Tobacco Insights: October 2017 – Tracking market, company and product news for the Tobacco Industry in September 2017

Table of Contents

1. A Global Perspective 1

1.1. Cigarette Consumption and Production 1

1.1.1. Cigarette consumption trends, 2006-2016 1

1.1.2. Cigarette production trends, 2004-2016 5

1.1.3. Regional cigarette consumption, 2014 9

1.1.4. Regional cigarette production, 2014 10

1.1.5. Per capita consumption of cigarettes by country, 2006-2016 11

2. Global News 15

2.1. Global 15

2.2. Africa 16

2.2.1. Kenya 16

2.2.2. Malawi 16

2.2.3. Nigeria 16

2.2.4. Zimbabwe 16

2.3. Asia-Pacific 17

2.3.1. Australia 17

2.3.2. Bangladesh 17

2.3.3. India 17

2.3.4. Indonesia 18

2.3.5. Japan 18

2.3.6. Malaysia 19

2.3.7. Myanmar 19

2.3.8. Pakistan 20

2.3.9. Philippines 20

2.3.10. South Korea 21

2.3.11. Sri Lanka 21

2.3.12. Taiwan 21

2.4. Europe 22

2.4.1. Bosnia-Herzegovina 22

2.4.2. Cyprus 22

2.4.3. Czech Republic 22

2.4.4. Estonia 22

2.4.5. The EU 23

2.4.6. France 23

2.4.7. Ireland 24

2.4.8. Poland 25

2.4.9. Russia 25

2.4.10. Spain 25

2.4.11. The UK 28

2.4.12. Ukraine 30

2.5. Latin America 31

2.5.1. Brazil 31

2.6. Middle East 32

2.6.1. Turkey 32

2.6.2. Iran 32

2.6.3. The UAE 32

2.7. North America 33

2.7.1. Canada 33

2.7.2. The US 34

3. Analysis of Recent Product Development 43

3.1. Grizzly – Moist Snuff – Long Cut Wintergreen 43

3.2. Marlboro – Cigarettes – Fusion Shine 45

3.3. Rizla Natura – Rolling Papers – Hemp 47

4. Company News 49

4.1. 22nd Century Group 49

4.2. AR Packaging 49

4.3. British American Tobacco 49

4.4. Imperial Brands 50

4.5. Japan Tobacco Inc. 50

4.6. Palmer & Harvey 51

4.7. Philip Morris International 51

4.8. Reynolds American Inc. 53

4.9. Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company 53

4.10. Swedish Match 53

4.11. Wang Zhang Tobacco Trade 54

5. Exploring consumer attitudes towards flavored tobacco and anti-smoking aids 55

5.1. Who is the target audience? 55

5.1.1. Over a half of young adult smokers are interested in flavored tobacco and anti-smoking aids 55

5.1.2. Geography: 49% of Asian and Australasian consumers display interest in flavored tobacco and anti-smoking aids 56

5.1.3. Consumer interest in flavored tobacco and anti-smoking aids grows with affluence 57

5.2. Which flavors will be the most popular? 58

5.2.1. Menthol is the most popular flavor choice in the minty/floral group 59

5.2.2. Apple leads the dessert tobacco and anti-smoking aids flavors 61

5.2.3. Cinnamon is the top choice among dessert flavors 63

5.2.4. Over a fifth of consumers from the “alcohol/cocktail” group prefer whiskey flavor 65

6. Appendix 67

6.1. About GlobalData 67

7. Disclaimer 69

List of Tables

Table 1: Global Cigarette Consumption, pieces (million), 2006-2016 1

Table 2: Global Cigarette Production, pieces (million), 2004-2016 5

Table 3: Regional Cigarette Consumption, 2014 9

Table 4: Regional Cigarette Production, 2014 10

Table 5: Per Capita Consumption of Cigarettes by Country, pieces, 2006-2016 11

Table 6: Japan: Tobacco Quantities Released for Consumption, 2015, 2016 & 2017 18

Table 7: France: Monthly Tobacco Quantities Released for Consumption, 2014-2017 23

Table 8: Spain January Tobacco Quantities Released for Consumption, 2014-2017 25

Table 9: Spain: Monthly Brand Shares, August 2016 & August 2017, % Volume 27

Table 10: UK: Tobacco Quantities Released for Consumption, 2015, 2016 & 2017 29

Table 11: Canada: Monthly Cigarette Production and Sales, 2016-2017 33

Table 12: The US: Monthly Cigarettes Consumption & Production Trends, 2015-2017, Million Pieces 37

Table 13: The US: Monthly Small Cigars Consumption & Production Trends, 2015-2017, Million Pieces 37

Table 14: The US: Monthly Large Cigars & Cigarillos Consumption & Production Trends, 2015 – 2017, Million Pieces 38

Table 15: The US: Monthly Snuff Consumption & Production Trends, 2015 – 2017, Thousand Pounds 39

Table 16: The US: Monthly Chewing Tobacco Consumption & Production Trends, 2015 – 2017, Thousand Pounds 40

Table 17: The US: Monthly Pipe Tobacco Consumption & Production Trends, 2015 – 2017, Thousand Pounds 41

Table 18: The US: Monthly Roll-Your-Own Tobacco Consumption & Production Trends, 2015-2017, Thousand Pounds 42

Table 19: Grizzly – Moist Snuff – Long Cut Wintergreen 43

Table 20: Marlboro – Cigarettes – Fusion Shine 45

Table 21: Rizla Natura – Rolling Papers – Hemp 47

List of Figures

Figure 1: Imports as % of Production, 2014 9

Figure 2: Exports as % of Production, 2014 10

Figure 3: Grizzly – Moist Snuff – Long Cut Wintergreen 44

Figure 4: Marlboro – Cigarettes – Fusion Shine 46

Figure 5: Rizla Natura – Rolling Papers – Hemp 48

Figure 6: Consumer preference in tobacco and anti-smoking aids by age groups 55

Figure 7: Consumer preference in tobacco and anti-smoking aids by region 56

Figure 8: Consumer preference in tobacco and anti-smoking aids by income groups 57

Figure 9: Consumer preference in flavors of tobacco and anti-smoking aids by age groups 58

Figure 10: Detailed consumer flavor preferences the mint/floral group 59

Figure 11: Detailed consumer flavor preferences the mint/floral group, by age groups 60

Figure 12: Detailed consumer flavor preferences in the fruity group 61

Figure 13: Detailed consumer flavor preferences in the fruity group by age groups 62

Figure 14: Detailed consumer flavor preferences in the dessert group 63

Figure 15: Detailed consumer flavor preferences in the dessert group by age groups 64

Figure 16: Detailed consumer flavor preferences in the alcohol/cocktail flavor group 65

Figure 17: Detailed consumer flavor preferences in the alcohol/cocktail flavor group by age groups 66