos vapour device in the US
Written by ECigIntelligence || 21st October 2021 || Business briefing |
PMI is planning to submit a premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the second half of next year for its new e-vapour device the Iqos Veev ...
Vaping products make up 36% of patent applications for alternatives to smoking
Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th October 2021 || Business briefing |
Patents for tobacco alternatives have been booming in recent times as tobacco companies position themselves as contributors to a smoke-free world, with a 9.1% year-on-year increase in patents related to vaping ...
Why do official figures show a 40% drop in a year in number of young US vapers?
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 13th October 2021 || Business briefing |
New figures from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that there are currently around 2m vapers among US students – a big drop compared with last year, when the figure was 3.6m ...
Nearly half of German vape retailers fear being taxed out of business, survey finds
Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th October 2021 || Business briefing |
The new vaping tax scheme due to come into effect in July 2022 is already causing concern within the German e-cigarette industry, with some vape stores fearing it will force them to close down ...
Vaping experts see integrating science and innovation as the way forward
Written by Antonia di Lorenzo || 27th September 2021 || Business briefing |
Representatives of the vaping industry have urged a broader collaboration with scientists and agreed that integrating technological innovations is key to encouraging transition to tobacco alternatives ...
FDA marketing denial orders spread fear and confusion among US vaping retailers
Written by Antonia di Lorenzo || 23rd September 2021 || Business briefing |
The US FDA’s rejection of premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) has sown confusion among vape retailers, who are urging the agency to make public which vaping products have been approved for sale ...
NRT and e-cigarettes work best in combination, says UK agency
Written by Antonia di Lorenzo || 16th September 2021 || Business briefing |
A UK smoking cessation body says a combination of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and vaping products can be more effective than either on their own in helping smokers quit – though e-cigarettes alone come very close ...
Vape retailers required to post age-limit signs as New Zealand takes another step
Written by Antonia di Lorenzo || 10th September 2021 || Business briefing |
New regulations that come into force in New Zealand tomorrow will oblige retailers, including vape stores, to display signs at each point-of-sale warning customers that e-cigarette products are not for sale to minors ...
German industry association planning opposition to tax scheme despite talks
Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd September 2021 || Business briefing |
The German Alliance for Tobacco-free Pleasure (BfTG) intends to pursue a legal challenge to the country’s coming e-liquid tax, despite meeting government officials to discuss its details ...
Quit success double but smoking by young adults up in first UK lockdown
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 26th August 2021 || Business briefing |
A study by Cancer Research UK has found that the success rate of attempts to quit smoking in England almost doubled during the first Covid-19 lockdown, while smoking by young adults increased by almost 25% ...
It’s PSG-eekvape as e-cig maker gains promotion with leading football club
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 25th August 2021 || Business briefing |
Chinese e-cigarette manufacturer Geekvape has signed a deal with top French football club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) for the 2021-2022 season – a deal tied up in regulatory restrictions ...
RLX blames threat of tighter Chinese regulation for Q2 slowdown in growth
Written by Antonia di Lorenzo || 20th August 2021 || Business briefing |
RLX Technology has reported a slowdown in its revenue growth for the second quarter of the year due to “external factors” ...
As FDA faces a paperwork tsunami, big firms may come out of it best
Written by Barnaby Page || 19th August 2021 || Blog , Business briefing |
The number of applications thrown in the metaphorical dumpster is huge, but so is number of outstanding applications, and the question remains how the FDA can possibly deal with all of them ...
UK’s MHRA confirms new e-cig products can only be marketed if on official list
Written by Antonia di Lorenzo || 17th August 2021 || Business briefing |
The UK’s MHRA has updated its industry guidance and clarified that vaping products can be legally placed on the market only when a compliant notification is published online ...
How will Australia’s new sales regime work?
Written by Barnaby Page || 11th August 2021 || Blog , Business briefing |
Australian consumers will soon be able to obtain medically licensed nicotine-containing e-cigarettes from community and online pharmacies, but questions remain ...
Canadian vape stores still waiting to feel the effects of new 20 mg/ml nicotine cap
Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th August 2021 || Business briefing |
Canada’s vape shops have not yet seen any sharp drop in sales since the country capped nicotine concentration but many are wondering what may happen when high-strength e-liquids are no longer available ...
Oregon businesses assess the likely impact of upcoming online sales ban
Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd August 2021 || Business briefing |
Oregon’s e-cigarette industry fears the impact on business after the state became the first in the US Pacific Northwest to pass a ban on certain sales of nicotine vaping products ...
Vuse in full sail with BAT’s vapour volume up 70% year-on-year in first half of 2021
Written by Antonia di Lorenzo || 28th July 2021 || Business briefing |
British American Tobacco (BAT)’s revenue from its new category portfolio rose by 40.4% year-on-year to £883m in the first half of 2021, driven by the post-pandemic recovery of its vapour segment ...
Back to the drawing-board for Nerudia as ‘more prudent’ Imperial ponders job cuts
Written by Antonia di Lorenzo || 26th July 2021 || Business briefing |
A proposed restructuring of Nerudia, a UK e-liquid manufacturer owned by Imperial Brands, could lead to the loss of 77 jobs across its research and development and production departments in Liverpool ...
Cannabis vape entrepreneur aims to make his device ‘the medical Nespresso’
Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd July 2021 || Business briefing |
London-listed Kanabo has launched the first medical cannabis vaping product in the UK in a move the company’s founder hopes will ultimately revolutionise the way medicines are administered ...
Egypt’s new tender for tobacco production: an opportunity for e-cigs?
Written by ECigIntelligence || 16th July 2021 || Business briefing |
Egypt is on the way to resolving a controversial licence scheme to produce tobacco products, which is seen by the industry as a real opportunity to start producing vaping products in the African country ...
Analysis of FDA data suggests big US vape brands will grow, as smaller ones decline
Written by ECigIntelligence || 12th July 2021 || Business briefing |
E-cigarettes manufactured by large companies may soon dominate the US vape market while many of those produced by smaller players disappear, new research by ECigIntelligence suggests ...
Can e-cigs help homeless people quit smoking? UK project aims to find out
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 6th July 2021 || Business briefing |
A new UK research project for the government-funded National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) is to conduct a trial looking at whether e-cigarettes could help homeless people to quit smoking ...
Spanish anti-smoking bodies press for tax on both e-liquid volume and nicotine
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 28th June 2021 || Business briefing |
Spanish anti-smoking organisations have urged the government to introduce a tax scheme for e-cigarettes as part of the new Tobacco Act that is expected to be approved by the end of 2021 ...
US investor sues Relx for not explaining risk of tightened Chinese regulations
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 16th June 2021 || Business briefing |
A Relx shareholder has filed a lawsuit in the US accusing the Chinese e-cigarette manufacturer of misinterpreting potential regulatory risk when filing for the US initial public offering (IPO) last October ...
Europe-wide survey finds great majority of vapers have managed to quit smoking
Written by ECigIntelligence || 11th June 2021 || Business briefing |
A new survey from the organisation European Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocates (ETHRA) has revealed that more than eight out of ten among a sample of more than 35,000 vapers have successfully given up smoking ...
Study reveals the research flaws that make science on e-cigs hard to trust
Written by Barnaby Page || 10th June 2021 || Business briefing |
Scientific research into vaping is frequently beset by fundamental flaws that make it difficult to trust, according to a new study of prominent articles in medical journals ...
BAT optimistic about growth in tobacco alternatives in a ‘pivotal’ business year
Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th June 2021 || Business briefing |
British American Tobacco (BAT) has upgraded its annual forecast with an expectation of strong growth in new categories in post-pandemic times and a planned further rollout of its tobacco-alternatives portfolio ...
US trade commission starts judging ‘repugnant’ 2018 Altria-Juul merger
Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th June 2021 || Business briefing |
A trial started this week at the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against Altria’s investment in Juul, with the government agency accusing the tobacco giant of illegally pulling out of the e-cigarette market ...
New Zealand retailers fear government plan to cut number of tobacco outlets
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 27th May 2021 || Business briefing |
A proposal by the New Zealand government to limit the number of shops that can sell tobacco products is causing concern among the country’s retailers, who would need to apply for new business licences under the scheme ...
Global flavour development trends
Written by ECigIntelligence || 27th May 2021 || Business briefing |
ECigIntelligence managing director Tim Phillips shares his insights into flavour developments and restrictions, in a presentation first seen at ENDS Europe online ...
US FDA at last publishes full PMTA list, featuring more than 6m products
Written by ECigIntelligence || 24th May 2021 || Business briefing |
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has posted a list of over 6m deemed new tobacco products for which it received Premarket Tobacco Product Applications (PMTAs) by the 9th September 2020 deadline ...
Imperial reaps significant benefit from its fresh approach to the vapour segment
Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th May 2021 || Business briefing |
Imperial Brands’ earnings for the first half of the year have jumped 6.1% to £15.57bn in the midst of a process to implement a new company strategy towards tobacco alternatives ...
88Vape forecasts 35% revenue increase amid product momentum
Written by ECigIntelligence || 13th May 2021 || Business briefing |
UK supplier behind low-cost e-liquid brand 88Vape expects good product performance in 2021 thanks to its recent rollout in the convenience store channel ...
Scientists and industry at odds on value of public harm reduction information
Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th May 2021 || Business briefing |
The information the public receives on tobacco harm reduction and whether it contributes to improving the role of tobacco-alternatives is a hot topic that divides the industry and the scientific community ...
EU science committee confirms doubts on cessation but steps back on ‘gateway’
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 29th April 2021 || Business briefing |
The European Commission’s Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks (SCHEER) has confirmed its sceptical attitude to the role of e-cigarettes in smoking cessation but softened its view on the "gateway effect" ...
Juul aims to double availability in UK vape stores with new distribution deal
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 19th April 2021 || Business briefing |
Juul Labs has reached a distribution agreement with wholesaler UK Vapour Brands (UKVB) to extend its footprint “as much as possible” across British specialist vape retailers ...
Compliance with German e-liquid tax will be ‘a big problem’, industry warns
Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th April 2021 || Business briefing |
Vaping representatives in Germany warned that the government proposal to tax nicotine-containing vaping products from next year is based on wrong assumptions and puts an excessively high burden on the sector ...
Will the suspension of e-liquid tax bring real benefits to Estonia’s vape trade?
Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st April 2021 || Business briefing |
Lawmakers and officials in Estonia are divided over the suspension of collection of tax on e-liquids, which starts today and lasts until December 2022 ...
No amount of inducement will encourage kids to take up vaping, lab study finds
Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st April 2021 || Business briefing |
No amount of TV advertising, celebrity endorsement, money-off vouchers or candy inducements can get kids interested in e-cigarettes, new laboratory experiment discovers ...
Imperial ‘on track’ for the year with expected increase in vaping revenue
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 30th March 2021 || Business briefing |
Imperial Brands expects to deliver its yearly objectives for 2021 thanks to anticipated increased revenue from its smoke-free portfolio ...
Upheaval in China as draft e-cigarette regulations threaten massive changes
Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th March 2021 || Business briefing |
A new draft amendment to the Chinese Tobacco Monopoly Law to regulate tobacco-alternative products, including e-cigarettes, as traditional tobacco threatens big changes to the local vapour market, and has already hit share prices ...
Study points finger of blame for lung injury at phytol, not PG – in rats
Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th March 2021 || Business briefing |
It is a truth universally acknowledged that more research is required into the long-term effects of vaping various substances. Not all research, however, is equally valid or useful – and any conclusion drawn from studies on rodents must...
Debate’s unresolved as survey suggests poor info leads to false perception of risk
Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th March 2021 || Business briefing |
How much information the public receives from health authorities about tobacco harm reduction – and how much it helps – is a hot topic of discussion and division between the industry and the scientific community ...
US customs officers seize counterfeit ‘Rick and Morty’ e-liquids worth $1.5m
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 12th March 2021 || Business briefing |
A shipment from the Chinese city of Shenzhen containing more than 77,000 refillable e-liquids featuring popular US sitcom Rick and Morty have been seized by customs officials at Chicago O’Hare’s International ...
Italy to fight smuggling and illegal sales with new tax stamps for e-liquids
Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th March 2021 || Business briefing |
The Italian Customs and Monopoly Agency (ADM) is to strengthen controls against illegal marketing of vaping products with a system of tax stamps ...
US trade officials demand e-cigarette firms reveal sales and advertising data
Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd March 2021 || Business briefing |
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has asked five leading e-cigarette manufacturers to disclose their 2019 and 2020 data on sales, advertising and promotional expenditures ...
Warning as vape stores in England are told not to reopen before mid-April
Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd February 2021 || Business briefing |
UK prime minister Boris Johnson has announced that vape stores in England should not reopen before 12th April – while the industry continues to demand that they should be considered essential businesses ...
BAT enjoys 52% increase in vapour revenue as overall figures slip back
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 18th February 2021 || Business briefing |
British American Tobacco (BAT) has reported a "strong performance" of its e-cigarette business in 2020, with vapour revenue up more than 50% on the previous year and growth accelerating ...
FDA warning letters are the final straw for some as US businesses close
Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th February 2021 || Business briefing |
Vaping companies across the US are under pressure, with some going out of business and others saying they face a struggle to survive, as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tightens the regulatory screw ...
German study finds most e-liquids lack appropriate safety instructions
Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th February 2021 || Business briefing |
Research conducted by the regional government of Baden-Württemberg in Germany has found that 86% of vaping products inspected did not fully comply with existing labelling and packaging regulations ...
Imperial to pursue a ‘more concentrated’ market approach to vaping sector
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 28th January 2021 || Business briefing |
Imperial Brands has announced a substantial change in strategy towards its vapour segment, with more focused investment in its Blu e-cigarette brand ...
Podcast: Global predictions and analysis of the e-cigarette sector for 2021
Written by ECigIntelligence || 22nd January 2021 || Business briefing , Podcasts |
Tim Phillips, ECigIntelligence’s managing director, joins Jon Bruford to discuss the key developments coming up in 2021 and the drivers that shape the market – including the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak, shifts in consumer preferences and...
Relx aims to raise $1bn in US stock sale amid concerns over regulation and tariffs
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 21st January 2021 || Business briefing |
China’s leading e-cigarette company, Relx, is hoping to raise up to $1.17bn from a US initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange ...
‘Beyond nicotine’ – BAT launches new CBD Vuse e-liquids in the UK
Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th January 2021 || Business briefing |
British American Tobacco (BAT) has launched CBD e-liquids compatible with its Vuse device onto the British market as part of the company’s plan to expand its portfolio into new areas “beyond nicotine” ...
New pictorial warnings come into force in South Korea, but tax hike is averted
Written by ECigIntelligence || 13th January 2021 || Business briefing |
E-cigarette products marketed in South Korea must now meet new packaging requirements, including disturbing new graphic warnings – but the threat of big tax rises has been set aside for now ...
Chinese e-cigarette leader Relx moves towards $100m US stock market launch
Written by ECigIntelligence || 6th January 2021 || Business briefing |
The leading Chinese e-cigarette brand Relx has taken the first formal steps toward an initial public offering (IPO) in the US ...
2020: the year of flavour bans, Juul cases, taxation, China – and that other thing
Written by Aidan Semmens || 30th December 2020 || Business briefing |
Who isn’t glad to see the back of 2020? ECigIntelligence looks back on what a generally cataclysmic year has meant for the world of e-cigarettes, from flavour bans to taxation, with Juul in the dock and China on...
UK vaping industry gives a cautious welcome to last-ditch Brexit deal
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 24th December 2020 || Business briefing |
The British vaping industry has broadly welcomed the agreement reached on Christmas Eve between the UK and EU over the trade relations the two parties will enjoy from 1st January ...
China’s e-cig market faces the possible threat of a government change of heart
Written by ECigIntelligence || 16th December 2020 || Business briefing |
A major new report from ECigIntelligence examines the Chinese vapour market and finds it could be threatened by a possible government crackdown – and the spectre of a takeover by the giant China Tobacco monopoly ...
Podcast: E-cigarettes in China: market, regulation and outlook
Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th December 2020 || Business briefing , Podcasts |
China’s domestic e-cigarette market has quietly grown to become the world’s third largest by value. With relatively low vaping prevalence, high smoking rates, and a huge population, it has significant potential for further growth. But it is also...
Italy’s small vape businesses welcome association’s planned retail network
Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th December 2020 || Business briefing |
Hundreds of vaping businesses have shown interest in a new project launched by the main Italian industry association to support and promote e-cigarette retail and create a network of vaping suppliers ...
Bid to ban flavours in New Brunswick raises hackles in Canadian vape trade
Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st December 2020 || Business briefing |
New legislation tabled in the New Brunswick provincial legislature to ban flavours in e-liquids has caused alarm among Canada’s vaping industry ...
Vaping product trends in the US
Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th November 2020 || Business briefing |
Carlo Infurna Wangüemert, market analyst, presented vaping product trends in the US at Vape Live during VOXPO – Virtual Online Vape & CBD Expo on 19th November. He analysed the changes in flavour and nicotine concentration of the...Imperial to be more ‘prudent’ after tobacco-alternatives revenues slip
Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th November 2020 || Business briefing |
Imperial Brands has revealed that net revenue from its next-generation portfolio declined by 27% in the year to September and announced that it will take a “more prudent approach” in its business model from now on ...
European surveys back up smoking cessation aim in e-cigarette users
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 13th November 2020 || Business briefing |
A new survey reveals that 80% of Europeans who switched to e-cigarettes to quit their habit have succeeded ...
Opinion: ECigIntelligence smells a rat in bad science on e-cigs and COVID-19
Written by Marc Beishon || 9th November 2020 || Business briefing |
Marc Beishon, former editor of New Scientist magazine, takes recent examples of bad science to task for misrepresenting the supposed dangers of e-cigarettes, including unfounded links with COVID-19 ...
Montana’s newly elected governor a ‘major win’ for the e-cig industry
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 5th November 2020 || Business briefing |
Montana’s newly elected governor – a business-friendly Republican replacing an anti-vaping Democrat – has received the blessing of the state’s e-cigarette industry ...
Vape industry warns of 50% sales drop as second lockdown begins in England
Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th November 2020 || Business briefing |
Industry insiders have called for vape stores to be classed as essential outlets as all non-essential shops in England are ordered to close for a month under the terms of the country’s second lockdown ...
JT launches new tobacco vapour device amid segment revenue decline
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 2nd November 2020 || Business briefing |
Japan Tobacco (JT) has launched in the domestic market a new tobacco-infused vapour device “Ploom TECH+ with” a few days after the manufacturer posted less revenue for its reduce-risk portfolio in the third quarter of the year ...
France investigates vaping market to detect and correct inconsistencies
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 29th October 2020 || Business briefing |
New research from the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) has indicated the positives and negatives of the vaping market in the country, and highlighted those areas for future investigation ...
US FDA wants to identify ‘concerning’ trends in vaping device problems
Written by ECigIntelligence || 27th October 2020 || Business briefing |
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has increased the amount of mandatory information required to report a problem with an e-cigarette device in order to “identify new or concerning trends” ...
Hard-line Australia has precautionary principle all wrong, study suggests
Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd October 2020 || Business briefing |
Regulators need to consider the risks of the precautionary measures they implement, and not just the risks they are trying to avoid, according to researchers studying Australian e-cigarette regulation ...
