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The tobacco company with the best sense of humour

Founded in 1881, Philip Morris International is one of the largest tobacco companies in the world.

Every year, the company sells no less than 800 billion cigarettes, supplying a global tobacco market whose products contribute to the deaths of the roughly 7 million smokers who die each year as a result of smoking.

However, this has not stopped PMI from regularly encouraging people to quit smoking and switch to vaping. Although many consider this to be green washing, the reason behind it is actually to boost sales of the products it offers as an alternative to cigarettes, like its IQOS, a heated tobacco product the company has invested heavily in.

IQOS 3 Approved By The FDA

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that they have approved the IQOS 3 system for sale in the United States by Altria Group...

Philip Morris CEO Reiterates That Cigarette Sales Could End Within 15...

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At the end of 2019, it was calculated that there were a total of 13.6m IQOS users, of whom 9.7m were former smokers who...

PMI Korea: Local Law Should Reflect FDA’s Classification of IQOS as...

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PMI’s IQOS is the most commonly sold heated tobacco product. The battery operated smokeless alternative to combustible cigarettes, works by heating sticks containing tobacco...

Cigarette Smugglers Exploit the Covid-Related Demand for Medical Supplies 

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According to experts in illicit trade, the same smugglers who drive the cigarette black market and facilitate money laundering and the trafficking of dangerous...

PMI CEO Says Cigarettes May be Obsolete Within a Decade

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"I am convinced it is possible to completely end cigarette sales in many countries within 10 to 15 years," said chief executive Andre Calantzopoulos,...

The FDA Authorizes the Marketing of IQOS as a Modified Risk...

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In December 2016, Philip Morris International (PMI) had submitted a Modified Risk Tobacco Product (MRTP) application with the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products, for...

UK: Big Tobacco Use Menthol Ban to Promote IQOS

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As of last May, menthol cigarettes have been banned across the EU as per the European Union Revised Tobacco Products Directive (TPD). Despite Brexit,...

US: Philip Morris and Altria Face ITC Investigations

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In April, BAT announced it was suing its competitor Philip Morris International Inc (PMI) in the United States and Germany, alleging that the tobacco...