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Philip Morris International bought British pharmaceutical company Vectura for GBP 1 billion. Vectura is known for developing a pioneering inhaled treatment for Covid-19. The offer by Philip Morris International, which is investing billions to move away from its core tobacco business, trumped the £GBP 958m tabled by the private equity group Carlyle in May 2021. Vectura’s board had recommended that shareholders accept Carlyle’s offer but withdrew support for that bid after receiving the higher offer from Philip Morris International. <ref>[http://web.archive.org/save/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jul/09/philip-morris-international-makes-1bn-offer-for-pharma-firm-vectura-covid-19 Philip Morris International makes £1bn offer for UK pharma firm Vectura], ''The Guardian'', 9 July 2021, Accessed 2 August 2021 </ref> The World Health Organisation has warned that companies like Philip Morris are seeking to establish partnerships in healthcare to undermine control of its “deadly products”. Subsequently, the British government has started into whether the takeover of Vectura by Philip Morris International raises public interest concerns. <ref>[http://web.archive.org/save/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/global-health-body-alarmed-by-vectura-bid-89733bgpr Global health body alarmed by Vectura bid], ''The Times'', 17 July 2021, Accessed 2 August 2021</ref> In September 2021, Vectura was excluded from a pharmaceutical conference after academics disagreed over the company’s GBP 1.1bn takeover by cigarette company Philip Morris International. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/save/https://todayheadline.co/inhaler-firm-vectura-removed-from-conference-over-philip-morris-takeover-philip-morris-international/ Inhaler firm Vectura removed from conference over Philip Morris takeover | Philip Morris International], Today Headline, 17 September 2021, Accessed 20 September 2021</ref> | Philip Morris International bought British pharmaceutical company Vectura for GBP 1 billion. Vectura is known for developing a pioneering inhaled treatment for Covid-19. The offer by Philip Morris International, which is investing billions to move away from its core tobacco business, trumped the £GBP 958m tabled by the private equity group Carlyle in May 2021. Vectura’s board had recommended that shareholders accept Carlyle’s offer but withdrew support for that bid after receiving the higher offer from Philip Morris International. <ref>[http://web.archive.org/save/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jul/09/philip-morris-international-makes-1bn-offer-for-pharma-firm-vectura-covid-19 Philip Morris International makes £1bn offer for UK pharma firm Vectura], ''The Guardian'', 9 July 2021, Accessed 2 August 2021 </ref> The World Health Organisation has warned that companies like Philip Morris are seeking to establish partnerships in healthcare to undermine control of its “deadly products”. Subsequently, the British government has started into whether the takeover of Vectura by Philip Morris International raises public interest concerns. <ref>[http://web.archive.org/save/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/global-health-body-alarmed-by-vectura-bid-89733bgpr Global health body alarmed by Vectura bid], ''The Times'', 17 July 2021, Accessed 2 August 2021</ref> In September 2021, Vectura was excluded from a pharmaceutical conference after academics disagreed over the company’s GBP 1.1bn takeover by cigarette company Philip Morris International. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/save/https://todayheadline.co/inhaler-firm-vectura-removed-from-conference-over-philip-morris-takeover-philip-morris-international/ Inhaler firm Vectura removed from conference over Philip Morris takeover | Philip Morris International], Today Headline, 17 September 2021, Accessed 20 September 2021</ref> | ||
− | In July 2021, Philip Morris International announced it entered into an agreement to acquire Fertin Pharma, a leading developer and manufacturer of innovative pharmaceutical and well-being products based on oral and intra-oral delivery systems, for an enterprise value of DKK 5.1 billion (approximately USD 820 million). <ref>[http://web.archive.org/save/http://www.venturemagazine.me/2021/07/philip-morris-international-announces-agreement-to-acquire-fertin-pharma/ Philip Morris International Announces Agreement to Acquire Fertin Pharma], ''Venture Magazine'', 10 July 2021, Accessed 2 August 2021</ref> The acquisition has been widely condemned by international health organizations, including by the British Thoracic Society, the European Respiratory Society and the US COPD Foundation, as well as the American Lung Association and American Thoracic Society who referred to the move as ‘reprehensible’. <ref>Hopkinson