Government concludes German e-liquids are vitamin E free, but warns about THC
Written by ECigIntelligence || 22nd October 2020 || Business briefing |
A study concludes that e-liquids marketed in Germany do not contain potential concerning chemicals and additives such as vitamin E acetate, but warned about high levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in some of them ...
ASH blames ‘mistaken belief in harm’ for 11% drop in number of British vapers
Written by ECigIntelligence || 16th October 2020 || Business briefing |
The number of e-cigarette users in Great Britain declined by 400,000 between 2019 and 2020, according to new research by the public health charity Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) ...
Cochrane evidence review supports nicotine e-cigs for smoking cessation
Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th October 2020 || Business briefing |
Nicotine e-cigarettes can be more effective than other more traditional methods in helping smokers to quit the habit for at least six months, the latest Cochrane review of the subject has concluded ...
Australian pharmacists ready to take up central role in e-cigarette distribution
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 13th October 2020 || Business briefing |
Pharmacists across Australia are waiting for more details after the announcement by the country’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) that they would be exclusive distributors of prescribed e-cigarettes ...Imperial’s revenue from tobacco alternatives down 30% from last year
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 9th October 2020 || Business briefing |
Imperial Brands has revealed that the company’s net revenue from its next-generation portfolio is around 30% down on 2019, while overall company revenue remains flat ...
US school districts sue Juul for alleged ‘fraudulent marketing to children’
Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th October 2020 || Business briefing |
More than 100 school districts across the US have joined in suing Juul Labs, accusing the company of “intentional and fraudulent marketing to children” ...
E-cigarettes are likely to reduce harm but not without risk, says UK science panel
Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th October 2020 || Business briefing |
Switching from smoking to vaping is likely to reduce harm to health but could still have risks, while flavours represent an area of further uncertainty, an independent UK government science committee has concluded ...
Repeal of shake and vape ban brings relief to Greek vaping industry
Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th September 2020 || Business briefing |
The Greek e-cigarette industry is largely “satisfied” with the government’s decision to repeal the law banning shake and vape products – but doubts and difficulties remain ...
EU: evidence to support e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation tool ‘weak’
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 25th September 2020 || Business briefing |
A leading EU scientific committee says evidence “for the support of electronic cigarettes' effectiveness in helping smokers to quit” is weak, and has warned about nicotine addiction in young people ...
Juul chief calls for ‘advantageous’ regulation for tobacco alternatives
Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd September 2020 || Business briefing |
Juul Labs chairman and CEO Kevin Crosthwaite has warned that regulatory efforts to curb e-cigarette use risk tipping the balance back in favour of more dangerous combustible cigarettes ...
Concerned US vape stores diversify in response to FDA’s PMTA regulation
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 22nd September 2020 || Business briefing |
US vape stores are diversifying into CBD and oral nicotine, while others fear being blamed by customers for reduced choice as FDA premarket tobacco product regulations cause products to disappear from the shelves ...
An insight into how COVID-19 influences the nicotine market – where are we now?
Written by JuditBach || 18th September 2020 || Business briefing |
Our managing director, Tim Phillips, recently discussed how COVID-19 influences the nicotine market at the Nicotine Cannabis Strategies Europe, which took place online on 10th September. Tim presents the COVID-19 and EVALI impact on the market and on...
How EVALI, and the way it was reported, damaged perceptions of vaping
Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th September 2020 || Business briefing |
Many smokers believe vaping is at least as harmful as combustible cigarettes, despite e-cigarettes’ lower production of toxicants and carcinogens; researchers in England have been examining why ...
E-cigarette use by US school students falls by a third in a year, CDC reports
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 10th September 2020 || Business briefing |
New official data shows that the number of young people in the US who are current e-cigarette users has fallen sharply, from 5.4m in 2019 to 3.6m this year ...
European cardiologists see potential in e-cigarettes but warn on flavours
Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th September 2020 || Business briefing |
The European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) believes the use of e-cigarettes for adult smoking cessation could be a “sensible argument”, but argues that more scientific evidence is needed ...
British Columbia retailers warn of stock reduction due to new provincial rules
Written by ECigIntelligence || 28th August 2020 || Business briefing |
British Columbia's vaping industry is scrambling after the western Canadian province recently announced new regulations amid the prediction that the new rules could lead to shortages of some e-liquids ...
Arizona granted $22.5m judgement against out-of-business Eonsmoke
Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th August 2020 || Business briefing |
US e-liquid manufacturer Eonsmoke, which recently announced that it had ceased all operations, has been ordered to pay $22.5m to the state of Arizona for selling unapproved vapour products ...
South Korean government claims credit for 80% crash in e-cigarette sales
Written by ECigIntelligence || 11th August 2020 || Business briefing |
Sales of closed-system e-cigarettes in South Korea were down by 80% in the first half of 2020, a fall attributed by the government to its own ongoing policy efforts to discourage vaping ...
Canadian businesses adapt to federal restrictions on vaping advertising
Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th August 2020 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
New restrictions on e-cigarette promotion and advertising are coming into force today in Canada and the vaping industry is getting ready to comply with another change in the federal legislation ...
Smoore ‘positively shocked’ about its Hong Kong IPO response
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 5th August 2020 || Business briefing |
Chinese vaping manufacturer Smoore believes that the good round of investment that the company got after being officially listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange a month ago prove its “financial strength” ...
Consumer habits across the UK market
Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th August 2020 || Business briefing |
Stavroula Anastasopoulou, our senior market analyst, discussed consumer habits across the UK market at Vape Live during VOXPO - Virtual Online Vape & CBD Expo on 31st...
Spanish industry rebels against government anti-vaping campaign
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 3rd August 2020 || Business briefing |
The Union of Vaping Promoters and Entrepreneurs (UPEV) has taken the anti-tobacco campaign from the Ministry of Health to the Spanish Ombudsman amid “hurting industry interests” ...
Vuse performance in the US boosts BAT’s revenue in H1 2020
Written by ECigIntelligence || 31st July 2020 || Business briefing |
British American Tobacco (BAT)’s revenue rose by 0.8% to £12.3bn ($16.1bn) in H1 2020, helped by a 14.7% increase in the new category segment ...
Juul US volume drops 10% in a year; hires a new director
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 29th July 2020 || Business briefing |
The volume of Juul in the US is estimated at 440m units in Q2 2020, nearly 10% less than in 2019, while the company aims to “reset” its business ...
EU spent €500k on TPD study and ‘reactive communication’ on tobacco
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 23rd July 2020 || Business briefing |
The EU Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE) spent more than €180m in 2019 on public health policies, including a study on the TPD and a media campaign on novel tobacco products ...
Californian biotech company aims to market vape-style NRT device in US
Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th July 2020 || Business briefing |
A California-based company is seeking US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorisation to market what it calls the first “vapour-style inhalable” nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) device ...
Number of vapers in the UK falls for the first time, official figures show
Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th July 2020 || Business briefing |
The number of vapers in the UK fell slightly in 2019 compared to the previous year, according to annual data on adult smoking habits released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) ...
Podcast: the future of the Tobacco Products Directive and EU taxation
Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st July 2020 || Business briefing , Podcasts |
ECigIntelligence managing news editor David Palacios joins Jon Bruford to discuss the implications and impact of the looming Tobacco Products Directive version 3 on the...
New tracker reveals extent of US trend towards fruit-flavoured e-liquids
Written by ECigIntelligence || 24th June 2020 || Business briefing |
US vapers are becoming increasingly drawn to fruit flavours. In the first quarter of 2020 the category accounted for more than 40% of all e-liquids tracked by ECigIntelligence for its newly launched US flavours tracker ...
Reynolds sues LA County over ‘draconian’ e-cig flavour ban
Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th June 2020 || Business briefing |
RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company and two of its affiliates have filed a lawsuit trying to strike down Los Angeles County’s ban on flavoured vapour and tobacco products ...
New minty e-liquid flavours laid out to tempt former menthol smokers
Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th June 2020 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
A month after the ban on menthol cigarettes came into effect in Europe, manufacturers are looking to new e-liquid lines to attract former menthol smokers looking for an alternative ...
How the 2019 US developments will impact the global vape market for many years to come
Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th June 2020 || Business briefing |
Our managing director, Tim Phillips, recently discussed how the 2019 US developments will impact the global vape market at the Global Forum on Nicotine, which took place online on 11th and 12th June. He explored the US vape...
While vapour recovers, BAT puts back its £5bn goal for next-gen revenue
Written by ECigIntelligence || 10th June 2020 || Business briefing |
British American Tobacco (BAT) is pushing back to 2025 its goal of achieving £5bn in revenues from its next-generation portfolio amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic ...
Altria takes Reynolds to court over alleged Vuse patent infringement
Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th June 2020 || Business briefing |
The Altria Group have filed a lawsuit for patent infringement against R. J. Reynolds Vapor Co., a subsidiary of Reynolds American Inc., over some of its Vuse e-cigarette products ...
Vape stores across England preparing to reopen for business next month
Written by ECigIntelligence || 27th May 2020 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
The English vaping industry is preparing to reopen the roughly 3,000 vape stores across the country after a ten-week lockdown imposed by the government due to the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Imperial Brands posts 43.9% slump in next-generation half-year revenues
Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th May 2020 || Business briefing |
Imperial Brands, the company behind the e-cigarette brand Blu, has recorded a major slump in revenue from its next-generation products ...
Altria aims for non-combustible success after Juul ‘disappointment’
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 16th May 2020 || Business briefing |
Virginia-based tobacco manufacturer Altria aims to establish the company as the industry leader by increasing its tobacco alternatives portfolio in ten years’ time and joining efforts in preventing underage use ...
Limited enforcement of the online sales and advertising ban in China
Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th May 2020 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
The enforcement of the ban issued in China in late 2019 that prohibits the online sales of e-cigarettes as well as vaping advertising has proven relatively ineffective, ECigIntelligence has found ...
Juul hits hard times as it plans to exit EU markets, US sales drop 10%
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 6th May 2020 || Business briefing |
Juul is not having the best of times, with an increasing decline in sales leading the company to pull out of South Korea and some European countries – while its sales in the US are not doing much...
‘95% safer’ or ‘just as bad’? How does the argument on vaping stand?
Written by Marc Beishon || 4th May 2020 || Business briefing |
Widely publicised linkages with the coronavirus are just the latest manifestation of distrust of vaping, in the public-health community as well as the media. So how does that “95% safer than smoking” view hold up? ...
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COVID-19 news round-up
Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th April 2020 || Business briefing |
All ECigIntelligence’s COVID-19-related news briefings and other data can now be found in one place here ...
Flavour ban and coronavirus a double whammy for New Jersey vape trade
Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th April 2020 || Business briefing |
Vaping businesses in the US state of New Jersey, already crunched by the coronavirus pandemic, now say they need to make radical changes to stay afloat under a state ban on the sale of flavoured e-cigs ...
Podcast: e-cig and tobacco industry analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic
Written by ECigIntelligence || 24th April 2020 || Business briefing , Podcasts |
Our host for today’s podcast is Tim Phillips, the founder and managing director of ECigIntelligence, who presents a year overview and analysis of the regulatory path in the e-cigarette sector ...
Pandemic measures place new pressures on US vaping trade
Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd April 2020 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
The sweeping response to the global COVID-19 pandemic has had an uneven impact on the US vaping sector, with some stores being forced to close while others respond in novel ways to government restrictions ...
Billy Gifford, the new captain to drive into Altria’s future
Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th April 2020 || Business briefing |
Altria has appointed Billy Gifford as the company’s new CEO and announced the retirement of current CEO and chairman, Howard Willard, who has been in the company for 28 years ...
US Federal Trade Commission sues Altria over Juul investment
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 3rd April 2020 || Business briefing |
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking tobacco manufacturer Altria to court over its acquisition of a 35% stake in shares in Juul, alleging that the agreement between the two companies violated federal antitrust laws ...
UK online vaping orders rocket during lockdown; Italian sales plummet
Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd April 2020 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
An increase in online sales has been one of the most notable consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak on the vaping industry across Europe, as the sector continues to battle market disruptions and shop closures ...
BAT plans on near 500% increase in smoke-free users in 10 years, reports no hit from coronavirus
Written by ECigIntelligence || 24th March 2020 || Business briefing |
British American Tobacco (BAT) is targeting an increase in non-combustible product consumers to 50m worldwide by 2030, from the current 11m ...
Impact on e-cigarette sales channels varies as countries face COVID-19
Written by Barnaby Page || 20th March 2020 || Business briefing |
As European and North American authorities ramp up their response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the effects on e-cigarette sales channels are mixed ...
Spring vaping shows and exhibitions worldwide fall victim to coronavirus
Written by ECigIntelligence || 16th March 2020 || Business briefing |
Fears over the coronavirus outbreak, and governments’ responses to it, have led to the cancellation of a number of vaping events that were scheduled over spring at locations around the world ...
BAT posts big rise in next-generation revenues despite US crackdown
Written by ECigIntelligence || 27th February 2020 || Business briefing |
British American Tobacco (BAT) has reported a 36.9% increase in next-generation products revenue in 2019 despite the recent and ongoing crackdown on vaping in the US ...
Juul suspends all sales in Indonesia, faces probe by coalition of US states
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 27th February 2020 || Business briefing |
Less than a year after launching in the country, Juul Labs is stopping selling all its products in Indonesia while it puts new measures in place to combat under-age purchases. Juul also faces further legal action in the...
Our new special intelligence service now covers the wider tobacco field
Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th February 2020 || Business briefing |
TobaccoIntelligence, a new service from the team that produces ECigIntelligence, is now available, covering the global tobacco and nicotine alternatives sector ...
Coronavirus in China may mean global shortages for vaping manufacturers
Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th February 2020 || Business briefing |
The coronavirus that has so far killed more than 2600 people in China has had limited impact up to now in the vaping industry around the world, but severe movement restrictions have raised fears ...
UK launches information campaign about risks of e-cig-related fires
Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th February 2020 || Business briefing |
Vapers in the UK are being warned by the government to take care with batteries and chargers, in a new public-information campaign launched to address the risk of e-cigarette-related...
Misleading cases: how EVALI sparked an epidemic of misinformation
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 17th February 2020 || Business briefing |
While nicotine vaping has been largely acquitted of involvement in the US outbreak of vape-related lung disease, will the torrent of misinformation that followed have a long-term impact on the e-cig sector? ...
44% rise in HnB shipments drives a year of smoke-free growth for PMI
Written by ECigIntelligence || 6th February 2020 || Business briefing |
PMI saw its market share of heated tobacco units in IQOS markets, excluding the US, rise by 1.4 percentage points to 5% last year, with a 44.2% increase in HnB shipments ...
Imperial anticipates lower year-end revenues amid regulatory crackdown
Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th February 2020 || Business briefing |
Imperial Brands, maker of the e-cigarette brand Blu, expects “significantly lower” year-on-year net revenues on its “next generation products” as a consequence of “regulatory uncertainty and adverse news flow” ...
Tobacco ads in Germany – spending goes up while ban debate goes on
Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th February 2020 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
While politicians in Germany continue to debate a future ban on tobacco-related advertising, new figures show that expenditure on ads by the country’s tobacco industry has increased ...
Altria investment value in Juul drops by 65% in a year
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 31st January 2020 || Business briefing |
The investment value of Altria in e-cig company Juul fell by 65% in almost a year due to the recent developments in the US affecting the brand ...
JT to slash prices of Ploom Tech devices in bid to capture Japanese market
Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th January 2020 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Japan Tobacco (JT) is cutting the price of its Ploom Tech and Ploom Tech+ hybrid devices from 1st February as it continues to lag behind its chief Big Tobacco competitors in its home market ...
The good, the bad and the uncertain – what lies ahead for vaping in 2020?
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 23rd January 2020 || Business briefing |
2019 was a heated year for the vaping industry worldwide, with a lot happening on both the regulatory and market fronts. So how is 2020 shaping up? ...
Reinsurers hand out warnings over life and health insurance for vapers
Written by ECigIntelligence || 22nd January 2020 || Business briefing |
Lack of reliable scientific data on the long-term effects of vaping is leading life and health insurers to take a cautious approach to insuring e-cigarette users ...
Juul removes flavours from Canadian market ‘to earn public trust’
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 16th January 2020 || Business briefing |
Juul Labs has halted production of most of its flavoured vaping pods in Canada in anticipation of imminent plans by federal authorities to enact stricter regulations on vaping products ...
South Africa’s vaping market fights back against impact of US health crisis
Written by ECigIntelligence || 13th January 2020 || Business briefing |
The recent highly publicised outbreak of vape-related lung illness in the US appears to have had a damaging impact on the vaping business in South Africa, despite the strength of the market ...
South Korean inspectors find labels understate nicotine level in e-liquids
Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th January 2020 || Business briefing |
The South Korean Board of Audit and Inspection says it tested ten e-liquids labelled as having less than 1% nicotine and found half of them in fact contained more than that ...
Anti-tobacco campaign blamed for slump in Spanish e-cigarette sector
Written by ECigIntelligence || 3rd January 2020 || Business briefing |
Falling Spanish e-cigarette sales have led to job losses, with vape stores closing, according to the country’s Union of Vaping Promoters and Entrepreneurs ...
Good riddance to 2019 – vaping’s year of living even more dangerously
Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th December 2019 || Business briefing |
“The year just gone has been an intense one for the vaping industry – and don’t expect 2019 to be any less so.” So we said a year ago. We didn’t know the half of it ...
Vaping-related lung illness outbreak and its impact: the story so far
Written by ECigIntelligence || 24th December 2019 || Business briefing |
The root of the US lung illness outbreak is now believed to lie in vaping of cannabis oils, but the damage to e-cigs’ reputation goes on – as do efforts to restrict vaping, especially flavoured products. Here is...
Podcast: e-cigarette sector year overview and predictions 2020
Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd December 2019 || Business briefing , Podcasts |
Our host for today’s podcast is Tim Phillips, the founder and managing director of ECigIntelligence, who presents a year overview and analysis of the regulatory path in the e-cigarette sector ...
Marijuana vaping growing far faster than nicotine vaping with US youth
Written by Barnaby Page || 19th December 2019 || Business briefing |
Marijuana vaping is growing much faster among US teens than nicotine vaping, according to research released by the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) ...
US-style lung outbreak ‘couldn’t happen here,’ says French academy
Written by ECigIntelligence || 16th December 2019 || Business briefing |
The French National Academy of Medicine (Académie nationale de médecine, ANM) says an outbreak of vaping-related lung illness like that in the US could not happen in France ...
Boris’s Brexit: what it could mean for the UK vaping industry
Written by Barnaby Page || 13th December 2019 || Business briefing |
What impact could Boris Johnson’s return to 10 Downing Street – and subsequent uncoupling from the EU – have on the UK vapour...
Swiss Tobacco Prevention Fund should aid vaping, harm reduction groups say
Written by ECigIntelligence || 10th December 2019 || Business briefing |
Switzerland’s Tobacco Prevention Fund should finance e-cigarette initiatives, harm reduction organisations have told the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health ...
UK vaping brands look to fuel stations as new retail opportunities
Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th December 2019 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Independent vaping brands in the UK are looking at the retail opportunity of opening a shop-within-a-shop at fuel stations, in a bid to increase visibility and reach more customers ...
Dutch market has 20,000 e-liquids; officials call for neutral flavours only
Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd December 2019 || Business briefing |
A recent study by the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment has revealed that the Netherlands has an enormous amount of e-liquids and flavours to choose from, prompting futher calls for restrictions ...
