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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.
The Totally Wicked lawsuit seeking to strike down article 20 of the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD) goes to the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) this week.
British American Tobacco (BAT) is expanding its presence in the international e-cigarette market through the acquisition of Poland’s major supplier and formalising its co-operation with U.S. tobacco firm Reynolds American.
U.S. smoking-alternatives maker Pax Labs is bringing its Pax 2 heat-not-burn device to European markets, with the product for sale online in Germany and the UK from today and expected to be in stores by mid-October.
Tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PMI) wants to see alternative products take a large share of the nicotine market away from combustible cigarettes as soon as possible – with the help of appropriate regulation.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned tobacco companies including R.J. Reynolds and Imperial Tobacco to stop describing some of their combustible cigarettes as “additive-free” or “natural”.
A gallery of vape shop images from Canada.
Four e-cigarette firms have filed a lawsuit challenging strict manufacturing regulations that are proposed for e-cigarettes in the state of Indiana – and their success or failure could have repercussions across the U.S.
Nicotine and caffeine could not be effectively delivered by the same vaping device, the producer of a caffeine vape pen has claimed.
Our review of the top e-cigarette regulatory stories recently in the news.
Pax Labs will ensure all future advertising campaigns feature models that look more than 30 after hearing feedback from its first Juul e-cigarette campaign.
U.S. tobacco firm Reynolds American is abandoning the test-marketing of its Revo heat-not-burn product, citing poor consumer take-up.
Infographic showing how traffic drivers for the most-visited U.S. e-cig Website compare with those for major e-commerce players.
New data from ECigIntelligence shows surprising consumer behaviour when it comes to online e-cigarette sales and market information.
Pax Labs would happily consider another alliance with a Big Tobacco firm, despite only ending its previous dalliance with JTI in February.
Organisers and visitors at a New Jersey e-cigarette expo face fines totalling $50,000 for vaping indoors, following the event management’s apparent misunderstanding of the state’s laws on e-cig use in public places.
A selection of photos showing te different types of vape shops and e-cigarette displays in Greece.
Philip Morris International (PMI) is deepening its commitment to alternative nicotine technologies with new rollouts for its iQOS heat-not-burn device, as well as cautious health-related claims for the product.
British e-cigarette companies can expect an array of new scientific and quality-control costs after the official launch today of the publicly available specification (PAS) for e-cig manufacture and testing from the British Standards Institution (BSI).
ECigIntelligence next month launches ECigIntelligence Platinum, the most comprehensive package of regulatory and business information available for the e-cigarette market anywhere in the world.
U.S. e-cig maker Pax Labs has secured $46.7m (€42.3m) in funding, which it will use to finance expansion plans including increased availability of its products and a new advertising campaign.
New York state’s attorney general has cracked down on e-cigarette firms that violate state laws against selling e-liquids without child-proof packaging.
European consumers see TV ads for e-cigarettes nearly as often as point-of-sale promotions, but there is a significant divide between east and west in terms of frequency and impact, according to a new report.
Florida’s Rex Vapor hopes to offer vapers the chance to design their own e-cigarettes, which it would then manufacture using 3D printing technology.
U.S. tobacco market leader Altria is hoping to learn more about consumers’ reactions to its Green Smoke and MarkTen XL e-cigarettes and the best way to develop sales.
Polish vape retailers believe the country’s e-cigarette market is growing thanks to higher awareness of the category, perception of e-cigs as a healthier alternative to tobacco, and the freedom to vape where smoking is prohibited. But how long will that last?
Taxation of e-cigarettes in Portugal will hold back market growth and drive consumers online, although its effects have yet to be fully felt, the local industry believes.
The $27bn acquisition of Lorillard (number three in the market) by Reynolds American (number two) is expected to complete on Friday following the removal of the final legal obstacle.
The Lorillard-Reynolds American merger has finally been passed by Federal Trade Commission (FTC). It still needs to undergo a public vote before being finally approved.
New Zealand, where strict controls are placed on e-cigarette sales and distribution, has allowed an e-cig radio ad for the first time.
The domestic Chinese market for e-cigarettes appears to finally be opening up, with a major manufacturer having started distribution of nicotine-containing cigalikes through convenience stores at the beginning of this year, and a number of others having plans to distribute their own products in 2015.
The top four mainstream e-cigarette brands in the U.S. will all be in the hands of tobacco companies following an agreement by Japan Tobacco (JT) to purchase Logic.
Pax Labs is hoping that high nicotine concentration and tobacco-like chemistry will convert smokers to its new Juul e-cigarette.
Many thought that not getting Blu as part of the Lorillard takeover was a downside for Reynolds, or an inexplicable decision. But increasingly it looks like it might be no big loss.
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