News analysis

Netherlands heads towards ruling out e-liquid flavours from early next year

Written by ECigIntelligence | 25th June 2020

The Dutch government is working on new legislation to ban all e-cigarette flavours early next year to reduce the appeal of vaping to young people while not discouraging smokers from using e-cigs to help them...

News analysis

New tracker reveals extent of US trend towards fruit-flavoured e-liquids

Written by ECigIntelligence | 24th June 2020

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...

Blogs

Could the land that makes e-cigarettes for the world ban them at home?

Written by Aidan Semmens | 22nd June 2020

Could China, where most of the world’s e-cigarettes are made, actually be considering banning them? It could have major global repercussions for the whole vaping industry – and so, potentially, for levels of smoking –...

Resources Trial versions

Flavour tracker trial version

Written by Judit | 18th June 2020

ECigIntelligence’s flavour tracker provides comparative insights to professionals operating within the various areas of the e-cigarette sector. Whether you are a manufacturer, distributor, investor or seeking the best way to develop your brand, this tracker...

News analysis

How the 2019 US developments will impact the global vape market for many years to come

Written by ECigIntelligence | 15th June 2020

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...

Blogs

Are people vaping more or less during the COVID-19 emergency?

Written by Aidan Semmens | 12th June 2020

Q: Are people vaping more or less during the COVID-19 emergency? A: It’s complex ...

News analysis

While vapour recovers, BAT puts back its £5bn goal for next-gen revenue

Written by ECigIntelligence | 10th June 2020

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 ...

Blogs

Eight months in, what lessons might be learned from India’s e-cig ban?

Written by Aidan Semmens | 5th June 2020

India’s blanket ban on e-cigarettes, summarily imposed by the federal government last September, is proving somewhat ineffective ...

Blogs

Juul puts on a friendlier, more responsible-looking face

Written by Aidan Semmens | 1st June 2020

Having grown so rapidly to a position where it was market-leading, cool – and seen by many people as Public Enemy No.1 – it was probably inevitable that Juul had to be seen to change...

News analysis

California governor proposes vape tax from 2021, supports state flavour ban

Written by ECigIntelligence | 29th May 2020

California is putting forward a budget proposal that would increase taxes on vapour products in the next fiscal year and promises to work on a statewide flavour ban ...

Marketing & retailing News analysis

Vape stores across England preparing to reopen for business next month

Written by ECigIntelligence | 27th May 2020

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 ...

News analysis

Brazil puts back until 2021 a decision on whether to legalise e-cigarettes

Written by ECigIntelligence | 26th May 2020

Brazil has postponed until next year a decision on the possible legalisation of e-cigarettes amid a “reorientation” of health priorities to contain the expansion of the coronavirus pandemic ...

News analysis

Imperial Brands posts 43.9% slump in next-generation half-year revenues

Written by ECigIntelligence | 19th May 2020

Imperial Brands, the company behind the e-cigarette brand Blu, has recorded a major slump in revenue from its next-generation products ...

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Melbourne moves to ban vaping in the business district ‘to clear the air’

Written by ECigIntelligence | 19th May 2020

The Australian city of Melbourne is working to implement new regulation that would prohibit the use of e-cigarettes in the city’s central business district ...

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Juul hits hard times as it plans to exit EU markets, US sales drop 10%

Written by David Palacios Rubio | 6th May 2020

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...

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ECigIntelligence
COVID-19 news round-up

Written by ECigIntelligence | 30th April 2020

All ECigIntelligence’s COVID-19-related news briefings and other data can now be found in one place here ...

News analysis

COP9 postponement buys time to consider evidence, say experts

Written by ECigIntelligence | 30th April 2020

The postponement of the 2020 Conference of the Parties (COP9) to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) to next year could be good news for the tobacco alternatives sector ...

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Flavour ban and coronavirus a double whammy for New Jersey vape trade

Written by ECigIntelligence | 29th April 2020

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...

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Health advocates urge Indonesian president to act against vaping

Written by ECigIntelligence | 27th April 2020

A large grouping of non-profit and health organisations has called on Indonesian president Joko Widodo to take a stricter stance against e-cigarettes and other tobacco products in the battle against COVID-19 ...

News analysis Podcasts

Podcast: e-cig and tobacco industry analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic

Written by ECigIntelligence | 24th April 2020

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 ...