BAT launches new HnB in Korea amid government crackdown
Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th November 2019 || Business briefing |
Late November saw British American Tobacco (BAT) launch its “most advanced” heated tobacco product in South Korea – during a critical political period in which the government has taken a harsh stance towards vaping and heat-not-burn (HnB)...
Quebec monopoly calls temporary halt to sales of cannabis vaping devices
Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th November 2019 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Cannabis vaping products won’t be legally available in Canada’s second-largest province “for the time being” after a decision by the Quebec government-owned cannabis monopoly ...
Juul Labs under pressure from court challenges across the US
Written by ECigIntelligence || 22nd November 2019 || Business briefing |
Juul Labs is facing several new lawsuits by state and local governments across the US, with California and New York being the latest to allege that the company knowingly marketed their products to young consumers ...
Study finds smokers who switch to vaping ‘avoid cardiovascular risks’
Written by Marc Beishon || 21st November 2019 || Business briefing |
Amid all the alarm about vaping, a new study has found that smokers, particularly women, showed significant improvement in vascular health within a month of switching to e-cigarettes ...
Half of Welsh smokers who try to quit use e-cigarettes, survey reveals
Written by ECigIntelligence || 20th November 2019 || Business briefing |
The 2018-19 National Survey for Wales on adult smoking and e-cigarette use shows that e-cigarettes are the most popular tool among Welsh adults to help them in quitting smoking ...
Chinese court to hear first case for misleading e-cigarette branding
Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th November 2019 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Chinese e-cigarette companies have been caught in the country’s first civil court case for allegedly claiming that their vaping products pose no or little harm to people’s health ...
Juul halts sale of mint pods ahead of new FDA guidance on flavours
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 8th November 2019 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
E-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs is halting sales of its mint flavour after the publication of a survey by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that shows an increase in the use of e-cigarettes among high school...
Major Korean c-store chains take flavoured e-cigs off the shelves
Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th November 2019 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Four major convenience store chains in South Korea are to suspend sales of some flavoured e-cigarettes after the government announced it is carrying out an assessment of possible health effects ...
Lung illness and the reaction to it are hitting US vaping retail sector hard
Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th November 2019 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
The outbreak of vape-related lung illness across the US is having a damaging effect on e-cig retail, from small vape stores hit by plummeting receipts to big store chains emptying their shelves of vapour products ...
German vapers warned about dangers of DIY and unregulated liquids
Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th November 2019 || Business briefing |
Germany’s leading authority on the safety of food and chemical products has issued a warning against do-it-yourself mixing of e-liquids and urged vapers to stick to legally regulated products ...
Altria’s smokeless portfolio performs well despite taking hit on Juul
Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st November 2019 || Business briefing |
Altria’s global net revenues rose 0.3% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2019 to $6.86bn, primarily due to higher net revenues in the smokeless products segment ...
JTI lowers its 2019 forecast as Japanese Ploom Tech sales fall
Written by ECigIntelligence || 31st October 2019 || Business briefing |
Falling sales of Japan Tobacco’s heated tobacco device Ploom Tech have hit the company’s total revenue from reduced risk products, which fell by JPY7.1bn ($65.7m) to JPY17.8bn ($164.6m) in Q3 2019 ...
Juul will ‘vigorously’ fight sacked executive’s claim that it knowingly sold ‘unsafe’ pods
Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th October 2019 || Business briefing |
Juul Labs has described as “baseless” a claim by a former executive of the company that it knowingly sent to market around a million contaminated e-cigarette pods ...
Italy suspends sales of Salt Life 1000 mg nic salt for safety testing
Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th October 2019 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
The Italian Ministry of Health has banned sales of a nicotine salt product from Milan-based company Blendfeel while tests are carried out to ascertain its safety for consumers ...
FDA orders Eonsmoke to remove nearly 100 products from US market
Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th October 2019 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
New Jersey e-liquid manufacturer Eonsmoke has been ordered by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to remove from the market 96 products that do not have a marketing authorisation order ...
Most US smokers ‘favour lower nicotine levels in combustibles’
Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th October 2019 || Business briefing |
More than four out of five adult smokers in the US favour requiring tobacco companies to lower the levels of nicotine in cigarettes to make them less addictive, researchers have found ...
Experts call for better scientific practices in e-cigarette research
Written by ECigIntelligence || 22nd October 2019 || Business briefing |
Two UK professors of psychology have called for e-cigarette research to adopt "open science" practices to improve the standard of research and to prevent bias ...
PMI chief Calantzopoulos talks up ‘exciting global growth’ of HnB
Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th October 2019 || Business briefing |
Philip Morris International (PMI) has posted an 84.8% year-on-year increase in heated tobacco shipments in the third quarter of 2019 to nearly 16bn units, while its shipments of conventional cigarettes went down by 5.9% ...
Researchers find possible flaw in argument for low-nicotine e-cigs
Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th October 2019 || Business briefing |
E-cigs that don’t deliver enough nicotine may do more harm than good by encouraging the use of tobacco, according to a new US study. We report on this and other research into vaping prevalence and behaviour ...
Reynolds American files 150,000-page PMTA submission for Vuse
Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th October 2019 || Business briefing |
Reynolds American has submitted a premarket tobacco product application (PMTA) to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for authorisation to continue marketing Vuse e-cigarettes in the US ...
Study suggests US teachers need to be more alert to use of Juul in school
Written by ECigIntelligence || 10th October 2019 || Business briefing |
The use of Juul and other e-cigarettes has risen to “epidemic levels” among students in the US, yet there is a lack of awareness and response within schools, according to a new survey ...
Science clears conventional vaping of blame for lung disease horrors
Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th October 2019 || Business briefing |
Respiratory effects of e-cigs have been a concern since their introduction, but there is a consistent lack of evidence for any substantial harm – and despite perceptions, the current US lung illness outbreak doesn’t change that ...
Fears sparked by US lung disease outbreak will hit vaping worldwide
Written by Barnaby Page || 8th October 2019 || Business briefing |
The recent outbreak of lung disease linked to vaping in the US will seriously inhibit growth in the world’s e-cigarette industry over the coming year, ECigIntelligence analysis predicts ...
‘Will it hurt me if it’s addictive?’ Investigating perceptions of vaping
Written by Lydia Thompson || 7th October 2019 || Business briefing |
How much do consumers in different countries really know about e-cigarettes – and what are public attitudes to vaping? A number of researchers have set out to find answers to these and related questions ...
CDC and FDA shift emphasis to THC, but public still believes nicotine more dangerous
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 4th October 2019 || Business briefing |
The American public believes nicotine e-cigarettes to be more dangerous than THC vaping, even as official statements on the recent outbreak of lung disease start to emphasise the role of cannabis and play down the involvement of nicotine...
Imperial lowers growth forecast; CEO resignation causes uncertainty
Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th October 2019 || Business briefing |
Imperial Brands CEO Alison Cooper’s resignation is being seen as a catalyst – alongside challenging market conditions for tobacco, and regulatory changes in the US for next-generation products (NGP) – for uncertain times among Big Tobacco...
Juul withdraws support from bid to overturn San Francisco e-cig ban
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 3rd October 2019 || Business briefing |
After being the main financial backer of the campaign to overturn San Francisco’s vaping ban on November’s public ballot, Juul has changed its mind and decided to withdraw all support from the organising group ...
As PMTA deadline approaches, US industry fears the end may be nigh
Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd October 2019 || Business briefing |
The US vapour industry is not happy with the FDA’s new guidelines for premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs), with some fearing there may soon be no small manufacturers left to regulate ...
US industry alarmed for the vaping future; lung cases rise to over 800
Written by ECigIntelligence || 27th September 2019 || Business briefing |
While the CDC has raised the number of suspected lung disease cases to 805, key industry figures admit that vaping in the US is at a crossroads – and the next steps could prove vital ...
Kevin Burns quits as Juul CEO amid global criticism of the company
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 25th September 2019 || Business briefing |
Kevin Burns has resigned as CEO of Juul Labs, to be replaced immediately by K.C. Crosthwaite, senior vice president and chief strategy and growth officer of tobacco giant Altria, which owns a 35% stake in Juul ...
Altria/PMI re-merger talks end without an agreement
Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th September 2019 || Business briefing |
Re-merger talks between tobacco giants Altria and Philip Morris International (PMI) have ended, with both companies citing difficulties in reaching a deal ...
US lung illness outbreak a watershed for the public perception of vaping
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 20th September 2019 || Business briefing |
Although in most of the cases THC or other illicit substances have almost certainly been involved, the US outbreak of vape-related lung illness is extremely damaging to the e-cig industry ...
Big Tobacco job cuts highlight growing pressure on combustibles business
Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th September 2019 || Business briefing |
A wave of workforce cuts by major companies such as British American Tobacco (BAT) and Japan Tobacco International (JTI) may be just the tip of the iceberg for Big Tobacco ...
Spanish campaign attacks smoking and e-cigs in one powerful blast
Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th September 2019 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
A new anti-smoking campaign by the Spanish government takes on smoking, vaping, heated tobacco and hookahs under the motto “El tabaco ata y te mata” (“Tobacco ties and kills you”) ...
Research says flavours motivate vaping – and kids like fruit
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 17th September 2019 || Business briefing |
In the midst of US president Donald Trump’s declared crackdown on flavoured e-cigarettes, new research finds flavours have a strong appeal to vapers and play a part in initiating e-cig use ...
‘Gateway’ fear as Germany’s second city reveals rise in teenage vaping
Written by ECigIntelligence || 16th September 2019 || Business briefing |
Figures released by the Hamburg city council show an increase in vaping by minors – and come with a warning by the researchers about the possibility of youth vaping leading on to smoking ...
Polish poll shows under-24s use e-cigs more often; smoking prevalence falls
Written by ECigIntelligence || 13th September 2019 || Business briefing |
A recent report released by Poland’s state-run Public Opinion Research Centre (CBOS) shows that vaping is gaining popularity in people up to 24 years...
Dubai vape show organisers fear effects of UAE’s 100% e-cig tax
Written by ECigIntelligence || 10th September 2019 || Business briefing |
Organisers of a major vape trade show to be held in Dubai next year fear the introduction of a “sin tax” on e-cigarettes in the United Arab Emirates will hit a market that was only legalised in April...
Five deaths in US lung outbreak; 450 cases now identified, says CDC
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 7th September 2019 || Business briefing |
The outbreak of lung illness apparently related to vaping has now claimed five lives and affected 450 people across the US, says the...Giants reunited? What will PMI-Altria re-merger mean for the market?
Written by Barnaby Page || 5th September 2019 || Business briefing |
ECigIntelligence considers the effects the possible re-merger of Philip Morris International (PMI) and Altria might have on the combustible and alternatives markets in the US and beyond ...
Rise in passive vaping triggers further negative publicity for e-cigarettes
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 4th September 2019 || Business briefing |
It has been reported that increasing numbers of US school students are being exposed to second-hand vapour from e-cigarettes, triggering negative publicity for the industry ...$200bn PMI/Altria re-merger plan risks US regulatory retaliation
Written by ECigIntelligence || 28th August 2019 || Business briefing |
The potential $200bn re-merger of PMI and Altria may risk a tightening in regulation of the vaping industry in the US, amid increasing concerns over e-cigarette use by young people ...
Chinese e-cig imports into US rocket even as Trump’s tariffs war rages
Written by ECigIntelligence || 28th August 2019 || Business briefing |
While relations between the two countries are soured by Donald Trump’s tariffs announcements, e-cigarette imports into the US from China have increased dramatically ...
Totally Wicked finds shelf-space on the UK high street with WHSmith
Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd August 2019 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Vaping products from Totally Wicked are now available from UK high street newspaper and stationery retailer WHSmith ...
Teen seizure reports: the mothers, the media and the uncertain facts
Written by ECigIntelligence || 22nd August 2019 || Business briefing |
Concerned mothers across the US, perhaps taking their lead from the news, blame vaping for seizures apparently suffered by their teenage children. The evidence, however, is far from clear ...
US lung disease outbreak: how far, if at all, is vaping really to blame?
Written by Barnaby Page || 22nd August 2019 || Business briefing |
News that an unexplained lung condition affecting more than 100 Americans is being linked to vaping could hardly have come at a worse time for the beleaguered e-cig sector ...
Health under the microscope: ECigIntelligence science news in brief
Written by Lydia Thompson || 21st August 2019 || Business briefing |
Smoking rates, toxic e-liquids, fears about DNA damage and weight gain, and a chemical warning over Juul flavours are assessed in ECigIntelligence’s round-up of the latest e-cig studies ...
Vaping under suspicion, but no proof in US lung disease outbreak
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 21st August 2019 || Business briefing |
Unproven but strongly suggested links between vaping and severe health problems in young people have been breaking out all over the US, raising conflicting fears and unanswered questions ...
BAT South Africa is given the go-ahead for merger with Twisp
Written by ECigIntelligence || 20th August 2019 || Business briefing |
South Africa’s Competition Tribunal has approved a merger between British American Tobacco South Africa (BATSA) and the country’s leading e-cigarette manufacturer, Twisp ...
BAT launches hybrid pod in Korea amid rumours of new tax scheme
Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th August 2019 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
British American Tobacco (BAT) has launched Glo Sens in Korea, a new hybrid pod product which combines vaping technology with real...
Shop display stands for IQOS ‘don’t break Russian advertising law’
Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th August 2019 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
The Russian Federal Anti-monopoly Service has rejected a complaint by the International Confederation of Consumer Societies that IQOS display stands in stores violated federal advertising rules ...
Who’s who in ENDS: 20 influential individuals to watch
Written by Barnaby Page || 6th August 2019 || Business briefing |
Who has made the vaping world what it is today – and who will be prominent in determining its future direction? ECigIntelligence has drawn up a list of 20 movers and shakers, both for and against e-cigs ...
BAT revenue rises; e-cigs and heated tobacco offset drop in cigarette sales
Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st August 2019 || Business briefing |
British American Tobacco’s (BAT) net revenue rose 4.6% in the first half of 2019, driven by growing demand for next-generation products such as e-cigarettes and heated...
Altria revises US cigarette industry volume down; vapour drives revenues
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 31st July 2019 || Business briefing |
US tobacco company Altria has revised its expectations for the US cigarette industry downwards, with a predicted decline up to 6% through...
Juul expands rollout in Asia with new launches in Indonesia and China
Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th July 2019 || Business briefing |
Vaping manufacturer Juul is expanding its footprint in Asia with launches in Indonesia and China, two of the region’s key markets ...
Facebook places new limits on e-cig content, considers even tighter rules
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 24th July 2019 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Facebook has unveiled a new policy that limits content related to alcohol and tobacco, including e-cigarettes, in users’ posts ...
IQOS accounts for 20% of PMI’s net revenues in Q2 2019
Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th July 2019 || Business briefing |
PMI considers almost hitting $1.5bn revenue for its reduced risk portfolio in the second quarter of 2019 a “positive top-line momentum” ...
Vape trade and tobacconists unite in French ‘adults only’ campaign
Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th July 2019 || Business briefing |
French bodies representing both vaping manufacturers and tobacconists have launched an awareness campaign to promote the message that vaping is exclusively for adults ...
Two English NHS hospitals ban smoking and open vape stores
Written by ECigIntelligence || 16th July 2019 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Vape shops have been opened in two NHS hospitals in England, underlining the increasing endorsement by the UK medical profession of vaping as a tool to quit smoking ...
Closed systems increase presence in Spanish retailers
Written by ECigIntelligence || 12th July 2019 || Business briefing |
Although open systems still dominate the Spanish market, the recent launches of new closed system devices like Myblu and Juul are increasing the market share of these products ...
New database offers in-depth research on the leading heated tobacco markets
Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th July 2019 || Business briefing |
ECigIntelligence’s new database on the global heated tobacco market is full of in-depth research about this lucrative market, which is gaining ground all over the world ...
‘Go under or go underground’ – PMTA threat sows gloom among small firms
Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th July 2019 || Business briefing |
The suggestion that the US FDA might bring forward the deadline for the submission of premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) has caused a wave of shock among small businesses ...
More e-cig stores open in Germany to meet rising number of vapers
Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd July 2019 || Business briefing |
The number of vape stores in Germany continues to rise as the vaping population increases and customers move offline to shop in retail outlets, analysis by ECigIntelligence reveals ...
French tobacconists increasing their range of vapour products
Written by ECigIntelligence || 1st July 2019 || Business briefing |
More tobacconists in France are increasing their range of vape products, as anticipated in earlier analysis by ECigIntelligence ...
‘More clinical research is needed’ to earn public and regulators’ trust
Written by Lorraine Mullaney || 1st July 2019 || Business briefing |
Industry must continue investigating the science of vaping to satisfy regulators’ concerns and build trust, according to a senior scientist at British American Tobacco (BAT) ...
Vype leads the way in Quebec C-stores, where closed systems dominate
Written by ECigIntelligence || 27th June 2019 || Business briefing |
Vype is the dominant vaping brand in Quebec’s convenience stores, followed by Juul, according to recent research by market analysts at ECigIntelligence ...
Juul adds supermarket giant Asda to its growing list of UK stockists
Written by ECigIntelligence || 27th June 2019 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Juul has widened its retail presence in the UK, with its devices now available in 357 branches of major supermarket chain Asda ...
PMI moves on Bristol with four new IQOS stores opening this summer
Written by ECigIntelligence || 26th June 2019 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Philip Morris International (PMI) is to expand its British heated tobacco presence with the opening of four new IQOS stores in Bristol this summer ...
South Korea responds to Juul and Lil launches with pledge to get tough
Written by ECigIntelligence || 24th June 2019 || Business briefing |
The South Korean government is running a campaign to discourage use of tobacco products, in response to recent launches of Juul and a similar device from KT&G ...
French study shows sharp increase in vaping by school students
Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th June 2019 || Business briefing |
More than half of French high school students tried an e-cigarette in 2018, a sharp increase since 2015, according to a new survey ...
ASH figures show vaping has scarcely caught on with British teenagers
Written by Barnaby Page || 18th June 2019 || Business briefing |
A large majority of British children have never even tried vaping, new survey data shows, although it is a regular pursuit for a small minority, and more popular among older teenagers ...
Vuse and Juul target adult viewers with US television ad campaigns
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 17th June 2019 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Reynolds American and Juul Labs have both launched major TV campaigns in the US promoting their respective vaping devices ...
BAT looking forward to substantial growth in next-generation volumes
Written by ECigIntelligence || 13th June 2019 || Business briefing |
British American Tobacco (BAT) is expecting its next-generation portfolio, including vaping and heated tobacco products, to grow between 30-50% in 2019 ...
Texas chainstore experiment – is Juul ready to go into the retail business?
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 5th June 2019 || Business briefing |
Juul Labs, the most infamous emblem of the vaping industry for American regulators and control activists, is considering opening its own US stores ...
J Well and Juul Labs enter partnership for French distribution
Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th June 2019 || Business briefing |
Juul Labs has entered into a partnership with French manufacturer J Well to distribute its popular device across the country from 1st June ...
Japan remains premier test market for new HnB devices
Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th May 2019 || Business briefing |
Japan continues to be the leading test market for heated tobacco products, with two new devices recently launched – including the world’s first device which works with ordinary cigarettes. SMV Japan, which lays claim to being the country’s first...
