Tag: BAT
PMI Faces The Possibility of Having IQOS Imports Blocked
In May 2020, BAT submitted a lawsuit against its main competitor, PMI, in the United States and Germany, alleging that the tobacco heating technology...
BAT Accused of Using Legal loophole to Give Vape Samples to...
By law, businesses selling vaping products are allowed to market their products by distributing free samples via third-party marketing firms. However, health entities in...
British American Tobacco Launches VapeExplained.com To Educate Public On Vaping
British American Tobacco (BAT), the tobacco giant that owns vape brands like Vuse and Vype, told Vaping Post in an email that the company...
Vuse Launches Website For Customized Vaping Orders
R.J. Reynolds Vapor Co., the brand’s owner and part of the British American Tobacco Group (BAT), announced the website launch in a press release....
British American Tobacco Reduces Revenue Growth Expectations
The world’s second largest tobacco company, which besides popular cigarette brands such as Dunhill and Rothmans, also sells a number of electronic devices such...
BAT Sues PMI on Grounds That IQOS Technology Infringed its Patents
BAT said that in the US, it filed two patent infringement claims against PMI, one via the International Trade Commission (ITC) and one in...
BAT: Potential COVID-19 Plant Based Vaccine Ready for Human Trials
Kentucky BioProcessing (KBP), an American subsidiary of the British tobacco company BAT, has been working on a potential vaccine against COVID-19. Last month, BAT...
BAT Unveils Business Strategy Focusing on Alternative Products
The new corporate goal to build “A Better Tomorrow” includes a 1 billion pounds ($1.24 billion) cost-saving and investment plan and promises to reduce...
UK: BAT Promoting E-Cigarettes Despite Ads Ban
In line with the EU Tobacco Products Directive (TPD), Rule 22.12 of the UK CAP Code forbids the promotion of unlicensed nicotine-containing e-cigarettes in...
BAT Says COVID-19 Outbreak Has Not Affected Cigarette Sales
“We don’t see any change in patterns of consumption of cigarettes because of COVID-19,“ said Chief Executive Officer Jack Bowles, via webcast at the...
