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Philip Morris was the first tobacco manufacturer,  is an American global cigarette and tobacco company, with products sold in over 200 countries with 15.6% of the international cigarette market outside the United States. Marlboro, Parliament and L&M are known in any part of the world.On January 27, 2003, Philip Morris Companies Inc. changed its name to Altria Group, Inc. Even under this new name, Altria continues to own 100% of Philip Morris USA (abbreviated PM USA). Some view this name change as an effort by Altria to deemphasize its historical association with tobacco products.

RJ Reynolds the creator of best-selling Camel cigarettes brand. Camel cigarettes brand appeared in 1913 and was an innovation on the cigarette market. These were the first cigarettes sold in packs, that was not common at that time of days. This brand find market acceptance due to special blend of Virginia and Turkish tobacco having an affordable price and it is premium cigarette brand till nowadays. Other well-known cigarette brands, produced by RJ Reynolds are More, Salem, Winston and others.

Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken is another premium cigarette brands producer, based in Germany. It was founded in 1910 in Europe and got a high demand among smokers quite fast. This company always tried and still tries to fulfill requirements of each smoker, offering rich variety of cigarettes brands, finding new techniques and magnificent blends of tobacco. The most known cigarette brands produced by Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken are Davidoff, West , Boss and others.

The World Tobacco Industry

Tobacco crop is cultivated in over 100 countries. China is considered the world’s major manufacturer. Other main providers are the United States, India, Brazil, Turkey, Zimbabwe and Malawi. Smoking products are used worldwide. The majority of tobacco is used for smoking; it is the fundamental component for cigarettes, pipes, cigars, roll-your-own, and bidis. Tobacco is also utilized for smokeless tobacco such as snuff or chewing tobacco. More than 80 % of world tobacco is widely used for cigarettes.
Among cigarettes, the global share of the American blend (a blend of Virginia, Burley and Oriental tobacco types) is boosting, and that for dark cigarettes is falling. China owns about 30 % of the whole production and consumption of cigarettes. At 12 % of the overall, the United States is the world’s second biggest maker. Some other major producers are Japan, Indonesia, Brazil and Germany. The global demand for tobacco products in the more developed countries is currently dropping. In the less emerging countries its expansion has slowed up. The international cigarette market is getting more and more concentrated by company. The three greatest corporations sell about 2/3 of the world’s total. In separate countries, the level of concentration can be higher. The cigarette manufacturers have responded to the sluggishness of demand in their conventional markets in three approaches: consolidation, variation, and increasing productivity. Government authorities deal with a dilemma. They currently have both an economic and a social interest in tobacco crop. It offers work opportunities, tax earnings and in particular cases foreign exchange profits. However governments also have a responsibility to guard their population’s health. Curing people from smoking-related diseases can be quite expensive. Generally, authorities deal with these disagreeing difficulties by discouraging demand in a number of ways. Increasing cigarette tax is the most popular method. Various have sued the cigarette manufacturers trying to recuperate the price of treating people for smoking-related diseases.
Global works prospective in the tobacco handling industry are not positive. Consolidation, privatization, greater productivity and sluggish demand increase together have a dampening impact on employment prospects. Job opportunities in countries with excessive costs and decreasing demand look mainly insecure. But in an open world economy it is eventually up to the giant companies to determine where to focus production, and which market will be supplied from where.

Russian President Vladimir Putin to Pass the Largest Crackdown on Cigarettes

Russian President Vladimir Putin is considering to pass the largest public health drive in the history of tobacco industry since former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev didn’t realize to break his county of the habit to consume alcohol with a strong crackdown on tobacco and drink.
An anti-smoking regulation presented to parliament on Friday will prohibit smoking in public places, any tobacco advertising and kiosk sales. That follows the actions to restrain the world’s fourth-highest alcohol use per capita with tax increases and by reducing trade. Russia is the world’s second-leading market for cigarettes and alcohol, according to recent estimates. The country with a population of 143 million is 5 million less than it was registered in 1991, when the Soviet Union ruined. Alcohol and tobacco use costs the Russian economy approximately $104 billion per year, or about 5% of gross domestic product (GDP), according to the government estimates.
The crackdown risks encouraging Russians to look for counterfeit cigarettes and drinks, according to cigarette manufacturers and alcohol industry experts. Illicit sale of vodka which is priced as little as $1 for a half-liter (0.13 gallon) will increase to about 60% from 30% of the market by 2014, according to the Center for Federal and Regional Alcohol Market Studies. Illegal cigarette trade may expand to about 45% of the market from 1%, the lobby group Tabakprom informs.
This year, Russia boosted the minimum price of a half-liter of vodka to about 125 rubles or $4 and plans to increase it further to 200 rubles by 2015, according to the government representative Dmitriy Fedorov. As about beer taxes, which were raised in 2010 they should be six times higher in 2015 than in comparison to 2009. “We are already used to smoke, drink and eat poor diet and doing less sport and then falling ill, and take pills in order to get better. But all these should be stopped, and as sooner as better,” stated Nikolai Gerasimenko, deputy head of the lower house of parliament’s ministry of health.

Exclusive version of cigarettes Parliament

The company Philip Morris arrives at the Russian market exclusive version of a family of cigarettes Parliament Reserve. New species of cigarettes will be distributed exclusively by reservation. Experts believe that if properly positioning Parliament Reserve will be successful.

Cigarettes will be issued in a new format in the form of packaging portsigara recommended price of 200 rubles. for the stack. Sales of the new series will not be limited in time, but will be limited circulation: one-customer can order from one to three blocks of Parliament Reserve. Book new cigarettes could be only through distributors Mercure and only in Moscow. "The order will be delivered to the house, which also will stress the core brand values: exclusivity, modernity and high quality - the series is designed for affluent consumers who appreciate this.

Recall Philip Morris already ran two series of limited edition in past New Year holidays - one for Marlboro Cigarettes and Parliament Cigarettes. Limited Series Marlboro had a stack of silver, which has opened the side like lighters, and the bonus Parliament Cigarettes changed the color to blue metallic tutu. But unlike Parliament Reserve, the two series can be purchased at retail prices, and restaurants: Marlboro - at the BP gas station and about 200 locations HoReCa, Parliament Cigarettes - in expensive restaurants.