Njoy falls short of valuation target, closing funding round at $2bn
Written by ECigIntelligence || 22nd May 2019 || Business briefing |
US independent e-cigarette company Njoy closed a new funding round at a valuation of $2bn, falling short of the $5bn target the company hoped for ...
Imperial reports the rise and rise of its next-generation products portfolio
Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th May 2019 || Business briefing |
Imperial Brands will see its vapour and heated tobacco revenues rise by 245% over the course of the year, according to new financial information published this week ...
Motorsport expected to ignore WHO’s call to end tobacco sponsorship
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 8th May 2019 || Business briefing |
A call by the WHO for governments to enforce bans on all tobacco or e-cigarette advertising and sponsorship in sports events has had no formal response from the world of motor racing ...
Charlie’s Chalk Dust will sell CBD
e-liquid after takeover by drinks firm
Written by Freddie Dawson || 8th May 2019 || Business briefing |
Charlie’s Chalk Dust, one of the best known American e-liquid brands, has announced its entry into the CBD sector following its acquisition by a drinks company with CBD interests ...
IQOS reaction: ‘Approval works for PMI, but what about the little guy?’
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 2nd May 2019 || Business briefing |
There have been mixed reactions from within the industry to the FDA decision to allow PMI’s heated-tobacco device IQOS and its associated consumables onto the US market ...
FDA gives the green light for IQOS roll-out onto the US market
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 30th April 2019 || Business briefing |
The US FDA has given its approval for Philip Morris International (PMI)’s IQOS in the US, along with its associated consumables ― the first heated-tobacco products to be so approved ...
A household name, but Juul is still keen to clean up its reputation
Written by Aidan Semmens || 30th April 2019 || Business briefing |
“Do you vape, or use e-cigarettes?” “No, I juul.” The fact that’s a plausible exchange among US teenagers shows just how far Juul has come in making itself part of US life. It’s become part of the language....
Altria Q1 results reveal slowdown in vapour, further fall in combustibles
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 29th April 2019 || Business briefing |
Altria’s 2019 first quarter results revealed a continuing decline in combustibles sales. Results for the e-vapour category also slowed, which the company blames on efforts to prevent youth access and appeal ...
Researchers find bacteria and fungus in some leading brands of e-cigarettes
Written by ECigIntelligence || 26th April 2019 || Business briefing |
A US-based research team have reported that they found bacterial and fungal toxins in some of the country’s leading e-cigarette brands – though at lower levels than in traditional cigarettes ...
PMI subsidiary offers life insurance discount to smokers who switch
Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th April 2019 || Business briefing |
PMI is getting into the life insurance business by creating a subsidiary which offers discounts for switching from smoking to heated tobacco or e-cigarettes ...
Smoking cessation services should use e-cigs more, say UK charities
Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th April 2019 || Business briefing |
A report by two leading UK charities says stop smoking services should look for ways to integrate e-cigarettes into their work – especially for disadvantaged groups, who are more likely to be smokers ...
Harm reduction picture ‘lacking a few pieces’, says JTI vice-president
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 11th April 2019 || Business briefing |
Research into e-cigarettes reaffirms that the scientific basis for harm reduction is essentially sound although gaps in knowledge remain, according to Ian Jones, vice-president of Japan Tobacco International (JTI) ...
VApril is vaping awareness month as UK smokers are urged to switch
Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th April 2019 || Business briefing |
The UK Vape Industry Association (UKVIA) has again designated April as National Vaping Awareness Month, dedicated to helping smokers switch to e-cigarettes ...
FDA announces seizures may be linked with e-cigarettes – or maybe not
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 4th April 2019 || Business briefing |
Outgoing US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Scott Gottlieb has linked e-cigarettes with a “potential emerging safety issue” after reports linking vaping with seizures, particularly among young people ...
US consumer update: key findings from our advanced vaper survey
Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd April 2019 || Business briefing |
ECigIntelligence's director of market analysis, Eva Antal, presents key findings from our advanced vaper survey undertaken in 2018 in the US ...
E-cigarettes could provide a silver lining for Austrian tobacconists
Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th March 2019 || Business briefing |
Austrian tobacconists, hit by falling cigarette sales, could find salvation in the growing market for e-cigarettes and other tobacco alternatives ...
‘FDA flavour restrictions could devastate industry’, trade body warns
Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th March 2019 || Business briefing |
As much as 90% of the US e-cigarette market could be forced out of business by the FDA’s restrictions on flavours in e-liquids, according to an industry insider ...
IVG purchase plus VaporBeast adds up to a record year for Turning Point
Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th March 2019 || Business briefing |
Kentucky-based Turning Point Brands (TPB), owner of various e-liquid brands in the US, achieved a “solid” and “record” year in 2018, according to its latest financial results ...
Official report gives e-cigs no credit for fall in French smoking rates
Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th March 2019 || Business briefing |
A report from the French Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction says smoking rates in France are falling fast – but does not credit e-cigarettes for the fall ...
Next-generation products drive profits for British American Tobacco
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 1st March 2019 || Business briefing |
British American Tobacco’s (BAT) 2018 financial results were driven by its reduced risk portfolio, which includes products such as Vuse and Vype and Glo ...
Youth vaping ‘very low indeed’ among never-smokers, UK report concludes
Written by ECigIntelligence || 27th February 2019 || Business briefing |
A report commissioned by Public Health England says e-cigarette use remained low among young people in Britain in 2018, but that the number of those who had tried vaping at least once had risen ...
Trial ‘shows switching to Juul reduces toxins like stopping smoking’
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 25th February 2019 || Business briefing |
A clinical trial funded by Juul purports to show that switching to the company’s e-cigarette products reduces the risk of toxins in a similar manner to stopping smoking altogether ...
BAT and PMI test the legal waters again with F1 sponsorships
Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th February 2019 || Business briefing |
The now-controversial link between Big Tobacco and Formula 1 racing is being renewed, with tie-ups between two leading teams and two tobacco giants facing legal scrutiny ...
PMI credits ‘robust’ performance for revenue growth
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 8th February 2019 || Business briefing |
Executives at Philip Morris International (PMI) say the company closed out a “challenging” year with a “robust” performance, with a net revenue of $29.6bn in 2018, up 3.1% on the previous year ...
The future is not in combustibles, as Altria’s sales continue to decline
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 1st February 2019 || Business briefing |
The 2018 results from the Altria Group, announced this week, revealed a slump in sales of combustibles, as company turns its attention to alternative sectors for continued...
Study backs e-cigs over NRT for effective smoking cessation
Written by ECigIntelligence || 31st January 2019 || Business briefing |
An important study comparing e-cigarettes with nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) found vaping to be more effective than NRT for smoking cessation, when both methods were backed up by behavioural support ...
JT shows two new higher-temp HnB devices for Japan
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 21st January 2019 || Business briefing |
Japan Tobacco (JT) is launching two new heat-not-burn (HnB) devices in the Japanese market on 29th January as it tries to catch up with Philip Morris International (PMI)’s IQOS and British American Tobacco (BAT)’s Glo in its home...
Praise for Public Health England’s demonstration of smoking harm
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 15th January 2019 || Business briefing |
A video made by public relations firm Freuds for Public Health England (PHE) – whose involvement with the company has caused controversy – has been praised for its portrayal of vaping versus smoking ...
At your UK convenience – Dinner Lady now serving in selected Spar stores
Written by ECigIntelligence || 10th January 2019 || Business briefing |
E-liquids made by independent British manufacturer Vape Dinner Lady are to become available in more mainstream high-street shops across the UK with a deal to supply convenience store chain Spar ...
US International Trade Commission investigates 23 over ‘Juul-like’ e-cigs
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 9th January 2019 || Business briefing |
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) is investigating 23 companies, including five in China and one in Uruguay, for US patent infringement of Juul’s e-cigarette cartridges and components ...
Survey shows state of an Italian industry ready to move forward
Written by ECigIntelligence || 3rd January 2019 || Business briefing |
The Italian vaping industry is ready to shake off the shackles of past regulation and taxation, according to the coordinator of a major private study ...
Threats and promises: the shape of vaping things to come in 2019
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 31st December 2018 || Business briefing |
The year just gone has been an intense one for the vaping industry – and don’t expect 2019 to be any less so. ECigIntelligence looks ahead to the developments that can be expected in both regulation and markets...
BAT announces two new e-cig models with new blade technology
Written by ECigIntelligence || 28th December 2018 || Business briefing |
British American Tobacco (BAT) has announced the launch of two new models of electronic cigarette that will be added to the company’s vaping portfolio. The devices, called iSwitch and iSwitch Maxx, are the first to use efficient puretech blade...
Mission accomplished: Altria confirms its $12.8bn investment in Juul
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 20th December 2018 || Business briefing |
The rumours have been confirmed: Altria is investing $12.8bn for a 35% percent stake in the Californian start-up Juul Labs, the company has announced ...
Australian firms set up one-stop shop for prescriptions and e-liquid
Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th December 2018 || Business briefing |
Two vaping companies have found a way to cut through Australian red tape, integrating the country’s tricky regulatory scheme into their business model ...
Vape store chain is revealed as Scotland’s fastest-growing company
Written by ECigIntelligence || 11th December 2018 || Business briefing |
One of Britain’s largest vape store chains has been named as the fastest-growing private company in Scotland. Vaporized was placed 24th in an annual list of the UK’s 100 fastest-growing companies ...Altria kills off MarkTen and Green Smoke brands, buys into cannabis
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 7th December 2018 || Business briefing |
US tobacco giant Altria is to stop selling its MarkTen and Green Smoke e-cig brands, just days after speculation emerged that it was close to buying a substantial stake in Juul Labs. The company is also investing heavily...Sense and sensibilities behind Juul’s rumoured deal with Altria
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 5th December 2018 || Business briefing |
A possible agreement between Altria and Juul, with the tobacco giant rumoured to be seeking a minority share in the successful e-cig company, could have major implications for the US vapour market ...
Is Juul’s social media blackout simply good PR at little cost?
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 4th December 2018 || Business briefing |
Juul’s decision to scale down its social media activities may only be scratching the surface – because almost all of its online presence comes from enthusiasts, not the company itself ...
IQOS versus Glo: PMI takes on BAT in Japanese HnB patent battle
Written by ECigIntelligence || 3rd December 2018 || Business briefing |
Philip Morris International (PMI) is suing British American Tobacco (BAT) in Japan for infringement of the patent for IQOS, claiming the rival company has copied the technology for its own Glo device ...
Juul advances UK presence in deal with major supermarket chain
Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th November 2018 || Business briefing |
Controversial US vaping firm Juul Labs has secured a deal to sell its vaping product in one of the UK’s largest supermarket chains. The most publicised player in the US e-cigarette market started selling its vaping product in its...
Avail adopts pharma’s strategy – and pharma business strategist
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 27th November 2018 || Business briefing |
As American federal regulators get tougher on flavours, and brands such as Juul are two-stepping to avoid the proverbial stick, companies like Avail Vapor see a way of making tough regulation work in their favour ...
BAT acquires Germany’s biggest vape store chain, Highendsmoke
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 26th November 2018 || Business briefing |
British American Tobacco (BAT) has acquired the German company Quantus, which operates a chain of more than 80 vape stores across the country under the name Highendsmoke ...
PMI hopes to ‘make an impact’ with IQOS store in South Africa
Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd November 2018 || Business briefing |
Philip Morris International (PMI) is to open an IQOS flagship store in Johannesburg, South Africa next year – with a welcome from the local e-cig industry ...
Brands leap to toe the FDA’s not-yet-drawn line on youth access
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 22nd November 2018 || Business briefing |
A number of vaping manufacturers will restrict advertising and sales in support of the US FDA campaign against youth access to e-cigarettes – before they even know full details of the agency’s plans ...
Vitamin vapes – trending now, but do they actually work?
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 20th November 2018 || Business briefing |
A long-standing niche habit of vaping vitamins appears to be becoming a trend in the US. The big question, though, is: Does it work? And the answer appears to be: Probably not really ...
French anti-smoking campaign gives cash support to vaping groups
Written by ECigIntelligence || 19th November 2018 || Business briefing |
The French government has for the first time granted funding to pro-vaping initiatives for their involvement in the annual “Month without tobacco” (Mois sans tabac) ...
Firms deny newspaper talk of e-liquid flavours ‘luring children’
Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th November 2018 || Business briefing |
Vaping companies in the UK have rejected claims in a leading national newspaper that the range of e-liquid flavours available makes them appealing to under-age users ...
Vape stores and tobacconists locked in battle for the French market
Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th November 2018 || Business briefing |
As their traditional trade slumps, French tobacconists are moving into the vaping market – to the great displeasure of most vape stores ...
China Tobacco launches new HnB system on South Korean market
Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th November 2018 || Business briefing |
China Tobacco is taking on Philip Morris International (PMI), British American Tobacco (BAT) and KT&G in South Korea with the launch of a new heated tobacco device, the Mok ...
Juul heads the rush to fall in line with FDA restrictions on flavour sales
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 13th November 2018 || Business briefing |
Some members of the American vaping industry appear to be embracing the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s restrictions on flavours, expected to be officially announced today ...
Study reveals just how much world press accentuates the negative
Written by Barnaby Page || 12th November 2018 || Business briefing |
Media coverage of ENDS around the world is much more likely to be negative than positive, and to focus on health effects rather than e-cigs’ use in smoking cessation, a new study suggests ...
22nd Century set to try again with very-low-nicotine cigarette Brand A
Written by Barnaby Page || 8th November 2018 || Business briefing |
US biotech company 22nd Century Group says it plans to resubmit a very-low-nicotine cigarette (VLNC) to the FDA by the end of this year, while rebutting criticisms made on an influential investment website ...
Imperial to double Blu spending while JTI plans Japanese launches
Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th November 2018 || Business briefing |
Imperial Brands is to double its spending on its premier e-cigarette range, Blu. Meanwhile, JTI is hoping two new additions to its Ploom Tech range can improve the heat-not-burn brand’s fortunes in its home market of Japan ...Vape shops are ‘good for the high street’ says UK public health charity
Written by ECigIntelligence || 6th November 2018 || Business briefing |
The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) says many vape shops provide a social setting similar to the traditional pub – and that they are helping to make Britain’s towns and cities healthier ...
Altria’s e-vapour profile will barely be dented by dropping pods and flavours
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 5th November 2018 || Business briefing |
Altria’s third-quarter results indicate that 80% of its volume from vapour products will survive its commitment to remove most of its non-tobacco e-liquids and pods from the US market ...
French tobacconists begin to move with the times, embracing vaping
Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th October 2018 || Business briefing |
French tobacconists are embracing e-cigarettes, switching towards vaping in response to the rising price of combustible tobacco and hoping to keep their existing customers by converting them to e-cigs ...
Altria to stop selling pods and many flavours in US
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 26th October 2018 || Business briefing |
Tobacco company Altria has told the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that it will stop selling e-cigarette pods and most non-tobacco flavours in the...
IQOS global upgrades announced; dual consumables for Japan
Written by ECigIntelligence || 24th October 2018 || Business briefing |
PMI has announced the worldwide launch of two new IQOS devices during a series of events in Japan. The iQOS 3 and iQOS Multi feature quicker charging and longer battery life ...
UK ad body upholds Vype website complaints
Written by Barnaby Page || 19th October 2018 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
A new ruling by the UK’s advertising complaints body highlights the risks that e-cigarette websites can run if their text is deemed promotional. A complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) challenged 20 separate statements and phrases on the...
VapExpo promises to gather all the top names to Las Vegas show
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 17th October 2018 || Business briefing |
A vape expo which organisers say will be one of the biggest events of the year for the e-cig industry will take place in Las Vegas on 9th and 10th November, in conjunction with a CBD show at...
Good but could be better – 2018 no longer looks quite as rosy for BAT
Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th October 2018 || Business briefing |
British American Tobacco (BAT) has lowered its expectations of its heated tobacco and vaping products this year – but still anticipates continuing growth ...
Juul buys ‘world online leader’ VMR in $75m deal
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 17th October 2018 || Business briefing |
Juul Labs has bought VMR – “the world’s largest online e-cigarette retailer” – from High Praise, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Huabao International Holdings of Hong Kong, for $75m ...
Survey confirms the increasing population of British vapers
Written by ECigIntelligence || 16th October 2018 || Business briefing |
There are now almost half as many people in the UK who vape as there are who smoke traditional cigarettes, according to a survey carried out by the polling firm YouGov ...
ECigIntelligence benchmarks an ever more complex world for you
Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th October 2018 || Business briefing |
Let ECigIntelligence keep you up-to-date on prices and other retail information on the rapidly expanding range of vaping products and brands sold by the leading online retailers around the world ...PMI predicts a big future for IQOS – ‘30% of our sales by 2025’
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 12th October 2018 || Business briefing |
Philip Morris International (PMI) confidently expects to shift more heated tobacco devices and consumables in the next few years as a fall is anticipated in sales of combustible cigarettes ...
Turning Point buys International Vapor Group in $24m deal
Written by ECigIntelligence || 11th October 2018 || Business briefing |
One of America's leading independent vaping companies, International Vapor Group, has been taken over by Turning Point Brands in a $24m deal ...
Brexit troubles for UK vape trade have many possible components
Written by ECigIntelligence || 11th October 2018 || Business briefing |
Vaping companies in the UK could struggle to find foreign markets if the country leaves the EU in a “no deal” Brexit, lawyers are warning. And the most acute difficulties may surround component parts ...
Juul vs J Well – e-cig manufacturers prepare for patents battle
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 10th October 2018 || Business briefing |
Juul has filed a suit at the UK’s High Court claiming its line of UK patents was infringed by French firm J Well – whose CEO told ECigIntelligence it was prepared to fight the allegation ...
Polish businesses fear tax could send vapers to the black market
Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th October 2018 || Business briefing |
Polish vaping sector representatives fear the excise tax on e-liquids and novel tobacco products that will come into force next year could undermine years of efforts to encourage customers to buy from legal sources ...
Government survey throws some light on Canada’s vaping habits
Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th October 2018 || Business briefing |
As Canada moves into a new regulatory framework, research commissioned by the government casts light on the views and habits of Canadian vapers ...Juul goes on attack against copycats it says attract under-age users
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 8th October 2018 || Business briefing |
Juul Labs has lodged a complaint with the US International Trade Commission against products it says infringe Juul’s patents by copying its “technological innovations” and “elegant designs” ...
Imperial Brands confirms Pulze for Japan, announces Nixx e-liquid
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 28th September 2018 || Business briefing |
Imperial Brands has confirmed the launch of its first heated tobacco product, Pulze, in early 2019 in Japan, which is proving a fertile market for heat-not-burn (HnB) ...
Scottish prisons will offer four e-cigarette brands free to inmates
Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th September 2018 || Business briefing |
Four companies have been chosen to provide the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) with e-cigarettes and e-liquids in closed pods. Prisoners will be offered free vaping starter kits from late September ...
Chinese HnB exhibitors make a mark at Korea’s first Vape Expo
Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th September 2018 || Business briefing |
The different cultural and regulatory regimes surrounding vaping and heated tobacco in South Korea were on display at the country’s first vaping show, Vape Korea Expo 2018, held at the Kintex exhibition hall in Ilsan ...
Vapour coalition calls on Trump regime to scrap e-cig product tariffs
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 18th September 2018 || Business briefing |
A group of vapour trade associations has called for the scrapping of newly announced US tariffs on Chinese imports which they say will punish thousands of small US businesses ...
