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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 another.
The American arm of a major Chinese e-cigarette coalition has chosen to join the Vapor Technology Association (VTA).
The Advertising Association in the UK has called for bans on e-cigarette advertising in various media to be lifted, while the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) found no problem with an advertisement in the recent “Just you and Blu” campaign that appeared in the London Evening Standard.
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 vapers.
Cynthia Cabrera is stepping down as executive director, CEO and president of the Smoke Free Alternatives Trade Association (SFATA).
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 Irn-Bru.
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 other media on the same theme.
Two e-cigarette retailers face Australian court proceedings after the country’s consumer watchdog filed charges alleging they had made false and misleading claims about the safety of their products.
All British e-cigarette brands marketed as “lite” will have to change their names in order to comply with the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), at an estimated cost of £23m (€30m, $33m).
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?
E-liquid maker Lost Art Liquids has filed suit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), claiming that the deeming regulations violate two parts of the U.S. Constitution and two important statutes.
UK e-cig firms feel as prepared as they can be for the implementation of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), but many would still have liked to see it overturned by the European Court of Justice in the Totally Wicked case.
Small independent vape stores in the U.S. are almost universally negative in their reaction to the new deeming regulations.
A U.S. e-cigarette maker has begun what may be the first of many lawsuits against the new deeming regulations from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Initial industry reaction broke down largely along expected lines – with many of the usual faces popping in with early assessments. Further reaction is expected as more people get to grips with the massive U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory document.
The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) has ruled against the British e-cigarette company Totally Wicked in its quest to overturn article 20 of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD).
E-cigarette designers may have found a way around the restrictions on maximum e-liquid tank size in the EU’s Tobacco Products Directive (TPD).
British American Tobacco has announced the acquisition of Ten Motives, considered to be the UK’s largest independent e-cigarette company.
Australia’s pharmaceuticals regulator has been ordered to consider an application from Nicovations to register its Voke nicotine inhalator as an over-the-counter medicine.
A new trade association for the e-cigarette industry in China plans to lobby local and national governments to improve the business environment.
A new UK trade association says it will represent e-cigarette companies without influence by pharmaceutical or tobacco firms.
Consistent patterns in Website traffic could be a sign that the U.S. online e-cigarette sector is maturing, a new ECigIntelligence report suggests.
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.
E-cig firms are upset over a lack of clarity on what might be allowable on websites post UK TPD implementation.
A group of British vapers is convinced that voting to leave the European Union will save the industry and consumers from the looming Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) and its restrictions on e-cigarettes.
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 industry.
A medically licensed e-cigarette could make it impossible to enact voluntary or regulatory bans in the UK. But first BAT’s Nicoventures needs to produce one.
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 claims.
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 model.
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 industry.
Reynolds American, the second-largest U.S. tobacco firm, has set up a subsidiary devoted to e-cigarettes and other next-generation nicotine products.
A second lawsuit has been filed against Indiana’s controversial new regulations on e-liquid manufacturing.
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.
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 to be going toward heat-not-burn.
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 TPD and the deeming regulations merely add a further twist to an already complex outlook.
Chinese manufacturer Kimree is the subject of a takeover due to its strong presence in the domestic Chinese market.
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 venues.
Fontem and NJOY have reached a settlement for ongoing patent disputes in the U.S. and Germany.
Justifications for public vaping bans largely revolve around re-normalisation of conventional smoking as well as the possible health impact of secondhand vaping.
James Higgs of Nicoccino shares his views on marketing, regulation, and education.
Philip Morris International (PMI) is testing its iQOS heat-not-burn product in Russia, ECigIntelligence has confirmed.
The state of Washington has brought charges against e-cigarette firms for wrongly claiming organic status on their products. This move is part of a wider trend by state attorneys general to crack down on marketing of e-cigarette products without e-cig specific legislation in place.
A French government agency found significant irregularities in tested e-liquid samples and e-cigarette chargers.
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 ECigIntelligence.
All aspects of an e-cigarette business could come under fire as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) looks for novel ways to curtail unsubstantiated claims.
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?
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 vaping.
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 intimate knowledge of the science behind vaporisers, and several types of cannabis-compatible vaporisers, or “c-cigs”, may succeed in the U.S. market.
Industry executives say e-cig companies are doing the sector a disservice by using sex and cloud chasing to attempt to sell e-cigarettes.
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 channels.
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