NS, [https://web.archive.org/save/https://thorax.bmj.com/content/early/2021/12/23/thoraxjnl-2021-218328 Vectura and Philip Morris: the leopard has not changed its spots], Thorax, 23 December 2021, doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2021-218328, Accessed 8 February 2022 </ref> | + | In July 2021, Philip Morris International announced it entered into an agreement to acquire Fertin Pharma, a leading developer and manufacturer of innovative pharmaceutical and well-being products based on oral and intra-oral delivery systems, for an enterprise value of DKK 5.1 billion (approximately USD 820 million). <ref>[http://web.archive.org/save/http://www.venturemagazine.me/2021/07/philip-morris-international-announces-agreement-to-acquire-fertin-pharma/ Philip Morris International Announces Agreement to Acquire Fertin Pharma], ''Venture Magazine'', 10 July 2021, Accessed 2 August 2021</ref> The acquisition has been widely condemned by international health organizations, including by the British Thoracic Society, the European Respiratory Society and the US COPD Foundation, as well as the American Lung Association and American Thoracic Society who referred to the move as ‘reprehensible’. <ref>Hopkinson NS, [https://web.archive.org/save/https://thorax.bmj.com/content/early/2021/12/23/thoraxjnl-2021-218328 Vectura and Philip Morris: the leopard has not changed its spots], Thorax, 23 December 2021, doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2021-218328, Accessed 8 February 2022 </ref> |
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Philip Morris International acquired pharmaceutical company OtiTopic, which specializes in inhalation drugs. <ref> [https://web.archive.org/save/https://quote.rbc.ru/news/short_article/611100159a79472658c887b2 Philip Morris покупает фармкомпанию OtiTopic], ''RBC'', 16 August 2021, Accessed 20 September 2021 </ref> | Philip Morris International acquired pharmaceutical company OtiTopic, which specializes in inhalation drugs. <ref> [https://web.archive.org/save/https://quote.rbc.ru/news/short_article/611100159a79472658c887b2 Philip Morris покупает фармкомпанию OtiTopic], ''RBC'', 16 August 2021, Accessed 20 September 2021 </ref> | ||
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! style="font-weight:bold; width: 40%;" |Recent acquisitions<ref name="CHRUCHBASE_PMI">Crunchbase, [https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.investopedia.com/terms/u/unconsolidated-subsidiary.asp Philip Morris International], Accessed 12 May 2018</ref> | ! style="font-weight:bold; width: 40%;" |Recent acquisitions<ref name="CHRUCHBASE_PMI">Crunchbase, [https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.investopedia.com/terms/u/unconsolidated-subsidiary.asp Philip Morris International], Accessed 12 May 2018</ref> | ||
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− | Philip Morris International estimated that IQOS will have 25 million users that have stopped smoking and switched to IQOS by earlier than 2025 <ref> Philip Morris International, [https://web.archive.org/web/20200221154743/https:/www.pmi.com/sustainability/business-transformation-metrics Business Transformation Metrics], Accessed 3 May 2021 </ref> | + | Philip Morris International estimated that IQOS will have 25 million users that have stopped smoking and switched to IQOS by earlier than 2025. <ref> Philip Morris International, [https://web.archive.org/web/20200221154743/https:/www.pmi.com/sustainability/business-transformation-metrics Business Transformation Metrics], Accessed 3 May 2021 </ref> |
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Expose Tobacco revealed that despite PMI’s “claimed commitment to harm reduction, it is arguably the least diversified TTC with the highest-risk product portfolio. “ The cigarette and IQOS respectively accounted for 92 percent and 8 percent of volumes (and 81 percent and 19 percent of net revenue) in May 2020. <ref>Expose Tobacco, [https://web.archive.org/save/https://exposetobacco.org/news/pmi-agm/ Philip Morris International: The Beginning of the End?], 5 May 2020, Accessed 1 December 2020</ref> | Expose Tobacco revealed that despite PMI’s “claimed commitment to harm reduction, it is arguably the least diversified TTC with the highest-risk product portfolio. “ The cigarette and IQOS respectively accounted for 92 percent and 8 percent of volumes (and 81 percent and 19 percent of net revenue) in May 2020. <ref>Expose Tobacco, [https://web.archive.org/save/https://exposetobacco.org/news/pmi-agm/ Philip Morris International: The Beginning of the End?], 5 May 2020, Accessed 1 December 2020</ref> | ||