BAT under fire for seeking contracts with UK stop smoking services
Written by Freddie Dawson || 13th September 2018 || Business briefing |
British American Tobacco (BAT) has been criticised in local and national government circles for attempting to win contracts with local smoking cessation services in the UK ...
Fear of nicotine ‘most prevalent among non-native US residents’
Written by Barnaby Page || 13th September 2018 || Business briefing |
Foreign-born US residents are more likely to believe nicotine is a major factor in smoking’s health risks, research has found – while “half the population incorrectly believes nicotine is the main carcinogen in cigarette smoke” ...
ECigIntelligence brings you the latest from around the vaping world
Written by ECigIntelligence || 12th September 2018 || Business briefing |
Recent stories and reports brought to you by ECigIntelligence as summed up in last week's CEO Newsletter ...
Juul says it aims to convert UK smokers, not those who already vape
Written by ECigIntelligence || 11th September 2018 || Business briefing |
The most publicised and controversial player in the US e-cigarette market is aiming at UK smokers who find existing e-cigs too complicated – looking to expand the total vaping market, not cannibalise existing brands ...
Tax hikes and usage restrictions will impact on HnB in Japan
Written by ECigIntelligence || 11th September 2018 || Business briefing |
Tax on products in Japan’s growing heated tobacco market will go up on 1st October, as part of a staggered series of rises up to 2022, that will bring the levies on them closer to those on combustible...
‘Innovation and growth may come from unpredictable directions’
Written by ECigIntelligence || 6th September 2018 || Business briefing |
“It’s quite possible that growth will come from a technological development not yet on the market.” So says Elise Rasmussen, founder and director of the Global Tobacco & Nicotine Forum, which comes to London next week ...
‘Not patently obvious’ – board awards Fontem a win over Reynolds
Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th September 2018 || Business briefing |
In a patent appeal case that could have wide implications for the e-cig industry, Fontem Ventures has scored a significant victory in one of its ongoing intellectual property disputes with RJ Reynolds ...
Scientists claim to have found new way to study effects of vaping
Written by Marc Beishon || 21st August 2018 || Business briefing |
A study into the effects of e-cig vapour on the lungs claims to have developed a new way of replicating vaping to look at how key cells that eliminate airborne irritants and infectious agents react when users inhale...
ECigIntelligence publisher launches CBD-Intel for the CBD market
Written by ECigIntelligence || 21st August 2018 || Business briefing |
A new online publication and research resource launched this week will be the first to focus on the fast-growing CBD industry in Europe and worldwide. CBD-Intel will provide comprehensive market and legal analysis as well as a daily...
UK vapers classed as smokers for life insurance premiums
Written by ECigIntelligence || 13th August 2018 || Business briefing |
Vapers in the UK are having to pay higher insurance premiums because insurance companies are still classifying them as smokers, an investigation by ECigIntelligence has revealed ...
BAT South Africa suffers significant setback in Twisp takeover
Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th August 2018 || Business briefing |
BAT South Africa says it has been surprised and disappointed by the recent recommendation by the South African Competition Commission that the company’s takeover of e-cig maker Twisp be turned down ...
Why BAT could get two HnB devices to the US market before IQOS
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 1st August 2018 || Business briefing |
British American Tobacco (BAT) may get two heated-tobacco products onto the US market before IQOS can be launched there, thanks to its decision to take a different route to FDA approval ...
Advantage BAT in the race to open up US for heated tobacco
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 30th July 2018 || Business briefing |
British American Tobacco (BAT) has a chance to steal a march on its Big Tobacco rivals in the heated-tobacco market after the company became the first to receive approval to sell a heat-not-burn device in the US ...
Online retailers may bear tax burden for interstate sales
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 25th July 2018 || Business briefing |
A US Supreme Court decision may have opened the way for states to collect taxes on e-cig retail sales made online or across state lines, even when the retailer does not have a physical presence within that state...
Polish vapour industry fears the spectre of approaching taxation
Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th July 2018 || Business briefing |
Poland’s excise tax on e-liquids and heated tobacco products will come into force on 1st January 2019, and the rates are already generating concern among the country’s vaping industry ...
Italy lists licensed vape stores – and they’re not all happy
Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th July 2018 || Business briefing |
The Italian Customs and Monopoly Agency (AAMS) has published a list of nearly 400 vape stores, pharmacies and drugstores in the regions of Abruzzo, Tuscany, Piemonte and Valle d’Aosta that have been authorised to sell e-cig products ...
Imperial aims for a return to the top with new Myblu lines
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 16th July 2018 || Business briefing |
Imperial Brands is to launch its Myblu Intense nicotine salt e-liquid in the US “later this month”, following its roll-out in UK supermarkets. Meanwhile, the next edition of its hardware for the Myblu pod system has become available...
Juul faces court action over ‘ultra-potent nicotine aimed at children’
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 16th July 2018 || Business briefing |
A class action lawsuit has been brought against Juul Labs alleging “false and deceptive” advertising and that Juul’s patented nicotine formula is more addictive than others ...
Will vaping industry take a beating in tariffs round two or three?
Written by Freddie Dawson || 16th July 2018 || Business briefing |
The initial round of trade tariffs imposed on China by the Trump administration is not expected to have much impact on the vapour industry – but a forthcoming second round could specifically include vaping products ...
‘Tobacco substitutes and extracts’ hit by Chinese tariffs are not e-liquids
Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th July 2018 || Business briefing |
ECigIntelligence can reveal that reports that China was imposing a tariff on e-liquids as part of its tit-for-tat trade war with the US are wide of the mark ...
Trump’s tariff war with China will hit vapour goods in round two
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 5th July 2018 || Business briefing |
Vaping imports from China – a major source for the industry worldwide – will be hit by a second round of US trade tariffs likely to follow the first ...
HnB and e-liquids bring manufacturing boost to Eastern Europe
Written by ECigIntelligence || 4th July 2018 || Business briefing |
E-cigarette manufacturers and tobacco giants are increasing investment in Central and Eastern Europe, building new plants or expanding existing ones to meet growing demand for new tobacco alternatives ...
Japanese firm launches independent rival device to heat IQOS Heets
Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th July 2018 || Business briefing |
A new heated-tobacco device which uses PMI’s tobacco consumables Heets will be officially launched on the Japanese market later this month by Jouz, a new independent company ...
Juul takes action on social media to reduce its appeal to youth
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 22nd June 2018 || Business briefing |
Juul Labs is responding to pressure from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and criticism from public authority figures by cutting models from its social media platforms in a bid to lower its profile with young...
Beyond Kungfu – China Tobacco ready to move further into vapour and HnB
Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th June 2018 || Business briefing |
China Tobacco, the Chinese state monopoly, looks set to increase its involvement in alternative products, including both e-cigarettes and heated tobacco – possibly in co-operation with major foreign companies ...
Medical licensing could boost e-cigarette market, says lab boss
Written by Barnaby Page || 8th June 2018 || Business briefing |
More medically-licensed e-cigarettes could help shore up consumer confidence in the British market and reduce confusion, an industry scientist suggested at a vaping industry conference in London ...
‘TPD is damaging our business,’ says equipment manufacturer
Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th June 2018 || Business briefing |
A UK firm that supplies e-liquid sampling units to several European countries claims the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) has had an adverse effect on its business. Vapedex also calls for better hygiene in vape stores ...
UK vaping firm signs boxing sponsorship deal
Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th May 2018 || Business briefing |
The trend for sports and vaping tie-ins appears to be continuing, as UK vaping firm Vaping Is Personal recently announced its sponsorship of middleweight boxer Tommy...
Imperial planning further pushes ahead into smokeless market
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 21st May 2018 || Business briefing |
Imperial Brands will focus on its next generation portfolio and expand its e-cigarette Myblu into new markets in order to give itself a better alternative to traditional tobacco products ...
CBD ‘may reduce temptation’ for quitters to pick up a cigarette
Written by Barnaby Page || 21st May 2018 || Business briefing |
Cannabidiol (CBD) could be helpful in smoking cessation, but the area is little researched and more work is required, says a London scientist who will soon publish a paper on the topic ...
Turning Point moves further into e-cigs, buying Vapor Supply for $4.8m
Written by Freddie Dawson || 21st May 2018 || Business briefing |
E-cigarettes now make up more than a third of net sales for US tobacco products supplier Turning Point Brands (TPB) – and are likely to account for an even larger proportion soon following the recent acquisition of Vapor...
PMI: ‘no ceiling in sight for heated tobacco products’
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 18th May 2018 || Business briefing |
Philip Morris International expects its reduced-risk portfolio and continued good performance in Asian countries to continue to drive growth and aims to have at least 30% of its shipment volume to consist of new tobacco products by...
Curbs on advertising are stifling innovation, says UK e-cig boss
Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th May 2018 || Business briefing |
Technological innovation could help to further enliven an already buoyant British e-cigarette market but regulation is holding it back, according to the CEO of a major UK supplier ...
Rival HnB devices that use IQOS consumables available in Japan
Written by ECigIntelligence || 17th May 2018 || Business briefing |
Japan’s advanced heated tobacco market and its ban on nicotine e-liquid are between them leading e-cigarette manufacturers to launch their own HnB devices – many compatible with the Heets made for market leader IQOS ...
Collapse of UK distributor ‘had little impact’ on e-cig retail
Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th May 2018 || Business briefing |
Major companies that distributed electronic cigarettes and e-liquids through Palmer & Harvey claimed they were not unduly affected after the distributor collapsed last year because they had contingency plans ...
Njoy preparing to take the medical licensing route in the UK
Written by Freddie Dawson || 14th May 2018 || Business briefing |
British e-cig maker Njoy Innovations is ready to produce a medically licensed e-cigarette, according to evidence supplied to a group of UK members of parliament...
Target kids and we’ll target you, warns US FDA
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 11th May 2018 || Business briefing |
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues its campaign against e-cig retailers that target children with a new wave of warnings about food-like...
Supreme confidence misplaced – stock market flotation called off
Written by Freddie Dawson || 9th May 2018 || Business briefing |
Supreme, the company behind the 88Vape and Kik e-cigarette brands, has shelved its plan to float on London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) stock exchange ...
Native American tribes try the vaping trade – but some have reservations
Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th May 2018 || Business briefing |
A few Native American tribes are moving into the e-cig business, some buoyed by tax advantages – while others remain sceptical at best. Among those moving into the vapour trade are the Meskwaki tribe of Iowa and Nebraska’s...
Big in Japan – now JTI and BAT plan to make HnB bigger
Written by Freddie Dawson || 7th May 2018 || Business briefing |
British American Tobacco (BAT) and Japan Tobacco International (JTI) are both planning further investment in reduced-risk products following successful Japanese launches ...
Dinner Lady aims to reach mass UK market with supermarket tie-up
Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th May 2018 || Business briefing |
Vape Dinner Lady has agreed a national rollout with UK supermarket Asda for the most popular items in its e-liquid range and the company is trialling a dedicated shelving unit for further additions ...
Company behind 88Vape prepares to float on London stock market
Written by Freddie Dawson || 3rd May 2018 || Business briefing |
Supreme – the company behind the UK e-cigarette brands KiK and 88Vape – says its flotation on the AIM (Alternative Investment Market) stock exchange in London should go ahead in the next few days ...
PMI and Altria report cigarettes down, HnB and vapour up
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 2nd May 2018 || Business briefing |
While sales of traditional cigarettes continue to decline worldwide, PMI is increasingly relying on its heated-tobacco device IQOS to buoy up its financial results, particularly through sales in Japan and Korea ...
Counterfeit gorillas, disputed racers in China’s battlefield of fakes
Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th April 2018 || Business briefing |
Amid the haze of vape fog shrouding the four packed halls of the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Centre, disputes simmered at China’s foremost vape exhibition over alleged trademark violations and cloned e-liquids ...
China expo highlights the speed of the shift towards closed systems
Written by ECigIntelligence || 27th April 2018 || Business briefing |
The nature of closed-system pods is changing fast and if the current generation of large-sized mod systems is relegated primarily to hobbyists, could this be the death knell for vape stores in China? ...
Phillips addresses vaping industry events in London and Atlanta
Written by ECigIntelligence || 23rd April 2018 || Business briefing |
ECigIntelligence managing director Tim Phillips addressed the UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) Forum in London on Monday 23rd April, the first of three vaping industry events this week in which we will be taking part ...
Reynolds works with FDA to recall 2.6m Vuse Vibe power units
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 18th April 2018 || Business briefing |
A US-wide safety recall was issued by RJ Reynolds Vapor Company for all Vuse Vibe power units after consumers complained that the batteries were malfunctioning, causing the units to overheat and creating a fire risk ...
Vape show reveals mixed feelings on Japan’s market future
Written by ECigIntelligence || 16th April 2018 || Business briefing |
Opinions on the future of the Japanese e-cigarette market at the country’s first vape sector tradeshow were mixed, with some optimism despite the continuing ban on nicotine e-liquid and the dramatic success of HnB products ...
Imperial looks towards vape store sector with a stake in Cosmic Fog
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 3rd April 2018 || Business briefing |
Cosmic Fog Vapors is the latest e-cig independent to come into the fold of Big Tobacco, with Fontem Ventures, a subsidiary of Imperial Brands, acquiring a minority stake in the company ...
Vaping industry is urged to break the link between flavours and youth
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 29th March 2018 || Business briefing |
The e-cigarette industry could support the case for flavours – currently strongly associated in regulators’ minds with an appeal to youth – by changing its marketing strategies, according to Chris Howard of E-Alternative Solutions ...
US women and younger men prefer to buy their devices in person
Written by ECigIntelligence || 26th March 2018 || Business briefing |
More than a third of US vapers buy their devices exclusively over the counter in vape stores – even though it’s cheaper to buy the same products online ...
Cigarette production ends as PMI turns Greek plant over to HnB consumables
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 26th March 2018 || Business briefing |
Philip Morris International has ceased production of traditional cigarettes at its Papastratos factory in the Athens suburb of Aspropyrgos in Greece, which will now manufacture only Heets, the tobacco sticks for IQOS ...
UK campaign names VApril as the month for smokers to switch
Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd March 2018 || Business briefing |
A vaping awareness and education campaign has been launched by the UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA). VApril, which will take place over the month of April, aims to convince smokers to switch ...
US study claims vaping will create more smokers
Written by Barnaby Page || 16th March 2018 || Business briefing |
A new study examining vaping’s impact on US smoking rates has gained widespread media coverage for its suggestion that e-cigarettes will create more new...
New book aims to debunk vaping myths
Written by ECigIntelligence || 16th March 2018 || Business briefing |
Polish scientist Professor Andrzej Sobczak has published a book about the health impact of e-cigarettes and aims to combat fear-mongering...
Is PMI preparing for a future move into the cannabis business?
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 13th March 2018 || Business briefing |
In our latest report on developments in the legal cannabis market, ECigIntelligence considers whether PMI may be setting up a future move in that direction. We also look at the potential dangers of synthetic cannabis products ...
JT set to take the biggest hit from Japan’s new HnB tax plans
Written by ECigIntelligence || 6th March 2018 || Business briefing |
The budget plan making its way through a host of Japanese parliamentary committees includes a staggered series of tax rises for heated tobacco products as well as combustible cigarettes – and Japan Tobacco could suffer most ...
French vape store chain Clopinette set for major expansion
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 5th March 2018 || Business briefing |
Major French vape store chain Clopinette is planning to open 30 new stores around the country by the end of 2018, spreading its reach deeper into the south of the country ...BAT ready to invest tax savings in HnB and e-cigs
Written by Freddie Dawson || 1st March 2018 || Business briefing |
British American Tobacco (BAT) has announced it will invest half the money it has saved from US corporate tax restructuring in next generation products ...
British American Tobacco now claims to be the biggest reduced-risk tobacco company in the world
Written by Freddie Dawson || 23rd February 2018 || Business briefing |
British American Tobacco claims to be the largest reduced-risk product company in the world following its acquisition of Reynolds American and says it will build on this through a variety of HnB, moist tobacco and oral tobacco brands...
PMI execs promise to release raw data from IQOS trials, lambast media, praise FDA
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 22nd February 2018 || Business briefing |
Top executives of Philip Morris International (PMI) have promised at a major US analysts’ conference to make the raw data from clinical and non-clinical studies for the company’s reduced risk products available to the public later this year...
As cigarette sales fall, PMI and JT plan further HnB investment
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 16th February 2018 || Business briefing |
As tobacco giants Philip Morris International (PMI) and Japan Tobacco (JT) have been hit by falling tobacco sales, revenues from their e-cigarette and heat-not-burn (HnB) portfolios have increased. As they plan further investments to increase their market presence,...
Heat-not-burn products rise as cigarette sales fall in Japan
Written by Freddie Dawson || 9th February 2018 || Business briefing |
Reduced-risk products have severely impacted sales of conventional cigarettes in Japan, according to Japan Tobacco. The firm says the total value of cigarette sales fell by 12.5% in 2017 ...
Has Reuters’ IQOS investigation crucially dented PMI’s reputation?
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 8th February 2018 || Business briefing |
The furore stirred up last year by the news agency Reuters’ coverage of Philip Morris International (PMI) has now died down, but it may have impacted on the company in three distinct ways ...
IQOS flourishes across Southeast Asia – without PMI’s approval
Written by ECigIntelligence || 6th February 2018 || Business briefing |
The IQOS heated tobacco system is on sale across Southeast Asia, despite doubts over its legality in a number of countries, and the official disapproval of its maker, Philip Morris International ...
Vape startups turning to cannabis in face of attorney general’s opposition
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 25th January 2018 || Business briefing |
Scrapping the old “for tobacco only” message, companies developing vaping gear have found it easier to raise capital for cannabis-based ventures than for those based on e-cigarettes or tobacco ...
IQOS could hit the motorsport trail in tie-ups with Ferrari and Ducati
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 25th January 2018 || Business briefing |
Philip Morris International is strongly rumoured to be preparing sponsorship deals with Ferrari and Ducati to promote its IQOS heated-tobacco brand on the world motor-racing circuits of Formula 1 and MotoGP ...
New Zealand softens towards vaping, while Australia stands its ground
Written by ECigIntelligence || 10th January 2018 || Business briefing |
While Australian regulation remains firm in its resistance to e-cigarettes, a more conciliatory approach in New Zealand is leading to a divergence between the two markets ...
The rise and rise of shake and vape
Written by ECigIntelligence || 10th January 2018 || Business briefing |
The popularity of shake and vape – adding nicotine shots to nicotine-free e-liquids – is increasing throughout Europe, as detailed in an ECigIntelligence report into the market in Germany ...
How the web giants negotiate the global complexities of e-cig regulation
Written by ECigIntelligence || 3rd January 2018 || Business briefing |
An ECigIntelligence report considers the impact of the internet’s mega-retailers and the various ways they negotiate regulations which vary in detail and severity from country to country ...
Totally Wicked opts to stay in US after FDA postponement
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 4th December 2017 || Business briefing |
Totally Wicked has decided to not close its business in the US, following the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) decision to postpone important compliance...
Online retailer aims for express e-cig deliveries
Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th December 2017 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
A new website aiming to break into the British e-cigarette market with express deliveries has reached the halfway point in its crowd-funding round with under a month to go. Clouder – a UK-based third-party online aggregator for vape...
