Makers of the KiK and 88vape eliquid brands is set to become the first vape company to float on the stock market. Manchester-based Supreme, which also sells vaping hardware, batteries and light bulbs, plans to float on AIM, London’s junior stock market in May. Vape...

The UK government has accused tobacco giant Philip Morris of unacceptable behaviour by using adverts to promote its heat-not-burn product, iQOS. An investigation by the Daily Telegraph claimed the tobacco company was supplying newsagents across the UK with sale...

Ecigarette Studies Don’t Replicate Use in the Real World A doctor has claimed a recent study that suggests lead and other toxic heavy metals are present in vapour and possibly heating coils from ecigarettes does not represent vaping in real-life situations....

Phillip Morris International is Putting a Lot Behind the Future of Smokeless Tobacco Back in February the company announced a definite shift towards a smokeless future with a push behind it’s IQOS smokeless devices which heat a stick of tobacco to 300 degrees rather...

While the sale of traditional cigarettes declines, Philip Morris International (PMI) is looking to ecigarettes and specifically its ‘heat not burn’ smokeless product IQOS as the future of its business. As global governments continue to make smoking regulations ever...

Following last year’s Stoptober campaign ecigarettes and vaping proved the most successful aid to help smokers stub out the habit, with 53% of people using them and the newest campaign is now backing them. The number of smokers in Britain has reached its lowest point...

One of the lead authors into a recent study on smoking and smoking related products has suggested Heat not Burn devices should be treated in the same way as cigarettes are until there’s further evidence about their safety. Dr Reto Auer, from the University of Bern,...

This week a Chicago vape firm was taken to court over its branding. Chewing gum makers Wrigleys have filed a lawsuit against Chi Town Vapers alleging their bright yellow Joosy Fruit Gum and a spearmint green Dbl Mint E-Liquid, look very much like the packaging for...

By 2021 global cigarette sales will have dropped to just 86% of total tobacco sales costing the industry $7.7 billion in losses Euromonitor data has shown. In 2016 cigarettes dropped to 89.8% of the total tobacco market, marking the first time in decades that...