Data intelligence for the vapour sector in Australasia

BAT’s full-year earnings balanced by new categories, with Vuse still leading globally

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 13th February 2025

British American Tobacco (BAT) reported a decline in revenues for the year, offset by a positive performance in new categories across all three regions ...

What to expect in e-cigs in 2025: is this the end for flavours and disposables?

Written by Freddie Dawson | 10th January 2025

The year 2025 is shaping up to be a significant one for vaping. ECigIntelligence predicts several long-anticipated policy developments will start to emerge as regulators attempt to catch up to the rapidly evolving vaping market...

How did we do? ECigIntelligence’s predictions for 2024 under review

Written by Freddie Dawson | 31st December 2024

We look back at predictions ECigIntelligence published at the start of 2024 to see how well we did in calling events that would occur in the e-cigarette sector throughout the year ...

Bans and taxes on disposables took centre stage in 2024, along with politics at play

Written by Freddie Dawson | 19th December 2024

“Disposables” was once again the word of the year in vaping – more specifically for 2024, “a ban on disposables” was the phrase of the year in the sector, with many governments passing prohibition laws...

E-cigarettes and vaping are marking a turning point in global smoking trends

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 21st November 2024

E-cigarettes and vaping are sparking a global revolution in public health, with new research showing they’re helping millions of smokers quit faster than ever before, outpacing traditional anti-smoking efforts and reshaping the nicotine market ...

Global efforts to curb youth vaping ramp up amid health and environment issues

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 14th November 2024

Some governments worldwide are stepping up efforts to curb youth vaping as concerns mount over its health risks and environmental impacts ...

Imperial sees strong NGP growth, keeps to forecasts ahead of November results

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 9th October 2024

Imperial Brands reported trading in line with expectations, driven by robust growth in its tobacco segment and next generation products, as it prepares to give its full-year results in November ...

Governments get stricter on disposables amid health and environmental concerns

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 18th September 2024

Governments around the world are rushing to clamp down on disposable vapes, responding to mounting concerns over their devastating environmental impact, health risks and surging popularity among young people ...

BAT expects new launches to accelerate H2 performance, after revenue drop in H1

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 25th July 2024

British American Tobacco reported a drop in first-half revenue, offset by the continued growth of new categories. BAT expects new-category revenue to be weighted in the second half of 2024, driven by phased launches ...

New Zealand moves closer to plans of tightening controls on youth vaping

Written by Freddie Dawson | 12th July 2024

Enaction of measures to curb youth uptake of vaping in New Zealand proposed earlier this year “should not be too far away”, a government spokesperson told ECigIntelligence ...

Australian Greens supported reforms limiting vape sales, but did its voters?

Written by ECigIntelligence | 11th July 2024

The Greens party supported the passing of the amended reforms limiting the sale of vaping products to pharmacies in Australia, despite it being unclear whether the majority of its voters agreed with the revised model...

Australia limits e-cig sales to pharmacies, but critics say model will fail within a year

Written by Freddie Dawson | 27th June 2024

A bill limiting the sale of vaping products to pharmacies in Australia has successfully passed a Senate vote and will enter into force from 1st October. The bill faced opposition from both sides ...

Australia to vote on limiting e-cig sales to pharmacies amid maelstrom of views

Written by Freddie Dawson | 26th June 2024

A vote on a proposal to limit e-cig sales to pharmacies is expected to take place today (26th June), after Australian officials earlier walked back proposals to move vaping to a more restrictive prescription-only model...

UK smoking ban may not be washed up as Labour likely to refloat its own form of bill

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 29th May 2024

UK prime minister Rishi Sunak’s smoking ban bill is likely to be scrapped after it was not mentioned in the final business in the House of Commons last week, following Sunak’s call for a snap...

Addiction specialist: relative harm beats absolute harm when it comes to e-cigs

Written by ECigIntelligence | 28th May 2024

Relative harm is a far more important consideration than absolute harm when it comes to deciding whether to use e-cigarettes to quit smoking, according to addiction specialist Garrett McGovern ...