Better safe than very sorry – US fire chiefs’ warning on lithium ion batteries
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 28th November 2017 || Business briefing |
A report by the US Fire Administration, published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, concludes: “The combination of an electronic cigarette and a lithium-ion battery is a new and unique hazard” ...
Phillips: markets are growing in a world of regulatory change
Written by ECigIntelligence || 22nd November 2017 || Business briefing |
How has regulation in Europe affected e-cigarette markets? Tim Phillips of ECigIntelligence gave his views to an audience of industry insiders in London ...
Is shake and vape a ticking time-bomb for the vaping industry?
Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd November 2017 || Business briefing |
The increasingly popular practice of “shake and vape” poses a threat to the e-cigarette industry, according to speakers and delegates at a recent conference ...
Et tu brûlée? Expect complex desserts to be the flavour of 2018
Written by Freddie Dawson || 21st November 2017 || Business briefing |
Complex desserts in a shake and vape format will come to the fore next year according to experts at the Next Generation Nicotine Delivery Conference in London ...
The way ahead: Big Tobacco looks to a smoke-free next generation
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 20th November 2017 || Business briefing |
Big Tobacco is moving towards a smoke-free future, with all the leading companies indicating a focus in 2018 on next generation products, whether e-cigarettes or heated tobacco products ...
Ryan McCrossan
Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th November 2017 || Business briefing |
ECigIntelligence reports with sadness the death of our friend and colleague Ryan McCrossan, aged 30 ...
We’ve moved!
Written by ECigIntelligence || 15th November 2017 || Business briefing |
ECigIntelligence has a new home – brighter, more modern offices, still in one of the world’s great cities ...
Youthful optimism among Indian entrepreneurs over growing market
Written by ECigIntelligence || 9th November 2017 || Business briefing |
The optimism of a young entrepreneur in India's growing e-cigarette sector stands counter to some of the gloom surrounding rumours for regulation of the market ...
KT&G launches HnB Lil in South Korea, challenging IQOS and Glo on price
Written by Freddie Dawson || 8th November 2017 || Business briefing |
The biggest tobacco company in South Korea, KT&G, has launched its own heat-not-burn (HnB) device into the rapidly expanding tobacco alternatives market in the country, where it will compete with PMI’s IQOS and BAT’s Glo ...
Big Tobacco puts more weight behind e-cigs as Altria invests in Avail
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 8th November 2017 || Business briefing |
Altria, the tobacco giant behind Marlboro and other well-known brands, has taken a minority stake in leading US e-liquid maker and e-cig retailer Avail Vapor ...
Vaping continues to grow in Belgium, where one in seven have tried it
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 2nd November 2017 || Business briefing |
A survey of Belgian smoking and vaping habits shows 14% of the country’s population have tried e-cigs, and 3% vape at least once a week ...
Imperial Brands purchases UK e-cigarette business Nerudia
Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd November 2017 || Business briefing |
Imperial Brands has acquired innovation and expertise in the vaping field with the purchase of Nerudia, a UK e-cigarette consultancy and e-liquid manufacturer ...
Boom in IQOS figures reveals HnB’s growing share of world tobacco market
Written by Freddie Dawson || 26th October 2017 || Business briefing |
Heated tobacco continues to take up a greater and greater share of the total world tobacco market, according to new figures from Philip Morris International (PMI) outlining the success of its IQOS device ...
Association founder pleads guilty to $800,000 fraud
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 24th October 2017 || Business briefing |
A co-founder of the Council of Independent Tobacco Manufacturers of America (CITMA) has pleaded guilty to defrauding a trade association of more than...
Glo ‘could transform’ tobacco consumption in Russia, says BAT
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 23rd October 2017 || Business briefing |
British American Tobacco (BAT) has announced the launch of its Glo heat-not-burn (HnB) device in Russia, where the device can be bought online and Neosticks consumables will be available in branded stores ...
Will tobacco price rise send smokers to e-cigs? France puts it to the test
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 19th October 2017 || Business briefing |
France is planning a steep rise in the minimum price of traditional cigarettes – but will that lead to an increased take-up of e-cigarettes as an alternative? It could certainly create an opportunity for the industry ...
Japan’s online searches for HnB outstrip American interest in vaping
Written by Barnaby Page || 16th October 2017 || Business briefing |
The number of Google searches in Japan for topics related to heat-not-burn has rocketed, illustrating how rapidly the new nicotine technology has gained ground in that country ...
Federal and state interventions led to late cancellation of Vape Expo India
Written by ECigIntelligence || 12th October 2017 || Business briefing |
A last-minute court hearing led to India’s first planned Vape Expo being called off just three days before the event was due to begin ...
Johnson Creek goes bust after warning of FDA’s ‘unreasonable’ impact
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 11th October 2017 || Business briefing |
E-liquid manufacturer Johnson Creek Vapor – once one of the biggest independent producers in America – has gone out of business, months after its founder and CEO warned of the impact of FDA regulation ...
Mods and starter kits take larger slice of US vape store revenues
Written by ECigIntelligence || 5th October 2017 || Business briefing |
An ECigIntelligence survey of US vape stores found that while monthly revenues have remained at the same level as they were in 2016, a lower proportion is now generated by the sale of e-liquids, with mods and starter...
High or low? Survey gives a picture of e-cig use in Switzerland
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 5th October 2017 || Business briefing |
Switzerland’s vaping industry is not entirely convinced by statistics for e-cig use published by the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health and the foundation Addiction Suisse ...
The three vapers: the pleasure-seeker, the quitter, and the not-so-sure
Written by Barnaby Page || 4th October 2017 || Business briefing |
New research finds that e-cig users mainly come in three very different categories – those who vape for pleasure, those who do it as a means to quit smoking, and those who don’t think of themselves as...
BAT scientists take on the question of risk assessment for new products
Written by Marc Beishon || 4th October 2017 || Business briefing |
Scientists working for British American Tobacco have produced a paper taking on the thorny question of how reduced risk should be assessed in new products ...
French firm aims to roll out its nicotine dosage device in Europe and US
Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd October 2017 || Business briefing |
Enovap, an innovative French hardware manufacturer, has announced plans to move into the US market, where it hopes to apply its technology to medicinal cannabis use ...
From tiny beginnings, China’s vaping market is growing rapidly
Written by ECigIntelligence || 2nd October 2017 || Business briefing |
The number of vapers in China appears to have doubled since 2016, while the value of the market has almost tripled in a year, according to research by ECigIntelligence ...
Some scepticism greets PMI’s $80m-a-year support for a Smoke-Free World
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 21st September 2017 || Business briefing |
The launch of the Philip Morris International-sponsored Foundation for a Smoke-Free World has met with mixed reactions from the world of science and public health ...
Japanese regulation favours HnB products over e-cigarettes
Written by ECigIntelligence || 18th September 2017 || Business briefing |
The market for heated tobacco products in Japan is very favourable due to comparatively light regulation – as opposed to e-cigarettes, which are subject to more controls ...
Rare but dangerous – France’s official warning on e-cig battery fires
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 14th September 2017 || Business briefing |
The French consumer affairs department has published a list of recommendations on the use of e-cigarette batteries following two recent reports of explosions in users’ pockets ...
Namibian e-cigarette market benefits from lack of regulation – so far
Written by ECigIntelligence || 11th September 2017 || Business briefing |
Namibia has a small but slowly growing e-cigarette market – but there are fears in the southwest African republic that government intervention could put an end to the growth ...
Domestic troubles send Malaysian manufacturers into foreign markets
Written by Freddie Dawson || 5th September 2017 || Business briefing |
Malaysian e-liquid manufacturers are looking at the European Union and other markets as regulatory uncertainty bites at home – but only the bigger players can afford the costs involved ...
Scottish pharmacists may soften hard line on e-cigs after reviewing evidence
Written by Freddie Dawson || 30th August 2017 || Business briefing |
The Scottish Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has announced a review of evidence on e-cigarettes that could lead to a softening of its professional advice on vaping products ...
BAT launches Glo and Dunhill Neostiks on the South Korean HnB market
Written by Freddie Dawson || 17th August 2017 || Business briefing |
British American Tobacco (BAT) has launched its Glo device in South Korea, joining Philip Morris International (PMI)'s iQOS in what could be a lively market for heated tobacco products ...
Vape stores see a brighter outlook as relaxed FDA regime lifts the clouds
Written by ECigIntelligence || 14th August 2017 || Business briefing |
US vape store owners are suddenly much more confident about investing in their businesses following the recent major changes to federal regulation ...
Avail to make and sell Charlie’s Chalk Dust in new partnership deal
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 10th August 2017 || Business briefing |
Avail Vapor is to manufacture and sell e-liquids for Charlie’s Chalk Dust, a partnership that could signal future policy for the company and perhaps the wider e-cigarette industry ...
Big Tobacco factories switch production from cigarettes to HnB as demand rises
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 10th August 2017 || Business briefing |
Increasing demand for smoke-free products is leading many tobacco companies to open new facilities for heat-not-burn manufacturing – in some cases, even replacing...
US online traffic drawn increasingly to the leading e-cigarette retail sites
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 10th August 2017 || Business briefing |
Traffic to the major online e-cigarette retailers in the US has become more concentrated on just a few websites, revealing an apparent settling among the market...
E-cigs are Italians’ favourite smoking cessation aid – but most use nothing
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 3rd August 2017 || Business briefing |
More than a tenth of Italians trying to give up smoking (10.7%) use e-cigarettes to help them – more than any other cessation aids – but the vast majority use no aid at all ...
FDA squeeze on nicotine in combustibles could hasten Big Tobacco move to HnB
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 3rd August 2017 || Business briefing |
A move by the US FDA to reduce the nicotine content in cigarettes to non-addictive levels could encourage Big Tobacco to put yet more effort into alternatives ...
UK e-liquid firm shows confidence by moving into much larger factory
Written by Freddie Dawson || 1st August 2017 || Business briefing |
A manufacturer and a retail chain have shown confidence in the growth of the UK e-cig market by expanding their businesses ...
FDA decision sends the right signals, says a relieved industry
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 1st August 2017 || Business briefing |
The US vapour industry has welcomed last week’s unexpected announcement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that it would extend some compliance deadlines by nearly four...
BAT’s $49bn Reynolds takeover is on – with big reduced-risk potential
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 20th July 2017 || Business briefing |
The $49.4bn takeover of Reynolds American by British American Tobacco (BAT) is set to go through next week after being approved by shareholders of both...
Stores look on the bright side of TPD – especially in the UK
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 13th July 2017 || Business briefing |
Some vape store owners are optimistic despite the restrictions the TPD places on the e-cig industry, according to three new national surveys by...
Von Erl prepares international expansion in hook-up with Fontem
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 12th July 2017 || Business briefing |
The Austrian e-cigarette company Von Erl has gone into what it describes as a partnership with Imperial Brands subsidiary Fontem Ventures, the makers of blu, in the hope of boosting its international expansion ...
Underground or online, the Indian vaping market is slowly growing
Written by ECigIntelligence || 11th July 2017 || Business briefing |
Unclear regulation means most e-cigarette sales in India are conducted in a grey area, either through discreet physical stores or – more frequently – in a still small but growing online market ...
ECigIntelligence adds new content sections, writers, regulatory maps
Written by Barnaby Page || 7th July 2017 || Business briefing |
A new look for ECigIntelligence is just the most visible sign of heavy investment in new content sections and resources for our...
E-cigs helping Wales quit smoking, but health inequality remains a worry
Written by Freddie Dawson || 5th July 2017 || Business briefing |
A survey of public health in Wales has revealing some interesting figures on smoking and vaping and offered a clear recommendation of e-cigs for cessation...
Korean tobacco giant prepares to enter competitive HnB market
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 5th July 2017 || Business briefing |
South Korea’s largest tobacco manufacturer, KT&G, is to start selling a new heat-not-burn (HnB) product, in direct competition with PMI’s iQOS and BAT’s Glo...
E-cig industry ‘should do more to counter negative media coverage’
Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th June 2017 || Business briefing |
A report by a media monitoring agency in Poland says the e-cigarette industry could do more to combat reporting which gives an undesirable image of vaping in one of Europe’s biggest e-cig markets....
Despite official bans, South America has great market potential for e-cigs
Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th June 2017 || Business briefing |
E-cigarettes, banned throughout most of South America, could nevertheless be taken up rapidly across the continent, according to a senior public health policy expert on the...
How safe is that battery? The industry’s secrets unwrapped
Written by ECigIntelligence || 27th June 2017 || Business briefing |
Battery safety continues to be an issue for the e-cigarette industry – particularly from an image perspective – but ensuring the best possible component for an e-cig is not as straightforward as it might first...
New studies examine HnB’s nicotine delivery and consumer reactions
Written by Marc Beishon || 21st June 2017 || Business briefing |
New research shines a little light on how Japanese consumers are reacting to iQOS, and how HnB products compare with both combustibles and e-cigarettes on the crucial question of nicotine...
Euro survey finds one in 10 who want to quit smoking turn to e-cigs
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 15th June 2017 || Business briefing |
One in ten Europeans who have tried to give up smoking have used e-cigarettes or similar devices to help them, according to a wide-ranging public opinion survey for the European...
Freed from ECIG, Britain’s VIP starts new life as subsidiary of BAT
Written by Freddie Dawson || 31st May 2017 || Business briefing |
The Nicoventures subsidiary of British American Tobacco (BAT) has bought British e-cig retailer and e-liquid brand VIP, just weeks after it went into insolvency over an unpaid tax...
Health and cost draw French and Spanish vapers away from tobacco
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 30th May 2017 || Business briefing |
Two new surveys suggest that most French and Spanish vapers have used e-cigarettes to give up smoking, for both health and financial reasons – and that very few had continued to smoke after taking up...
Confusion over new rules puts brake on vaping in Balkan nations
Written by ECigIntelligence || 30th May 2017 || Business briefing |
Uncertainty caused by new regulations is sending some vapers in Europe’s Balkans region back to smoking, according to local e-cigarette associations, who say the rules in Romania and Slovenia are in urgent need of...
iQOS is given a warm welcome to South Africa by potential rivals
Written by ECigIntelligence || 25th May 2017 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
The launch of PMI’s heated tobacco device iQOS in South Africa has had a positive reaction even from potential competitors, who hope it will increase general awareness of alternatives to combustible cigarettes....
Some Japanese quit with e-cigs, but most prefer willpower
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 16th May 2017 || Business briefing |
E-cigarettes are more popular than they are successful as smoking cessation aids in Japan, according to a recent study which suggests they should therefore “not be recommended or...
Vape shops are given a clean bill of health on secondhand vapour
Written by Marc Beishon || 15th May 2017 || Business briefing |
In research that could help determine policy on passive vaping, sampling in two U.S. vape shops by public health bodies has found no reason for concern that workers might be exposed to harmful chemicals in their...
Fear of future regulation hangs over South Africa’s growing market
Written by ECigIntelligence || 12th May 2017 || Business briefing |
South Africa has a growing e-cigarette market driven by rising health concerns and a parity between conventional and electronic cigarette pricing. But potential regulation casts a dark cloud on the horizon....
In UK, exclusive vapers overtake dual users amid cloud of mistrust
Written by Freddie Dawson || 10th May 2017 || Business briefing |
For the first time, UK vapers who use only e-cigarettes outnumber dual users. But the latest survey from Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) also reveals high levels of mistrust on safety issues....
Lucrative marijuana market has e-cig firms heading for greener pastures
Written by ECigIntelligence || 8th May 2017 || Business briefing |
E-cigarette firms who already have devices on the market are manoeuvring to see how their products can serve the growing marijuana industry – and they face competition there from some well-financed...
Vape store openings buck the declining trend on UK high streets
Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd May 2017 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Vape shops are thought to be the biggest contributors to maintaining business on UK high streets in 2016....
French quality service guide can establish national code of conduct
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 27th April 2017 || Business briefing |
A new customer service guide for French e-cig retailers sets out to professionalise the country’s vape stores and establish a nationwide code of...
Manufacturers widen the net, selling other brands on their websites
Written by Freddie Dawson || 26th April 2017 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
E-cigarette manufacturers have started selling products from other firms on their own websites. But...
Zimbabwe’s impoverished tobacco farmers see salvation in e-liquids
Written by ECigIntelligence || 21st April 2017 || Business briefing |
Zimbabwe’s struggling tobacco farmers – particularly growers of lower quality tobacco – are pinning high hopes on nicotine extraction for...
Irish retail brand makes ‘no-brainer’ move, rapidly expanding into UK
Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th April 2017 || Business briefing |
Irish retail brand Hale Vaping is expanding rapidly, opening new stores in both the Republic of Ireland and the UK....
Choops distances itself from Dali design after legal threat over logo
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 18th April 2017 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
The Californian company behind the e-liquid brand Choops Liquids has changed the logo on its packaging after protests from the owner of the famous Spanish lollipop brand Chupa...
Vape chain avails itself of CDC data to expand beyond 100 U.S. stores
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 18th April 2017 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
A company that claims to be America’s premium vape retailer is using data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to identify the most profitable locations for its...
PMI sinks €300m in converting Greek cigarette plant to iQOS sticks
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 12th April 2017 || Business briefing |
Philip Morris International is to convert its largest tobacco factory in Greece to manufacture iQOS heat sticks....
Is Apple going into the vaping business? Don’t you believe it!
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 6th April 2017 || Business briefing |
Speculation, based on an ambiguous patent application, that tech giant Apple is preparing to enter the vaping sector appears to be a total...
Land of opportunity – but price and low web access hold Zimbabwe back
Written by ECigIntelligence || 6th April 2017 || Business briefing |
With limited internet access and low awareness, Zimbabwe's nascent e-cig market is largely limited to the capital, Harare, but expansion is slowly...
Frisco believes the future of synthetic nicotine could be a matter of taste
Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th April 2017 || Business briefing |
An American e-liquid company is looking to synthetic nicotine to improve flavour profiles but will have to convince consumers and retailers that the higher price-tag is worth...
PMI’s iQOS enters FDA process, edging closer to U.S. launch
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 3rd April 2017 || Business briefing |
Philip Morris International (PMI) has submitted its iQOS heat-not-burn system for approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...
U.S. sales survey shows slowing growth, while combustibles decline
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 27th March 2017 || Business briefing |
Sales of e-cigarettes in the U.S. grew between 2011 and 2015 – but the rate of growth slowed over the course of that period, even going into reverse at...
BAT scores a hit with Debrett’s guidance on the etiquette of vaping
Written by Freddie Dawson || 27th March 2017 || Business briefing |
BAT caught the attention of the British and international press by commissioning a vaping etiquette guide from...
French vapers feel uncomfortable about using their e-cigs in public
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 23rd March 2017 || Business briefing |
Almost half of French e-cigarette users are reluctant to vape in public spaces, even where it is permitted – and even though a majority consider e-cigarettes more socially acceptable than smoking....
UK APPG roundtable talks will take place under new secretariat
Written by Freddie Dawson || 23rd March 2017 || Business briefing |
The UK All Party Parliamentary Group for e-cigs will meet at the end of March 2017 for a roundtable. It switched its secretariat service provider in October 2016....
Novice’s guide gives industry newcomers the lowdown on e-cigs
Written by ECigIntelligence || 21st March 2017 || Business briefing |
The latest e-learning tutorial from ECigIntelligence is aimed at newcomers to the e-cigarette industry, covering everything from how e-cigs work to the legal and health issues surrounding...
