Global e-cigarette industry hot news of the week

1. The State Tobacco Monopoly Administration issued the Notice on Carrying out Special Inspection on Regulating the Order of the E-Cigarette Market.

On February 28, the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration issued the Notice on Launching a Special Inspection to Standardize the Order of the e-cigarette Market. From March 6 to April 25, the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration will conduct a comprehensive inspection, rectification and rectification of the e-cigarette market, and supervise the law-abiding operations of e-cigarette market players who have obtained tobacco monopoly licenses according to law from three aspects, including production, wholesale and sales. We will ban and shut down e-cigarette market players who have not obtained tobacco monopoly licenses according to law, and crack down on illegal production and sale of e-cigarettes.

2. Anhui busted a big case of illegal e-cigarette business, involving more than 60 million yuan

Recently, Anhui Xiao County Public Security Bureau, together with Suzhou City Public Security Bureau Economic Investigation detachment, network security detachment and other units, under the strong assistance of Suzhou City Tobacco Monopoly Bureau inspection detachment, Xiao County Tobacco Monopoly Bureau, went to Guangxi, Jiangxi, Guangdong and other provinces and cities, successfully destroyed a criminal gang of illegal production, transportation, and sales of electronic cigarettes, and shut down 4 production centers. Warehouse sales dens 6, arrested 16 suspects involved.

At present, 16 suspects, including Zhou, Su, Li, Xiao and Ni, have been taken criminal coercive measures by the police on suspicion of illegal business operations. The case is also being handled further.

3. 16 people were arrested in a large-scale cross-provincial e-cigarette operation in Shanghai

Police in Chongming, Shanghai, have cracked a large-scale cross-province case involving the illegal sale of electronic cigarettes worth more than 10 million yuan. 16 suspects have been taken criminal compulsory measures in accordance with the law. The police warned that e-cigarettes belong to tobacco monopoly products, and it is illegal to sell related products without obtaining a tobacco monopoly retail license.

4. China Tobacco Heating cigarette patent technology of Sichuan has made a major breakthrough

Recently, Sichuan China Tobacco research and development of "a method of heating disordered tobacco" was authorized by the national invention patent. The invention broke through the international patent barrier, realized the self-innovation of domestic heating cigarette rolling process, laid the foundation for further enriching heating cigarette categories, and had important and milestone significance for the research and development of new tobacco of Sichuan China Tobacco.

Currently, the invention has been applied to 13 countries for PCT international patents, and has been successfully applied to the production of "KUANZHAI" disordered heated cigarettes, achieving mass production and export.

5. Industrial Technology Research Institute of heated tobacco Core and Auxiliary Materials was established

On February 24th, Yuxi City's first industrial technology research institute - heating tobacco core and auxiliary materials industrial Technology Research Institute was established. The establishment of the research institute will accelerate the layout of the new tobacco industry in Yuxi, build a special remanufactured tobacco production base for heated cigarettes and a pilot area for new tobacco, and provide strong scientific and technological innovation support for the whole industry chain to build 100 billion cigarettes and supporting industries.

6. The UK is considering a new tax on vaping products

Ministers are considering a new tax on vaping products in an attempt to tackle the rise in teenagers using single-use electronic cigarettes. Other proposals under consideration include further regulation of packaging, marketing and taste, among others. Still, the proposal would not consider a total ban on single-use e-cigarettes.

7. Altria is buying NJOY, the third-largest e-cigarette brand in the US, for $2.75 billion

Altria Group Inc. is in advanced talks to buy e-cigarette maker NJOY Holdings Inc for at least $2.75 billion, foreign media reported. NJOY is one of the few e-cigarette makers whose products have been approved by federal regulators in the US.

8. Fillo launches single-use e-cigarettes in the UK

VEEBA, a disposable electronic cigarette containing 1.8 percent nicotine, has been launched by its UK and Ireland subsidiaries, foreign media reported. The product was not commercialized with packaging and flavor descriptions that might appeal to minors.

9. Thai Customs Department destroys illegal e-cigarettes worth 72 million baht

On February 24, the General Administration of Customs of Thailand used a roller to destroy 874,535 pieces of illegal e-cigarette products, including e-cigarette hosts, vaping liquid, mouthpieces and other related equipment, with a total value of more than 72 million baht (tax included).