Tobacco

After a year of strong growth in 2021, cigarette sales recorded a slight unit volume decline in Middle East and Africa in 2022. With disposable incomes under pressure in a lot of countries, illicit trade remains a problem in many of them. E-vaping…

Tobacco in Latin America was recording positive value growth in 2022, driven by the still dominant cigarettes category, but with e-vapour and heated tobacco products recording more dynamic growth. However, the development of these next-generation…

While cigarettes were recording a second year of positive growth in 2022, boosted by further normalisation post-pandemic, enabling a fuller return of mobility, inbound tourists and social lives, there was a mixed picture in the newer alternatives to…

British American Tobacco is a highly successful global tobacco company, holding leading positions in cigarette, vapour, HTP and oral nicotine categories. The tobacco industry is under scrutiny from public health and sustainability officials and in…

Beauty and personal care packaging remained resilient globally, with Asia as the growth engine and toiletries dominating volume sales globally. As lifestyles continue to evolve, packaging innovation will be challenged to respond to consumers’ new…