Vape House Marrakech hopes to cash in on European tourist trade
Written by Freddie Dawson || 21st March 2017 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Vape House, a European vape store chain, will open its first branch in Africa when it unveils a Marrakech store later this year, hoping to trade on European tourists avoiding TPD...
Electronic Cigarettes International Group files for bankruptcy
Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th March 2017 || Business briefing |
Electronic Cigarettes International Group (ECIG) has filed for bankruptcy, following shortly after its UK operation entered administrative...
‘Cool and satisfying’ – studies reveal the real reasons why people vape
Written by Daniel Mollenkamp || 13th March 2017 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
The “social image” of vaping may have overtaken smoking cessation as the most popular reason for using e-cigarettes – which many find more satisfying than smoking. Those are the striking conclusions of two recent studies of the perception...
VIP put in administration, placing parent firm ECIG’s future in doubt
Written by Freddie Dawson || 9th March 2017 || Business briefing |
British brand VIP has been placed in administration, casting doubt over the future financial situation of its American parent company, Electronic Cigarettes International Group....
Drug policy reformer Nadelmann to address Global Forum on Nicotine
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 6th March 2017 || Business briefing |
Ethan Nadelmann, widely regarded as the outstanding U.S. proponent of drug policy reform around the world, is to share his views on the links between policy and harm reduction at this summer’s Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN)....
French e-cig retailer is Europe’s second fastest-growing company
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 6th March 2017 || Business briefing |
French retailer Le Petit Vapoteur has taken second place in a list of Europe's 5000 fastest-growing private companies, demonstrating the potential for spectacular success in a market threatened by newly imposed...NJOY enjoys a fresh start with $35m equity capital injection
Written by Freddie Dawson || 1st March 2017 || Business briefing |
NJOY, one of the best-known U.S. e-cig makers, has emerged successfully from last year's bankruptcy with a $35m injection of new equity capital....
Altria ready to put millions behind digital U.S. launch of iQOS
Written by ECigIntelligence || 27th February 2017 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Altria is set to take a digital approach to launching its iQOS heat-not-burn product in the U.S. but there will be significant costs along the way....
Pioneering U.S. manufacturer ProVape blames FDA for closure
Written by ECigIntelligence || 20th February 2017 || Business briefing |
ProVape has announced its decision to close down, citing the upcoming high cost of compliance with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) e-cigarette regulations....
Asia Pacific warms to heat-not-burn, but it’s not an easy road
Written by Freddie Dawson || 20th February 2017 || Business briefing |
Japan Tobacco and Philip Morris International are attempting to widen their distribution of heat-not-burn (HnB) products throughout Pacific Asia, but there have been problems along the way....
China buys cheap, but higher prices bring higher returns
Written by ECigIntelligence || 10th February 2017 || Business briefing |
The most popular e-liquid products in China appear to be the cheapest ones, according to a new ECigIntelligence analysis of online pricing in the Chinese...
Kentucky doubts: 64% believe e-cigs are no safer than smoking tobacco
Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th February 2017 || Business briefing |
A survey undertaken in the U.S. state of Kentucky will do nothing to cheer the e-cigarette industry, or public health professionals concerned at the cumulative effect of a long series of negative...
Global Horizon joint venture could open up Chinese market to e-cigs
Written by Freddie Dawson || 31st January 2017 || Business briefing |
A new UK-Chinese joint venture could bring Blu to the Chinese domestic market. But are the pricing conditions favourable for such a move?...BAT to buy out Reynolds in $49bn deal, creating global titan
Written by Barnaby Page || 17th January 2017 || Business briefing |
British American Tobacco (BAT) is to take over Reynolds American, the number two U.S. tobacco company, paying $49bn for the 58% it does not already...
Opinion: Pokémon Go promotion is no lure to catch innocent children
Written by Freddie Dawson || 12th January 2017 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Opinion: Vape shops aren't using Pokemon Go to lure kids in for a trial in nicotine. But they should be a bit more self-aware when planning promotions....
Leading U.S. websites stay in front despite slowing of traffic
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 12th January 2017 || Business briefing |
Convenience and lower prices make the internet one of the most important distribution channels for e-cigarettes in the U.S., according to a new ECigIntelligence market...
Turn up contrast for better e-cig advertising, research suggests
Written by Freddie Dawson || 12th January 2017 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Advertisements which highlight the differences between e-cigarettes and tobacco may be more effective at promoting e-cigs than those which play up their similarities, a new study suggests....
BAT to end involvement with Voke, returning rights to Kind Consumer
Written by Freddie Dawson || 11th January 2017 || Business briefing |
British American Tobacco has ceased its involvement in the commercialisation of the medically licensed Voke nicotine inhaler....
Countering the counterfeiters as online sales provide market for fakes
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 6th January 2017 || Business briefing |
E-cigarette manufacturers are keeping their eyes open for fakes as the popularity of online marketing makes them a prime target for...
Manufacturer claims synthetic nicotine producers are using tobacco
Written by Freddie Dawson || 29th December 2016 || Business briefing |
A manufacturer has developed a new synthetic nicotine test that it says shows concerns about a number of rival products....
PMI makes progress with big plans for reduced-risk portfolio
Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd December 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Philip Morris International has expressed optimism about the entire reduced-risk products sector as it launches a new trial of its Mesh closed-system e-cigarette in the UK city of Birmingham....
Study calls for smokers to be moved toward e-cigs and smokeless tobacco
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 17th December 2016 || Business briefing |
A new study claims there is no evidence that nicotine “causes or promotes” cancer and calls for health authorities to try and move smokers towards less harmful nicotine delivery products as quickly as...
Offline sales lead the way in Russia, but online market is growing
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 17th December 2016 || Business briefing |
Online and offline channels are of almost equal importance in generating sales for the e-cigarette market in Russia, the latest ECigIntelligence market report has found....
Vaping products under new classification in Belgium
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 8th December 2016 || Business briefing |
A few months after being suspended, a Royal Decree published on 28th October 2016 has finally transposed the European Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) – but with a very important change in the classification of vaping products in Belgium....
U.S. vape store customers appreciate expertise of retail staff
Written by Freddie Dawson || 7th December 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
U.S. vape shop customers prefer to use tank-devices with flavours other than tobacco, and choose to buy these products from specialists because of their expertise and knowledge, according to a new...
TPD test requirements criticised as vague: what can manufacturers do?
Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th December 2016 || Business briefing |
The wording of the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) is imprecise and confusing on the question of notifiable toxicology requirements, two UK scientists...London launch of iQOS is another step towards a smokeless future
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 6th December 2016 || Business briefing |
Philip Morris International (PMI) this week launched its heated tobacco device iQOS in the UK, claiming: “We certainly see a future where Philip Morris no longer will be selling...
Next-gen chic: London and Milan stores for iQOS and Pebble
Written by Freddie Dawson || 5th December 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
British American Tobacco (BAT) has announced the opening of a retail store in Milan, Italy as part of the launch of its Vype Pebble e-cigarette. It follows closely on from Philip Morris International (PMI) opening a store in...
French users better served for stores than vapers in U.S. or UK
Written by ECigIntelligence || 29th November 2016 || Business briefing |
A new report from ECigIntelligence shows France is ahead of its rivals in terms of access to bricks-and-mortar vape stores....
Enthusiast users are mostly satisfied with their e-cigs, survey finds
Written by David Palacios Rubio || 28th November 2016 || Business briefing |
The most advanced vapers in both Europe and the U.S. tend to prefer lower nicotine strength in their e-liquid, according to a recent ECigIntelligence survey of hobbyist-type...
Crutches for the weak or gadgets for the lads? Diverse UK views on e-cigs
Written by Barnaby Page || 25th November 2016 || Business briefing |
The willingness of smokers to adopt e-cigarettes may depend partly on their moral perceptions of addiction, weakness and personal strength, a new British study...
E-cig retailer VaporBeast acquired by tobacco company in $27m deal
Written by Freddie Dawson || 24th November 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
American e-cigarette retailer VaporBeast has been bought by a tobacco products company Turning Point Brands for around $27m...
ECIG reports growth in sales following recapitalisation
Written by Freddie Dawson || 24th November 2016 || Business briefing |
Electronic Cigarettes International Group (ECIGs) has announced third quarter financial results....
Can vaping help in the battle against obesity and hypertension?
Written by Marc Beishon || 22nd November 2016 || Business briefing |
Medical research has begun to reveal how e-cigarettes could help to prevent or lessen the potentially dangerous weight gain experienced by many people when they give up...
Consortium’s $30m buyout of bankrupt NJOY approved by court
Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th November 2016 || Business briefing |
A buyer has been found for bankrupt NJOY after a court-approved auction process....
Reynolds expands U.S. distribution of Vuse Vibe tank system
Written by Freddie Dawson || 17th November 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co. has expanded U.S. distribution of its Vuse Vibe pre-filled tank system to more than 25,000 retail...
Totally Wicked to pull out of U.S. market, citing compliance burden
Written by Freddie Dawson || 14th November 2016 || Business briefing |
Totally Wicked will withdraw from the U.S. market by the summer of 2018 if no changes to the FDA deeming regulations are put in place before then....
E-cig brands “must be dramatic to stand out at conventions”
Written by Freddie Dawson || 10th November 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Companies must work harder to stand out at industry events or face becoming lost in a sea of competition, according to a recent award winner....
Can e-cigs be more profitable than tobacco in convenience stores?
Written by Freddie Dawson || 10th November 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Convenience stores can improve their business by stocking less tobacco and more e-cigarettes, a new report...
Industry cautiously optimistic on prospect of president Trump
Written by Freddie Dawson || 9th November 2016 || Business briefing |
The U.S. vaping industry has reacted with cautious optimism to Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the presidential...
BAT to start trials of Glo HnB product in Japanese stores
Written by Freddie Dawson || 8th November 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
BAT says its Glo heat-not-burn product will be available in Japan from mid-December. It is running a test trial in one city before launching the product nationwide....
Battery fires burn holes in e-cigarettes’ safety reputation
Written by Freddie Dawson || 7th November 2016 || Business briefing |
A growing number of reported e-cigarette battery incidents is leaving the industry facing a serious problem despite the low statistical probability of an event happening....
Young Americans growing more confident in e-cigs’ relative safety
Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th November 2016 || Business briefing |
Young Americans are becoming more confident that vaping is safer and less addictive than smoking, researchers have found - but among older smokers the perception is moving in the opposite...
Boom year in Italy as vaping population triples
Written by ECigIntelligence || 7th November 2016 || Business briefing |
Italy’s vaping population has more than tripled in the past year, bringing the number of e-cigarette users back to the levels of 2013, before the 2014 crash - and the rise is set to continue, with greater market...
Blu launches TPD range, offers deep discounts on older product
Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th November 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Fontem’s Blu brand has launched a range of e-cigarettes compliant with the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) ahead of the May 2017...
Survey finds low usage in Philippines and India
Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd November 2016 || Business briefing |
A new survey has found differing levels of awareness and e-cig use in the Philippines and India but neither market has really developed for vaping products as yet....
CDC finds high U.S. adult dual use and non-smoker vaper levels
Written by Freddie Dawson || 28th October 2016 || Business briefing |
New data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seems to indicate that there are high levels of dual use amongst U.S. vapers and a significant percentage of vapers that have never smoked conventional cigarettes....
Confusion between smoking and nicotine “harms reputation of e-cigs”
Written by Freddie Dawson || 27th October 2016 || Business briefing |
Muddled definitions of addiction are undermining the recognition of e-cigarettes as reduced-risk products, according to specialists in harm...
Pax Labs acts to solve supply problems, end price gouging
Written by Freddie Dawson || 25th October 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Pax Labs has faced price gouging problems after mistakes led to insufficient demand. But it anticipates it will have fully fixed the problem by early next year....
Roll over, Altria: British American Tobacco bids to buy Reynolds
Written by Barnaby Page || 21st October 2016 || Business briefing |
Barely a year after the Reynolds American takeover of Lorillard, the U.S. tobacco industry may face another upheaval as British American Tobacco (BAT) bids to buy Reynolds...
Opinion: e-cig fears smoulder, but who remembers hoverboards?
Written by Freddie Dawson || 19th October 2016 || Business briefing |
Recent news reports have lambasted hoverboards over safety concerns - prompting multiple retailers to drop listings. But is the threat over-rated? There are some striking similarities to similar news reports on e-cigarettes....
TPD poses tricky problems for small vape retailers in Netherlands
Written by Barnaby Page || 6th October 2016 || Business briefing |
The e-cigarette market in the Netherlands faces a serious challenge adapting to the requirements of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), as small specialist retailers try to cope with advertising restrictions, e-liquid regulations and age...
JAC Vapour advertising is linked to UK smoking cessation campaign
Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th October 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Scottish e-cig brand JAC Vapour is looking to take advantage of the growing support for e-cigarettes from Public Health England (PHE) by running an advertising promotion tied in to a national smoking cessation campaign....
Bidis and illegal tobacco add up to an unusual challenge in India
Written by Barnaby Page || 4th October 2016 || Business briefing |
India’s largely undeveloped e-cigarette market has growth potential, but tobacco remains cheap and highly competitive, with a significant black...
JTI prepares Japan-wide Ploom Tech launch, but iQOS gains ground
Written by Freddie Dawson || 29th September 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Japan Tobacco (JTI) has ramped up production of its Ploom Tech e-cigarette in preparation for a nationwide launch across Japan, following successful trials in the city of...
JTI testing e-cigarette display shelves for retailers
Written by Freddie Dawson || 27th September 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Japan Tobacco International (JTI) wants to know whether tobacco shelves in stores can easily be modified to accommodate...
NJOY files for bankruptcy, blaming poor sales and compliance costs
Written by Barnaby Page || 20th September 2016 || Business briefing |
NJOY, one of the best-known and longest-established U.S. e-cigarette makers, has filed for...
As regulation bites, many Polish Websites stop selling e-cigs
Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th September 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
A ban on distance sales in Poland is transforming a well-established e-cigarette market....
Canadian research shows kids vape for coolness, adults for cessation
Written by Freddie Dawson || 15th September 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Two new studies out of Canada come to different conclusions for the motivations of adults and children in taking up vaping....
Opinion: fear of innovation will hit e-cigs as hard as aspartame
Written by Freddie Dawson || 5th September 2016 || Business briefing |
Will e-cigarettes face the same battle of public opinion as the sugar substitute aspartame?...
Pax Labs appoints Deezer executive as CEO
Written by Freddie Dawson || 1st September 2016 || Business briefing |
Pax Labs has appointed a new chief executive officer (CEO) imported from the online music sector and is considering further international expansion as a way to maintain its ability to innovate in the e-cig sector. Tyler Goldman will...
V2 introduces first mainstream e-cig with a touchscreen
Written by Freddie Dawson || 17th August 2016 || Business briefing |
Touchscreens on e-cigs could become widespread as manufacturers look for new ways to improve user experience and differentiate from the...
New e-cigarette models will work only with synthetic nicotine
Written by Freddie Dawson || 16th August 2016 || Business briefing |
The first e-cigarette device which only works with synthetic nicotine is being developed through a partnership between two U.S. e-cig...
Nicoventures building up collection of safe flavour ingredients
Written by Barnaby Page || 15th August 2016 || Business briefing |
Nicoventures, the e-cig arm of British American Tobacco (BAT), is putting together a proprietary “toolbox” of pre-tested flavour ingredients for e-liquid to help it deal with the world’s rapidly changing regulatory...
UK GPs support e-cigs but not on prescription
Written by Freddie Dawson || 9th August 2016 || Business briefing |
UK doctors would consider recommending e-cigarettes for patients looking to quit smoking, but they would not want to see them available on National Health Service (NHS) prescriptions....
An analysis of brand building: Gaïatrend and Alfaliquid
Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th August 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
A new e-liquid in the American market is banking on simplicity to set it apart from the crowd....
VMR anticipates lucrative but difficult Chinese domestic market
Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th August 2016 || Business briefing |
VMR anticipates great risk and greater potential in the Chinese domestic market....
Nerudia secures MHRA licence for medical-grade e-liquids
Written by Freddie Dawson || 27th July 2016 || Business briefing |
UK nicotine product specialist Nerudia has successfully secured a licence to manufacture pharmaceutical e-cig...
French manufacturer expands into U.S. despite regulatory fears
Written by Freddie Dawson || 26th July 2016 || Business briefing |
French e-liquid manufacturer Gaïatrend has strengthened its U.S. presence despite the uncertainty brought about by the FDA’s deeming regulations, and is confident they will be amended via one legal route or...
E-cigs on Twitter: negative sentiment versus enthusiastic bots
Written by Freddie Dawson || 21st July 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
A new study has found that Twitter messages have grown more negative in outlook over time and that a significant amount of the content is automatically generated....
Major Chinese trade association opts to join VTA in U.S.
Written by Freddie Dawson || 13th July 2016 || Business briefing |
The American arm of a major Chinese e-cigarette coalition has chosen to join the Vapor Technology Association...
Some vapers jubilant over Brexit, but UK businesses not so sure
Written by Freddie Dawson || 29th June 2016 || Business briefing |
British e-cigarette businesses have reacted cautiously to the UK referendum vote in favour of leaving the European Union, although some users have seen it as a triumph for...
Cabrera steps down from SFATA; no successor yet named
Written by Freddie Dawson || 28th June 2016 || Business briefing |
Cynthia Cabrera is stepping down as executive director, CEO and president of the Smoke Free Alternatives Trade Association...
Scottish-themed e-liquid is vivid orange, and not made from girders
Written by Freddie Dawson || 27th June 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
A new e-liquid flavour is targeting one of the narrowest niches yet addressed by the e-cigarette industry: fans of the Scottish soft drink...
British TV switched off, but Blu’s cattle herder keeps going
Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd June 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Last month’s e-cigarette commercials on British TV as part of Blu’s “Just you and Blu” campaign will probably prove to be the last ever in the country, but the Imperial Brands subsidiary is continuing with advertising in...
Altria praised for handling of Green Smoke product recall
Written by Freddie Dawson || 13th June 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Altria subsidiary Nu Mark has successfully launched a recall for some of its Green Smoke chargers. But is all of the industry ready to act if things go suddenly wrong?...
European user numbers reveal differing national patterns
Written by Freddie Dawson || 26th May 2016 || Business briefing |
The number of people in Europe who had tried an e-cigarette doubled between 2012 and...
Opinion: how big is the risk of diacetyl litigation?
Written by Barnaby Page || 26th May 2016 || Business briefing |
Plaintiffs’ attorneys in the U.S. are always on the hunt for a new target to sue. And, having had some success suing diacetyl manufacturers over workers’ exposure to the chemical in microwave popcorn plants, attorneys are now beginning...
Do you want to build a vapour business? Don’t choose Malaysia
Written by Freddie Dawson || 23rd May 2016 || Business briefing |
A massive decline in Malaysian vaper numbers has been confirmed by a local industry...
Most online vendors are disregarding distance sales bans
Written by Barnaby Page || 20th May 2016 || Business briefing |
Europe’s online e-cigarette vendors are so far overwhelmingly ignoring new Internet sales bans where they exist, and taking full advantage of delays in legislation where they...
Anger, disappointment and fear for the future in America’s vape stores
Written by Freddie Dawson || 14th May 2016 || Business briefing |
Small independent vape stores in the U.S. are almost universally negative in their reaction to the new deeming...