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In April 2019, Philip Morris International launched “The Year of Unsmoke” marketing campaign. The campaign was branded as “an urgent call to action to smokers, nonsmokers, regulators and agents of change across the world to drive a better future for the world’s 1.1 billion smokers and their families, loved ones and communities.” <ref> [https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.apnews.com/Business%20Wire/732e8686e6924fa0928ad54fc28378e2 Philip Morris International Enters the ‘Year of Unsmoke’—Calls on All Those Who Can Empower a Smoke-Free Future], ''AP News'', 8 April 2019, Accessed 24 April 2019 </ref> | In April 2019, Philip Morris International launched “The Year of Unsmoke” marketing campaign. The campaign was branded as “an urgent call to action to smokers, nonsmokers, regulators and agents of change across the world to drive a better future for the world’s 1.1 billion smokers and their families, loved ones and communities.” <ref> [https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.apnews.com/Business%20Wire/732e8686e6924fa0928ad54fc28378e2 Philip Morris International Enters the ‘Year of Unsmoke’—Calls on All Those Who Can Empower a Smoke-Free Future], ''AP News'', 8 April 2019, Accessed 24 April 2019 </ref> | ||
"In a heavily-regulated environment you have some help from lawyers, so a lot of your message comes from guidelines. But the gutsy part is deciding how far you are going to push it. We’ve re-entered civilised society, but the one thing that we can’t change is that – whether we sell cigarettes or somebody else does – people are going to buy cigarettes." Marian Salzman, Senior Vice President Global Communications, Phillip Morris International <ref> [https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.holmesreport.com/latest/article/cmos-at-davos-the-challenges-of-a-communications-pivot CMOS at Davos the challenges of a communications pivot], ''The Holmes Report'', 23 January 2019, Accessed 21 April 2019 </ref> | "In a heavily-regulated environment you have some help from lawyers, so a lot of your message comes from guidelines. But the gutsy part is deciding how far you are going to push it. We’ve re-entered civilised society, but the one thing that we can’t change is that – whether we sell cigarettes or somebody else does – people are going to buy cigarettes." Marian Salzman, Senior Vice President Global Communications, Phillip Morris International <ref> [https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.holmesreport.com/latest/article/cmos-at-davos-the-challenges-of-a-communications-pivot CMOS at Davos the challenges of a communications pivot], ''The Holmes Report'', 23 January 2019, Accessed 21 April 2019 </ref> | ||
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+ | Philip Morris International has launched an initiative called "Mission Winnow” to get around tobacco marketing ban laws and to endorse innovation "driving towards a better future. It is tied closely with Formula 1 racing, but there are numerous images of Philip Morris International scientists. Philip Morris International claimed “Mission Winnow” fully complied with tobacco advertising laws, despite an investigation being launched in Australia over the matter. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/save/https://uk.motor1.com/news/304692/ferrari-mission-winnow-investigation-australia/Ferrari Mission Winnow investigation in Australia], ''Motor 1'', 10 February 2019, Accessed 21 April 2019 </ref> Ferrari was later forced to remove the branding from its vehicles and racing uniforms. The team's official race entry was listed as "Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow". <ref>[https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/ferrari-drops-big-tobacco-branding-from-name-ahead-of-grand-prix-20190305-p511s1.html Ferrari drops big tobacco branding from name ahead of Grand Prix], ''The Age'', 5 March 2019, Accessed 21 April 2019 </ref> Philip Morris International has both actively and subliminally advertised its Marlboro brand in F1 since the 1970’s. Several host countries gradually implemented advertising bans, however at many of these venues, Marlboro-backed teams and drivers raced with chevrons, and chevron-themed track signage were also visible. <ref>Hefler M, [https://web.archive.org/save/https://tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/28/3/241.citation-toolsWorldwide news and comment], ''Tobacco Control'', 2019, pp.241-244, Accessed 5 July 2019</ref> Tobacco company branding and logos were banned entirely from the Melbourne Grand Prix to close a loophole that was exploited by cigarette giant Philip Morris and Ferrari. <ref> [https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/new-laws-to-stamp-out-sneaky-tobacco-advertising-20190827-p52lbi.html New laws to stamp out 'sneaky' tobacco advertising], ''The Age'', 27 August 2019, Accessed 12 September 2019 </ref> Philip Morris International allegedly spent USD 625 million on Ferrari's sponsorship. