Rare but dangerous – France’s official warning on e-cig battery fires

Written by David Palacios Rubio || 14th September 2017 || Business briefing |

EU

France

Public Health and Medicine

Technology and Innovation

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 |

Africa

Namibia

Marketing and Retailing

Regulation and Legislation

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 |

Asia

Malaysia

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

Regulation and Legislation

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 |

Europe

United Kingdom

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

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 |

Asia

South Korea

Companies

Heated tobacco

Marketing and Retailing

Technology and Innovation

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 |

North America

United States

Market Research

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

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 |

California

North America

United States

Virginia

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

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 |

Asia

EU

Europe

Germany

Greece

Japan

Romania

Russia

South Korea

Switzerland

Companies

Heated tobacco

Technology and Innovation

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 |

North America

United States

Marketing and Retailing

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 |

EU

Europe

Italy

Heated tobacco

Market Research

Public Health and Medicine

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 |

North America

United States

Companies

Heated tobacco

Marketing and Retailing

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

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 |

EU

Europe

Northern Ireland

United Kingdom

Companies

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 |

North America

United States

Regulation and Legislation

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 |

North America

United Kingdom

United States

Companies

Heated tobacco

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 |

EU

Europe

France

Greece

United Kingdom

Market Research

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 |

Austria

Europe

Netherlands

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

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 |

Asia

India

Marketing and Retailing

Regulation and Legislation

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 |

Europe

North America

World

Companies

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 |

Europe

United Kingdom

Wales

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

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 |

Asia

South Korea

Companies

Heated tobacco

Marketing and Retailing

Technology and Innovation

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 |

EU

Europe

Poland

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

Regulation and Legislation

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 |

Argentina

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

South America

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

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 |

Asia

China

Europe

North America

Poland

South Korea

United States

Technology and Innovation

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 |

Asia

Japan

North America

United States

Heated tobacco

Market Research

Public Health and Medicine

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 |

Czech Republic

Denmark

EU

Europe

France

Germany

Ireland

Lithuania

Romania

Sweden

United Kingdom

Market Research

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

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 |

Europe

United Kingdom

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

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 |

EU

Europe

France

Spain

Market Research

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 |

EU

Europe

Romania

Slovenia

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

Policy and Politics

Regulation and Legislation

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 |

Africa

South Africa

Companies

Heated tobacco

Marketing and Retailing

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 |

Asia

Japan

Marketing and Retailing

Policy and Politics

Public Health and Medicine

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 |

North America

United States

Public Health and Medicine

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 |

Africa

South Africa

Market Research

Marketing and Retailing

Regulation and Legislation

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 |

EU

Europe

United Kingdom

Market Research

Public Health and Medicine

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 |

North America

United States

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

Policy and Politics

Technology and Innovation

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 |

EU

Europe

United Kingdom

Marketing and Retailing

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 |

Europe

France

Marketing and Retailing

Regulation and Legislation

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 |

North America

United States

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

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 |

Africa

Zimbabwe

Marketing and Retailing

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 |

England

Europe

Ireland

United Kingdom

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

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 |

Italy

North America

United States

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

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 |

North America

United States

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

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 |

EU

Europe

Greece

Italy

Switzerland

Companies

Heated tobacco

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 |

United States

Companies

Technology and Innovation

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 |

Africa

Zimbabwe

Market Research

Marketing and Retailing

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 |

North America

United States

Companies

Marketing and Retailing

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 |

North America

United States

Companies

Heated tobacco

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 |

North America

United States

Market Research

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 |

Europe

United Kingdom

Marketing and Retailing

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 |

EU

Europe

France

Italy

United Kingdom

Market Research

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 |

Europe

United Kingdom

Policy and Politics

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....