New e-cig design gets round TPD’s tank size limits
Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd May 2016 || Business briefing |
E-cigarette designers may have found a way around the restrictions on maximum e-liquid tank size in the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive...
BAT acquires UK e-cigarette company Ten Motives
Written by Freddie Dawson || 27th April 2016 || Business briefing |
British American Tobacco has announced the acquisition of Ten Motives, considered to be the UK's largest independent e-cigarette company....
UK government believes advertising spend will plummet post-TPD
Written by Barnaby Page || 26th April 2016 || Business briefing |
The British e-cigarette industry’s advertising spend will drop by 90% after May’s arrival of new restrictions based on the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), according to a government...
ISO to start work on international e-cigarette standard in October
Written by Freddie Dawson || 25th April 2016 || Business briefing |
The first meeting of an ISO standards committee covering e-cigarettes will take place on 24th October in Osaka,...
Consumers unlikely to move from e-cigs to combustibles, study says
Written by Barnaby Page || 24th April 2016 || Business briefing |
E-cigarettes enjoy greater consumer loyalty than any other category of tobacco product, according to a group of American...
Is there still hope for Spanish online retailers?
Written by Barnaby Page || 22nd April 2016 || Business briefing |
The future of retail channels in the Spanish e-cigarette market may hang in the balance as the government approaches a final decision on whether to prohibit online sales, according to a new ECigIntelligence...
New Chinese trade body promises standardisation, lobbying
Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd April 2016 || Business briefing |
A new trade association for the e-cigarette industry in China plans to lobby local and national governments to improve the business...
It’s not just the TPD: Europe has voluntary standards too
Written by Barnaby Page || 30th March 2016 || Business briefing , Regulatory briefing |
While most of the European e-cigarette industry’s attention is focused on the imminent regulatory upheaval brought about by the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), another set of compliance requirements are also growing in number – those dictated by...
Clear leaders emerging as U.S. online traffic patterns settle down
Written by Freddie Dawson || 30th March 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Consistent patterns in Website traffic could be a sign that the U.S. online e-cigarette sector is maturing, a new ECigIntelligence report...
Vaping “more expensive than smoking in many countries”
Written by Barnaby Page || 29th March 2016 || Business briefing , Regulatory briefing |
High pricing of e-cigarettes compared to combustibles could deter smokers from switching to vaping in many jurisdictions, a new study...
U.S. pharmacy chain includes e-cigs in anti-tobacco crusade
Written by Freddie Dawson || 23rd March 2016 || Business briefing |
A new $50m youth anti-smoking campaign funded by American pharmacy chain CVS is to target e-cigarettes as well as conventional tobacco products....
New vape stores help keep Britain’s shopping streets alive
Written by Freddie Dawson || 23rd March 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Vape stores are helping revitalise Britain’s shopping streets, according to a new...
Johnson Creek ends tobacco relationship, citing vaper pressure
Written by Freddie Dawson || 13th March 2016 || Business briefing |
An e-liquid manufacturer has ended a distribution agreement with a tobacco firm after pressure from customers. But the tobacco firm still maintains a 50% equity stake in the company....
University-age users vape for enjoyment, not health
Written by Freddie Dawson || 10th March 2016 || Business briefing |
A new study shows that university aged students are more likely to cite enjoyment, as opposed to cessation, as a reason for e-cigarette use....
Researchers developing automated tweet collection tool
Written by Freddie Dawson || 4th March 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
A team of U.S. researchers are in the process of creating a system for collecting e-cigarette data from Twitter. The group has set up a series of algorithms that enable a computer program to automatically sort through large...
16-22,000 more UK smokers quit with e-cigs, study says
Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd March 2016 || Business briefing |
A new study estimates that somewhere between 16,000 and 22,000 more people have been able to successfully quit conventional cigarettes for at least a year thanks to electronic cigarettes....
UK e-cig awareness high, but many are reluctant to try
Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd February 2016 || Business briefing |
A new survey from the UK's Office of National Statistics has found that general awareness of e-cigs is high among the British population, but there is a significant number of smokers who refuse to consider even trying an...
Which is the biggest e-cig brand? It’s not an easy question
Written by Freddie Dawson || 18th February 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Analysis of new data from Nielsen in the UK shows how difficult it is to establish with certainty which companies are leading the e-cigarette...
Advertising “increases awareness, but not adoption” of e-cigs
Written by Freddie Dawson || 17th February 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
A new study has shown that e-cig advertising, particularly on TV, has created an impression on smokers but has had little actual impact on e-cigarette uptake....
“Retweeting may be hazardous to public health” – study
Written by Freddie Dawson || 14th February 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing , Regulatory briefing |
Public-health authorities should monitor e-cigarette firms on social media more closely to prevent non-vapers being tempted into trying nicotine products, new research...
Investors support e-liquid retailer’s move into new channels
Written by Freddie Dawson || 14th February 2016 || Business briefing |
A London-based e-cigarette startup has received £235,000 ($340,000, €300,000) from angel investors which will help it expand from online to offline sales while maintaining its current subscription...
Fontem reaches patent licensing agreement with Spark
Written by Freddie Dawson || 12th February 2016 || Business briefing |
Fontem Ventures has signed a patent licensing agreement with Spark Industries, bringing to an end another of Fontem’s disputes over intellectual property in the e-cigarette...
Do TV commercials persuade young people to try vaping?
Written by Freddie Dawson || 27th January 2016 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing , Regulatory briefing |
TV ads seen by young people may lead them to start vaping later, researchers claim in a report which is likely to add further fuel to the debate over e-cigarette marketing – a debate where studies that detect...
Smaller retailers struggle in Athens e-cig market
Written by Jon Bruford || 26th January 2016 || Business briefing |
E-cig retailers in the Greek capital Athens remain positive despite smaller stores struggling, with continuing growth giving some grounds for...
Many French vape stores still closing, yet regions’ fortunes differ
Written by Barnaby Page || 21st January 2016 || Business briefing |
One in eight French vape stores went out of business last year, continuing 2014’s trend of closures, but some areas of the country have been much harder hit than...
Education, sexuality affect vaping habits – but smoking is main factor
Written by Barnaby Page || 14th January 2016 || Business briefing |
Members of sexual minorities are far more likely than others to use e-cigarettes, according to a new U.S. study which also suggests that vaping is most popular among younger, less-educated, and lower-income...
Reynolds establishes R&D unit for next-generation nicotine
Written by Barnaby Page || 7th January 2016 || Business briefing |
Reynolds American, the second-largest U.S. tobacco firm, has set up a subsidiary devoted to e-cigarettes and other next-generation nicotine...
Malaysia vape store gallery
Written by Freddie Dawson || 30th December 2015 || Business briefing |
A selection of photos from Malaysian vape...
Pharmacists welcome UK regulator’s licensing of an e-cig
Written by Barnaby Page || 29th December 2015 || Business briefing , Regulatory briefing |
Medical licensing of an e-cigarette seems to have been decisive in swinging the favour of Britain’s pharmacists toward...
Infographic: how big is Europe’s potential e-cigarette market?
Written by Barnaby Page || 24th December 2015 || Business briefing , Market reports |
This new infographic from ECigIntelligence illustrates the large untapped market for vapour products in...
Pax secures U.S. patents, expands HnB distribution in Europe
Written by Freddie Dawson || 23rd December 2015 || Business briefing |
Pax Labs has successfully secured an American patent for its nicotine salt e-liquid formulation, and has announced expanded European distribution for its heat-not-burn Pax 2 device....
U.S. vape shops focus on customer experience in-store
Written by Freddie Dawson || 15th December 2015 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
A new report highlights the importance of seating and the creation of a “vape lounge” experience in U.S. vape...
Big Tobacco encouraged by research on heat-not-burn
Written by Barnaby Page || 7th December 2015 || Business briefing |
Are big tobacco companies starting to favour heat-not-burn technology over e-cigarettes? While none has shown any signs of overtly stepping away from e-cigs, and such a move is unlikely, much enthusiasm and investment within the tobacco industry seems...
Opinion: the fortunes of the e-cigarette industry in 2016
Written by Barnaby Page || 2nd December 2015 || Business briefing |
The e-cigarette world in 2016 will be overshadowed by regulation. But the story will not just be about compliance. The market and the products themselves are rapidly evolving even without the influence of law-makers. So requirements like the...
Potential of Chinese e-cig market prompts bid for Kimree?
Written by Freddie Dawson || 26th November 2015 || Business briefing |
Chinese manufacturer Kimree is the subject of a takeover due to its strong presence in the domestic Chinese market....
U.S. e-cig firm becomes exclusive supplier to entertainment venues
Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd November 2015 || Business briefing |
In a first-of-its-kind deal, an American e-cigarette company is to become the exclusive supplier of e-cigs to a group of U.S. sports and entertainment...
Fontem and NJOY settle patent dispute; other cases continue
Written by Freddie Dawson || 20th November 2015 || Business briefing |
Fontem and NJOY have reached a settlement for ongoing patent disputes in the U.S. and Germany....
Malaysian health ministry raids vape shops, seizes e-liquid
Written by Freddie Dawson || 13th November 2015 || Business briefing , Regulatory briefing |
The e-cigarette industry in Malaysia has been thrown into chaos by health ministry raids on vape shops that sell nicotine-containing...
TPD will switch off TV advertising in England, ministry confirms
Written by Barnaby Page || 12th November 2015 || Business briefing , Regulatory briefing |
Outdoor advertising and cinema will be the only mass media available to e-cigarette brands in England after May next year, the government...
Interview: Nicoccino’s Higgs on products, perceptions, and policy
Written by Barnaby Page || 10th November 2015 || Business briefing |
James Higgs of Nicoccino shares his views on marketing, regulation, and...
Russia becomes fourth territory for iQOS heat-not-burn trials
Written by Barnaby Page || 5th November 2015 || Business briefing |
Philip Morris International (PMI) is testing its iQOS heat-not-burn product in Russia, ECigIntelligence has...
European standards could cover ingredients and emissions
Written by Barnaby Page || 31st October 2015 || Business briefing |
European standards for e-cigarettes and e-liquids could be in place within two...
Presentation: the state of the e-cigarette industry
Written by Barnaby Page || 27th October 2015 || Business briefing |
Exclusive insight for ECigIntelligence readers – download a detailed, data-rich presentation on the current state and future of the e-cig...
UK vape store pricing: online isn’t always cheaper
Written by Freddie Dawson || 21st October 2015 || Business briefing |
A lack of competition has left the south and east of England with the highest average pricing in vape stores – but prices across the UK generally remain remarkably competitive with online sellers, according to new research from...
Compliance software is claimed to ease e-cig tax headaches
Written by Freddie Dawson || 15th October 2015 || Business briefing |
U.S. software company Avalara is offering what it claims to be the first tax compliance package specifically for the e-cigarette industry. Could it herald more support products from companies looking to the sector as an opportunity?...
Tobacco firms “can make up for lost revenue by selling sub-ohm e-cigs”
Written by Freddie Dawson || 15th October 2015 || Business briefing |
Chinese e-cigarette manufacturer Kimree is taking an unusual marketing approach in pitching a new range directly at tobacco companies, saying its products will help to compensate for revenue lost when consumers turn to...
The not-so-noxious weed: how e-cig companies could lead in cannabis
Written by || 14th October 2015 || Business briefing |
39 U.S. states and the District of Columbia have laws that legalise and/or decriminalise marijuana use or possession to various extents. E-cig companies are well positioned to enter the emerging marijuana market because of their technical expertise and...
“Misogyny and clouds driving away potential customers”
Written by Freddie Dawson || 9th October 2015 || Business briefing |
Industry executives say e-cig companies are doing the sector a disservice by using sex and cloud chasing to attempt to sell e-cigarettes....
Combustible-like appearance appeals to new vapers
Written by Barnaby Page || 7th October 2015 || Business briefing |
Looking like a regular cigarette is an advantage for e-cig products aiming to poach users away from tobacco, new research...
Mistic to sell sub-ohm models through Walmart
Written by Freddie Dawson || 2nd October 2015 || Business briefing |
American e-cigarette manufacturer Mistic E-Cigs is to sell starter kits, sub-ohm tanks and e-liquids through a range of mainstream mass retailers, in an expansion beyond the vape store and online...
BAT acquires Poland’s CHIC, makes pact with Reynolds
Written by Freddie Dawson || 22nd September 2015 || Business briefing |
British American Tobacco (BAT) is expanding its presence in the international e-cigarette market through the acquisition of Poland’s major supplier and formalising its co-operation with U.S. tobacco firm Reynolds...
Pax enters British and German markets with heat-not-burn
Written by Freddie Dawson || 15th September 2015 || Business briefing |
U.S. smoking-alternatives maker Pax Labs is bringing its Pax 2 heat-not-burn device to European markets, with the product for sale online in Germany and the UK from today and expected to be in stores by...
Infographic: online pricing trends in the U.S.
Written by Barnaby Page || 1st September 2015 || Business briefing , Market reports |
This new infographic from ECigIntelligence explores trends in pricing data for U.S. online e-cigarette sales....
Infographic: what drives traffic to e-cig Websites?
Written by Barnaby Page || 1st September 2015 || Business briefing , Market reports |
Infographic showing how traffic drivers for the most-visited U.S. e-cig Website compare with those for major e-commerce...
E-liquid additives: untangling the testing dilemma
Written by Freddie Dawson || 31st August 2015 || Business briefing |
Differing limits set by e-cigarette manufacturing associations for diacetyl and acetylpropionyl in e-liquids seem likely to lead to confusion and...Infographic: U.S. pricing trends, August 2015
Written by Freddie Dawson || 25th August 2015 || Business briefing , Market reports |
This new infographic from ECigIntelligence explores explores trends in pricing data for U.S. online e-cigarette sales....
Canada vape store gallery
Written by Freddie Dawson || 19th August 2015 || Business briefing |
A gallery of vape shop images from...
Caffeine and nicotine devices must stay distinct, innovator says
Written by Freddie Dawson || 13th August 2015 || Business briefing |
Nicotine and caffeine could not be effectively delivered by the same vaping device, the producer of a caffeine vape pen has...
Pax to stop using advertising models who look under 30
Written by Freddie Dawson || 7th August 2015 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
Pax Labs will ensure all future advertising campaigns feature models that look more than 30 after hearing feedback from its first Juul e-cigarette campaign....
Reynolds extinguishes Revo trial after lukewarm response
Written by Barnaby Page || 6th August 2015 || Business briefing |
U.S. tobacco firm Reynolds American is abandoning the test-marketing of its Revo heat-not-burn product, citing poor consumer...Infographic: what drives traffic to e-cig websites?
Written by Barnaby Page || 5th August 2015 || Business briefing |
Infographic showing how traffic drivers for the most-visited U.S. e-cig Website compare with those for major e-commerce...
Search is main source of visitors for many e-cig sites
Written by Barnaby Page || 29th July 2015 || Business briefing |
New data from ECigIntelligence shows surprising consumer behaviour when it comes to online e-cigarette sales and market information....
Pax has no qualms about allying with Big Tobacco
Written by Freddie Dawson || 29th July 2015 || Business briefing |
Pax Labs would happily consider another alliance with a Big Tobacco firm, despite only ending its previous dalliance with JTI in February....
Vaping in pregnancy: the developing debate
Written by Marc Beishon || 23rd July 2015 || Business briefing |
Among all the groups that could benefit from e-cigarettes for harm reduction, perhaps none is as contentious as pregnant...
Greece vape shop image gallery
Written by Freddie Dawson || 19th July 2015 || Business briefing |
A selection of photos showing te different types of vape shops and e-cigarette displays in Greece....
France vape shop image gallery
Written by Freddie Dawson || 19th July 2015 || Business briefing |
A collection of images of French vape shops....
Wider rollouts for iQOS; PMI, Altria to develop e-cigs
Written by Barnaby Page || 17th July 2015 || Business briefing |
Philip Morris International (PMI) is deepening its commitment to alternative nicotine technologies with new rollouts for its iQOS heat-not-burn device, as well as cautious health-related claims for the...
The UK’s new PAS: how much will compliance cost?
Written by Barnaby Page || 16th July 2015 || Business briefing |
British e-cigarette companies can expect an array of new scientific and quality-control costs after the official launch today of the publicly available specification (PAS) for e-cig manufacture and testing from the British Standards Institution...
ECigIntelligence Platinum: the complete industry resource
Written by Barnaby Page || 15th July 2015 || Business briefing , Regulatory briefing |
ECigIntelligence next month launches ECigIntelligence Platinum, the most comprehensive package of regulatory and business information available for the e-cigarette market anywhere in the...
$3.6m study will investigate use, perceptions of e-cigs
Written by Freddie Dawson || 9th July 2015 || Business briefing |
A Florida cancer research centre has been given $3.6m (€3.3m) for a long-running study of how e-cigarettes are used by consumers and whether they help vapers quit...
Pax to increase product availability, launch lifestyle ad campaign
Written by Freddie Dawson || 6th July 2015 || Business briefing |
U.S. e-cig maker Pax Labs has secured $46.7m (€42.3m) in funding, which it will use to finance expansion plans including increased availability of its products and a new advertising...
TV, point of sale dominate European e-cigarette advertising
Written by Freddie Dawson || 30th June 2015 || Business briefing , Marketing & retailing |
European consumers see TV ads for e-cigarettes nearly as often as point-of-sale promotions, but there is a significant divide between east and west in terms of frequency and impact, according to a new...
Europeans are vaping more, despite health concerns
Written by Freddie Dawson || 29th June 2015 || Business briefing |
Awareness and use of e-cigarettes in the EU continues to grow, leading to a 10% success rate amongst users attempting to quit conventional tobacco. But health concerns are increasing...
Coming soon for dissatisfied vapers: the 3D printed e-cig?
Written by Freddie Dawson || 28th June 2015 || Business briefing |
Florida’s Rex Vapor hopes to offer vapers the chance to design their own e-cigarettes, which it would then manufacture using 3D printing...
Altria seeks consumer insight, inspiration from open systems
Written by Barnaby Page || 25th June 2015 || Business briefing |
U.S. tobacco market leader Altria is hoping to learn more about consumers’ reactions to its Green Smoke and MarkTen XL e-cigarettes and the best way to develop...
More evidence that Europeans are opting for e-cigs over NRT
Written by Freddie Dawson || 24th June 2015 || Business briefing |
More evidence is emerging to suggest that e-cigarettes are taking market share away from smoking cessation products in...
Poland’s vape stores sanguine, but regulation and online loom
Written by Barnaby Page || 23rd June 2015 || Business briefing |
Polish vape retailers believe the country’s e-cigarette market is growing thanks to higher awareness of the category, perception of e-cigs as a healthier alternative to tobacco, and the freedom to vape where smoking is prohibited. But how long...
Portugal’s vape stores battered by new tax, online competition
Written by Barnaby Page || 17th June 2015 || Business briefing |
Taxation of e-cigarettes in Portugal will hold back market growth and drive consumers online, although its effects have yet to be fully felt, the local industry...
Big day: Blu has a new owner, U.S. tobacco has a new shape
Written by Barnaby Page || 11th June 2015 || Business briefing |
The $27bn acquisition of Lorillard (number three in the market) by Reynolds American (number two) is expected to complete on Friday following the removal of the final legal...