Australian vapers and doctors are not acting fast on nicotine vape prescriptions

Written by ECigIntelligence | 29th April 2024

It is illegal in Australia to sell nicotine vapes to anyone without a prescription as of October 2021, but there has been only a small increase in the amount of vapers who have got one...

New Zealand will ban disposable vapes among measures to tackle under-age use

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 22nd March 2024

New Zealand’s associate health minister announced that the government has agreed to outlaw non-reusable vapes and impose harsher sanctions against the sale of vaping products to under-age users ...

Environmental management round-up: new approaches across the globe

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 31st January 2024

Regulators continue to increase restrictions in an attempt to minimise the environmental impact of vaping. ECigIntelligence looks at how different countries are trying to tackle the same issues ...

Are Australia’s vaping laws working to reduce smoking and youth vaping rates?

Written by ECigIntelligence | 30th January 2024

Australian restrictions on the sale of vaping products are so severe as to constitute a de facto ban, according to a public health expert. It has now also banned the general sale of nicotine-free vapes...

What’s in store for 2024? A look at expected regulation in the year ahead

Written by Freddie Dawson | 2nd January 2024

Further regulatory restrictions on e-cigarettes are expected, but these will not prevent the global vaping market from continuing to grow in 2024, ECigIntelligence predicts ...

Disposables dominated 2023, with buzz around bans, youth and the environment

Written by Freddie Dawson | 28th December 2023

“Disposables” was the word in vaping in 2023: although they had been building steam prior to this year, it was 2023 that saw multiple elements reach a crescendo ...

Shock reversal of smoke-free legislation in New Zealand concerns health experts

Written by ECigIntelligence | 4th December 2023

New Zealand’s radical smoke-free plans look likely to fall victim to savings designed to fund tax cuts by the new government, who are looking to repeal amendments to the Smokefree Environments Act ...

GTNF speakers warn against letting loudest voices drive vaping regulations

Written by Freddie Dawson | 12th October 2023

Public pressure can drive legislators to make populist decisions on nicotine product regulation that are not based on evidence, warned speakers at the recent Global Tobacco & Nicotine Forum (GTNF) in Seoul ...

New Zealand tightens restrictions on batteries, nicotine caps, and retailers

Written by ECigIntelligence | 31st August 2023

New Zealand will soon require removable batteries in all vaping devices, while also imposing nicotine concentration limits, banning certain types of flavour names, and tightening restrictions on retail ...

Dentists deliver another smack in the teeth to Australia’s beleaguered vapers

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 10th August 2023

Australian dentists have joined the country’s chorus of opposition to vaping, with the Australian Dental Association (ADA) including a warning against e-cigarettes in its updated recommendations for oral health ...

Aussies ‘will see through’ PMI marketing of e-cigarette products via pharmacies

Written by ECigIntelligence | 28th July 2023

Authorities believe Australian pharmacies and consumers will have the wherewithal to see through Philip Morris International (PMI) vape product marketing tactics ...

BAT records ‘resilient’ H1 performance, remains confident about Vuse Alto PMTA

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 28th July 2023

British American Tobacco’s vapour brand Vuse was the key driver of the company’s positive performance in the first half of the year, and it remains confident in its Vuse Alto pre-market tobacco product application submission...

Health charity urges Scotland to consider an Australian-style prescription regime

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 4th July 2023

Fear of the effects of an increase in youth vaping has led a UK anti-smoking charity to call for e-cigarettes to be made available on prescription only, matching public health policy in Australia ...

New Zealand health research fund backs three-year trial of ways to quit vaping

Written by Freddie Dawson | 28th June 2023

Research into how New Zealanders can stop vaping will receive part of a NZD53.7m (USD32.6m) government funding allocation for research into pressing health issues ...

New Zealand takes a less strict approach towards rising vaping rates among youth

Written by ECigIntelligence | 16th June 2023

New Zealand is trying to balance keeping smoking-cessation rates up and vaping from climbing, especially among young people, but is it doing enough? ...

Debate continues as Australia outlines landmark vaping reforms, including bans

Written by ECigIntelligence | 12th May 2023

Australia has announced that it will take measures to further restrict e-cigarette access as part of its commitment to reducing smoking and vaping rates and their harm to young people ...