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.formule.cz/clanek/41284-ktery-sponzor-byl-za-poslednich-10-let-nejstedrejsi Kdo byl za posledních deset let nejštědřejší?], ''Formule'', 6 May 2020, Accessed 21 May 2020 </ref> European Union health officials suspect the PMI-sponsored Ferrari Formula 1 team is indirectly advertising Marlboro cigarettes on its cars. Experts believe that the red-white-black barcode depicted on Ferrari cars resembles a pack of Marlboro cigarettes. European law prohibits all advertising of cigarettes during sporting events. <ref>Avtobizon,[https://web.archive.org/save/https://avtobizon.ru/news/news_23383.html Команду Ferrari F1 обвинили в косвенной рекламе Marlboro], 29 April 2021, Accessed 10 May 2021</ref> In March 2021, a large Mission Winnow logo on the Ferrari car’s engine cover appeared in a bright green hue. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210312113342/https:/www.racefans.net/2021/03/11/ferrari-sponsor-explains-surprise-change-to-bright-green-logo-01/ Ferrari sponsor explains surprise change to bright green logo], ''Racefans'', 11 March 2021, Accessed 18 May 2021 </ref> In February 2021, Scuderia Fans reported that the 2021 Formula 1 seasons may be last season of collaboration between Ferrari and Philip Morris. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210218150930/https:/scuderiafans.com/ferrari-likely-to-end-partnership-with-philip-morris-from-2022/ Ferrari likely to end partnership with Philip Morris from 2022], ''Scuderia Fans'', 18 February 2021, Accessed 18 May 2021 </ref> In 2021, after increased pressure from the European Union, Ferrari were forced to remove the Mission Winnow branding from the European leg of the championship. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.sportskeeda.com/f1/ferrari-hoping-to-maintain-f1-partnership-with-philip-morris-despite-name-change Ferrari hoping to maintain F1 partnership with Philip Morris despite name change], Sport Skeeda, 11 January 2022, Accessed 17 January 2022 </ref> | ||
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According to Marketing Week, Philip Morris is launching a new campaign to encourage smokers to give up cigarettes. The [https://web.archive.org/save/https://smokefreefuture.co.uk/hold-my-light/Hold My Light campaign] aims to persuade smokers to go smoke-free by encouraging friends and family to offer rewards in the first 30 days of quitting. The campaign suggests four ways to give up cigarettes, including going cold turkey, using nicotine patches, vaping and using heated tobacco products. <ref> [https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.marketingweek.com/2018/10/22/everything-that-matters-this-morning-22-october-2018/ Netflix, Philip Morris, Ryanair: Everything that matters this morning], ''Marketing Week'', October 2018, Accessed 31 October 2018 </ref> The campaign was labelled as PR stunt by a number of British anti-smoking charities, including Cancer Research UK and Action on Smoking and Health. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pmi-advert/philip-morris-stop-smoking-campaign-attacked-as-pr-stunt-idUSKCN1MW1EP Philip Morris stop-smoking campaign attacked as PR stunt], ''Reuters'', October 2018, Accessed 31October 2018 </ref> In an interview with Campaign, Corporate Affairs Director for Philip Morris International Mark MacGregor said: | According to Marketing Week, Philip Morris is launching a new campaign to encourage smokers to give up cigarettes. The [https://web.archive.org/save/https://smokefreefuture.co.uk/hold-my-light/Hold My Light campaign] aims to persuade smokers to go smoke-free by encouraging friends and family to offer rewards in the first 30 days of quitting. The campaign suggests four ways to give up cigarettes, including going cold turkey, using nicotine patches, vaping and using heated tobacco products. <ref> [https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.marketingweek.com/2018/10/22/everything-that-matters-this-morning-22-october-2018/ Netflix, Philip Morris, Ryanair: Everything that matters this morning], ''Marketing Week'', October 2018, Accessed 31 October 2018 </ref> The campaign was labelled as PR stunt by a number of British anti-smoking charities, including Cancer Research UK and Action on Smoking and Health. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pmi-advert/philip-morris-stop-smoking-campaign-attacked-as-pr-stunt-idUSKCN1MW1EP Philip Morris stop-smoking campaign attacked as PR stunt], ''Reuters'', October 2018, Accessed 31October 2018 </ref> In an interview with Campaign, Corporate Affairs Director for Philip Morris International Mark MacGregor said: | ||
