World's biggest tobacco company says the UK should ban cigarettes



07/26/2021 3:59 AM


Executives at Philip Morris International, the world's largest tobacco company, said the UK should act on cigarettes as it does on petrol-powered cars - ban them in the next ten years. According to The Daily Telegraph, this was announced by CEO André Calantzopoulos and chairman Jacek Olzak.



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At the same time, they praised the UK government's "progressive" approach to regulating the market for e-cigarettes and other tobacco warming devices such as Philip Morris' IQOS. The company plans to focus on tobacco heating systems, anti-smoking products, etc. in the future.

Philip Morris has long been committed to reducing its share of tobacco-smoking products. In recent years, the company has invested $8.1bn in this effort. 

In July alone it announced two deals that show movement in this direction, with the acquisition of Danish nicotine gum maker Fertin Pharma for $813m and UK medicinal inhaler maker Vectura for $1.4bn. Non-smoking products now account for 25% of Philip Morris' revenue and are expected to make up 50% by 2025.

source: telegraph.co.uk


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