Top Cigarettes Manufacturers in the World   by Helen Winston

in Business / Management    (submitted 2012-01-31)

Republic of Moldova, Thailand and Turkey to privatise their state tobacco industry as a condition of loans. The remaining monopolies represent a combined consumption of 2 billion cigarettes or 40 percent of the world's total cigarette consumption. Since the early 1990s, the
cigarette companies have massively increased their manufacturing capacity in developing countries and eastern Europe. Where once the rich countries exported "death and disease", increasingly these are manufactured locally. Philip Morris International has worked for many years to develop new tobacco products supplying the ceaseless demand, introducing new high quality brands: Marlboro, L&M, Chesterfield, Parliament, Virginia Slims, Bond Street, Red & White, Diana (Italy), A Mild (Indonesia), A Hijau (Indonesia), Dji Sam Soe (Indonesia), Optima (Russia), Apollo-Soyuz (Russia), Morven Gold (Pakistan), Boston (Colombia), Best & Classic (Serbia), f6 (Germany), Assos (Greece), Petra (Czech Republic)

British American Tobacco founded over 100 years ago in 1902 by UK Imperial Tobacco Company and the American Tobacco Company. British American Tobacco is a tobacco company with brands sold in more than 180 markets. During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company supplied over 180 markets with 708 billion cigarettes. These were produced at 45 factories based in 39 countries. The Company's directly-owned subsidiaries include British American Tobacco (1998) Limited, B.A.T. International Finance p.l.c., B.A.T Capital Corporation and BATMark Limited. In October 2011, the Company acquired Productora Tabacalera de Colombia, S.A.S. (Protabaco). The Company's four principal brands include Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike and Pall Mall, Vogue, Viceroy, Rothmans, Kool, Benson & Hedges, State Express 555, Peter Stuyvesant, John Player Gold Leaf, Winfield, Belmont (Columbia, Chile and Venezuela), Jockey Club (Argentina), Stradbroke (Australia), Hollywood (Brazil), du Maurier (Canada), Prince (Denmark), North State (Finland), HB (Germany), Sopianae (Hungary), Wills (India), Ardath (Indonesia), Carrolls (Germany), Carrolls Kings (Germany), Grand Parade (Germany), Back Allen (Germany), Sweet Afton (Ireland), Major (Ireland), Boots (Mexico), Alas (Mexico), Gold Leaf (Pakistan), Jan III Sobieski (Poland), Yava Gold (Russia), Courtliegh (South Africa), Parisienne (Switzerland), Maltepe (Turkey), Xon (Uzbekistan), Craven A (Vietnam and Jamaica)

Reynolds American Inc., incorporated on January 5, 2004, is a holding company. The Company's operating subsidiaries include cigarette manufacturer in the United States, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, and the smokeless tobacco products manufacturer in the United States, American Snuff Company, LLC. RAI operates in two segments: RJR Tobacco and American Snuff. The RJR Tobacco segment consists of the primary operations of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. The American Snuff segment consists of the primary operations of American Snuff Co. and Lane. Two of RAI's wholly owned subsidiaries, Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, Inc., and Niconovum AB, among others, are included in All Other segment. RJR Tobacco is the cigarette manufacturer in the United States. RJR Tobacco also manages contract manufacturing of cigarette and tobacco products through arrangements with BAT affiliates, as well as manages tobacco products sold to certain United States territories, United States duty-free shops and United States overseas military bases. RJR Tobacco offers two types of smoke-free tobacco, CAMEL Snus and CAMEL Dissolvables. CAMEL Snus is pasteurized tobacco in a small pouch that provides tobacco consumption. CAMEL Dissolvables include CAMEL Orbs, Sticks and Strips. RJR Tobacco's selling cigarette brands are: Camel, Winston, Salem, Doral, Kool, Eclipse, Export A, Pall Mall (US), Misty, Capri

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC is an international tobacco company, which manufactures, markets, distributes and sells a range of cigarettes, tobaccos, cigars, rolling papers and tubes. Its portfolio of products includes Davidoff, Gauloises Blondes and West. The Company operates under two segments: tobacco and logistics. The Tobacco business comprises the manufacture, marketing and sale of tobacco and tobacco-related products, including sales to (but not by) the Logistics business. The Logistics business comprises the distribution of tobacco products for tobacco product manufacturers, including Imperial Tobacco, as well as a range of non-tobacco products and services. Imperial Tobacco Group PLC has 51 manufacturing sites and products in over 160 markets. The Company's activities include tobacco leaf procurement and processing, product manufacturing, distribution and responsible sales and marketing. In 2003 Imperial Tobacco purchased the Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH of Germany (then the fourth largest tobacco company) adding such brands as Davidoff, Peter Sluyvesant and West to its list of products. In 2008 Imperial acquired Atladis (then the fifth largest tobacco company) with its brands Fortuna, Gauloises, Blondes and Gitanes. Imperial Tobacco brands: Brandon's, Davidoff, Embassy, Escort, Excellence
Fortuna, Gauloises, Gitanes, Horizon, John Player Special (JPS), Lambert & Butler - the UK's best selling brand, Mark Fernyhough cigarettes, Moon, Peter Jackson, Peter Stuyvesant, Prima, R1, Regal
Richmond, Route 66, Superkings, West

Lorillard Tobacco Company is the oldest tobacco manufacturer in the United States. The company was founded in 1760 by Pierre Abaham Lorillard. By 1910 Lorillard was controlled by James Buchanan Duke and the American Tobacco Company. In 1911, however, US Court of Appeal issued a Dessolution Decree to the American Tobacco Company giving Lorillard the opportunity to be independent once again. The company grew taking a gian step forward with Benjamin Lloyd Belt as its president. Currently Lorillard is the third largest tobacco manufacturer in the US. Lorillad brands: Newport, Kent, Max, Old Gold, Satin, True, Maverick, Gallaher Group

Gallaher Group is the major Irish-based tobacco company. It was founded in 1857 by Tom Gallaher in Derry, Ireland and by 1896 owned the largest tobacco factory in the world. In 1896 the company was incorporated producing cigarettes, cigars, and snuff. In the early 20th century, Gallaher moved its cigarette producton to Belfast and cigar productio to Wales.

In the early 21st cetury Japan Tobacco became the sole owner of the Gallaher Group - the largest foreign acquisition in Japanese history. Currently, Gallaher operates mostly in the UK and Europe with muc smaller affiliates in Central Asia, Middle East and Africa. Gallaher Group brands:Silk Cut, Mayfair, Benson & Hedges, Sterling, Nil, Kensitas Club, Senior Service, Amber Leaf, Sobranie, Hamlet Cigars

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