Nationals call for an end to Australia’s prescription-only rule for e-cig sales

Written by ECigIntelligence | 18th April 2023

Australia’s National Party says shops should be able to sell nicotine-containing e-cigarettes without prescription to counter the continuing rise in youth vaping ...

Meta removes Australian lobby group’s Facebook ads encouraging vape sales

Written by ECigIntelligence | 20th March 2023

A British American Tobacco initiative ran a series of adverts last year that encouraged visitors to a link where they could sign a petition for the government to let retailers sell nicotine vaping products, and...

Health professionals call on Australian government to tighten vaping rules

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 27th January 2023

Several Australian public health bodies have urged the government to ban flavours in e-cigarettes, reduce their nicotine concentration, and prohibit the sale of disposables ...

Where do we go now? ECigIntelligence’s guide to regulation expected in 2023

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 3rd January 2023

Disposables and youth vaping are likely to be the major themes for vaping in the year ahead, affecting debates on matters such as taxes, flavour bans and environmental measures ...

E-cigs exempt as New Zealand brings in world’s first birthdate-based tobacco ban

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 20th December 2022

New Zealand has passed a law introducing a steadily rising smoking age to prevent those currently under the age of 14 from ever being able to legally buy cigarettes ...

Australia's change of federal government unlikely to bring any relaxation on vaping

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 21st June 2022

A new centre-left Labor government in Australia will not bring about any change in vaping regulations as it looks to liberalise various policies brought in by the former Liberal-National coalition government ...

Australian companies looking to sell prescription nicotine products online

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 8th June 2022

Companies are trying new ways to reach vaping customers in severely restricted Australia, but they must be careful not to fall foul of strict guidelines that separate promoting from simply informing the public about prescription...

The WHO's World No Tobacco Day campaign sparks mixed reactions

Written by Tiziana Cauli | 2nd June 2022

On international World No Tobacco Day vaping industry representatives called out the WHO and governments for not supporting smoking alternatives as a cessation tool, but the campaign was celebrated by many charities and health organisations...

Teen vaping increased in New Zealand amid public health experts’ concerns

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 9th March 2022

The percentage of teen vapers in New Zealand rose significantly in 2021, accompanied by a decline in smoking rates among 13- and 14-year-olds ...

Australian authorised vaping prescribers skyrocket, but so do black markets

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 24th February 2022

The number of authorised prescribers for nicotine vaping products in Australia has skyrocketed since regulations changed. However, critics say this has also led to a booming black market ...

2021 reviewed: false dawn for vaping, or some light showing at the tunnel's end?

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 10th January 2022

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

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 ...

New Zealand hatches fresh plan after admitting it won't hit smoke-free target

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 13th December 2021

New Zealand’s government has released a new plan setting out a series of policies to reach its “bold” ambition of lowering the smoking rate to 5%, including making traditional tobacco “less available” than vaping products...

Australian GPs expect surge in patients as prescription scheme comes into force

Written by ECigIntelligence | 30th September 2021

Australian doctors anticipate an increase in appointments with patients wanting prescriptions for nicotine e-cigarettes after new regulations come into force ...

Vape retailers required to post age-limit signs as New Zealand takes another step

Written by Antonia Di Lorenzo | 10th September 2021

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 ...

How will Australia’s new sales regime work?

Written by Barnaby Page | 11th August 2021

Australian consumers will soon be able to obtain medically licensed nicotine-containing e-cigarettes from community and online pharmacies, but questions remain ...

New Zealand retailers fear government plan to cut number of tobacco outlets

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 27th May 2021

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...

Australia requires prescription to import e-cigs; Senate calls for friendlier regs

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 23rd December 2020

Anyone wanting to import nicotine e-cigarettes into Australia from 1st October 2021 will require a doctor’s prescription, despite a Senate committee’s call for e-cigs to be more generally available ...

Western Australia MP aims for 50,000 signatures on petition to legalise vaping

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 17th December 2020

A member of the Parliament of Western Australia has launched a petition to effectively legalise vaping by allowing the sale of nicotine e-liquid in the state ...

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