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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 goods
High taxes are holding back the market for legal vaping products in Middle Eastern markets and the black market is benefitting as a result, according to a major distribution business in the region
The age of 25 is a stark divider among Canadian vapers, with differences in ever-use, recent use, flavour preferences and reasons for vaping, according to the recently released 2021 Canadian Tobacco and Nicotine Survey (CTNS) that studied nearly 10,000 Canadians aged 15 and older
RLX Technology saw a drop of 28.5% in net revenue for the first quarter of 2022 and warns of future business impact from regulatory restrictions
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
INNCO urged policymakers to conduct health impact studies involving consumers and producers if flavour bans are being debated
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
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
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
RLX Technology has reported a slowdown in its revenue growth for the second quarter of the year due to “external factors”
Australian consumers will soon be able to obtain medically licensed nicotine-containing e-cigarettes from community and online pharmacies, but questions remain
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
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
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
ECigIntelligence managing director Tim Phillips shares his insights into flavour developments and restrictions, in a presentation first seen at ENDS Europe online
No amount of TV advertising, celebrity endorsement, money-off vouchers or candy inducements can get kids interested in e-cigarettes, new laboratory experiment discovers
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
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 business enforcements – as well as challenges and opportunities. To obtain more data and analysis from the […]
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
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 the rise
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
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 a market that faces challenges unlike any other, most notably the presence of a tobacco monopoly whose […]
New legislation tabled in the New Brunswick provincial legislature to ban flavours in e-liquids has caused alarm among Canada’s vaping industry
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
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
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
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 Europe in general, plus some other European developments from this year. He also provides an overview of […]
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
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
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
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