"It’s very naïve of people to think we’re just going to shut down our business... And if we’re not going to do that, it feels like the action we’ve taken is proof [of our intentions], whether people want to believe it or not." <ref> [https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/philip-morris-exec-defends-quit-smoking-campaign/1498461 Philip Morris exec defends quit-smoking campaign], ''Campaign'', November 2018, Accessed 30 November 2018 </ref> | "It’s very naïve of people to think we’re just going to shut down our business... And if we’re not going to do that, it feels like the action we’ve taken is proof [of our intentions], whether people want to believe it or not." <ref> [https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/philip-morris-exec-defends-quit-smoking-campaign/1498461 Philip Morris exec defends quit-smoking campaign], ''Campaign'', November 2018, Accessed 30 November 2018 </ref> | ||
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During a fireside chat with Richard James, Philip Morris International’s VP of corporate affairs, North and Northeast Asia, Morris said: | During a fireside chat with Richard James, Philip Morris International’s VP of corporate affairs, North and Northeast Asia, Morris said: | ||
"These days it is very difficult to separate the corporate brand from the individual product. People will see through anything that isn’t genuine. So what became very important for us was to commit to the conversation about a smoke-free future, and share our aspiration and company vision. This naturally led to consumers, who were smokers, being interested in the new types of products that would help them." <ref>[https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.marketing-interactive.com/philip-morris-international-how-pr-works-for-a-brand-that-cannot-be-marketed/ Philip Morris International How PR works for a brand that cannot be marketed], ''Marketing Interactive'', November 2018, Accessed 23 December 2018 </ref> | "These days it is very difficult to separate the corporate brand from the individual product. People will see through anything that isn’t genuine. So what became very important for us was to commit to the conversation about a smoke-free future, and share our aspiration and company vision. This naturally led to consumers, who were smokers, being interested in the new types of products that would help them." <ref>[https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.marketing-interactive.com/philip-morris-international-how-pr-works-for-a-brand-that-cannot-be-marketed/ Philip Morris International How PR works for a brand that cannot be marketed], ''Marketing Interactive'', November 2018, Accessed 23 December 2018 </ref> | ||
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A report by the Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control states that ehe self-professed “socially responsible” activity in the form of Unsmoke campaign is targeted to the public, not just to stockholders, and complements the aggressive marketing of the tobacco company’s new products. <ref name=“GGTC_1”> GGTC, [https://web.archive.org/web/20200619043816/https://ggtc.world/dmdocuments/Dangers%20of%20Unsmoke%20Campaign_Final%20Version.pdf DANGERS OF THE “UNSMOKE” CAMPAIGN Frequently Asked Questions], August 2019, p.2, Accessed 8 December 2020 </ref> | A report by the Global Center for Good Governance in Tobacco Control states that ehe self-professed “socially responsible” activity in the form of Unsmoke campaign is targeted to the public, not just to stockholders, and complements the aggressive marketing of the tobacco company’s new products. <ref name=“GGTC_1”> GGTC, [https://web.archive.org/web/20200619043816/https://ggtc.world/dmdocuments/Dangers%20of%20Unsmoke%20Campaign_Final%20Version.pdf DANGERS OF THE “UNSMOKE” CAMPAIGN Frequently Asked Questions], August 2019, p.2, Accessed 8 December 2020 </ref> | ||
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The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) ended its relationship with global PR firm Burson Cohn & Wolfe, which had channelled funds from Philip Morris. According to the media, the association signed a $250,000 contract on February 1, 2020 to lobby the government for e-cigarettes to be legalised, on health grounds. The contract included an option to extend for a further six months, which would have taken total payments to AUD 500,000 over 12 months. Burson Cohn & Wolfe began working with the ARA in August 2019, initially under different financial arrangements. It’s believed that ARA had earlier contracts directly with Philip Morris. The Burson Cohn & Wolfe contracts were set up after the board expressed growing unease with taking tobacco funding. The ARA began setting up the Australian Retail Vaping Industry Association in September (ARVIA) in September 2019 to lobby to legalise e-cigarettes, working with another group, Legalise Vaping Australia. The two groups helped trigger a Senate inquiry into e-cigarettes, chaired by Liberal Senator Hollie Hughes. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210310095105/https://www.afr.com/companies/retail/australian-retailers-association-cancels-secret-tobacco-contract-20210219-p5740g Australian Retailers Association cancels secret tobacco contract], ''The Australian'', 20 February 2021, Accessed 10 March 2021 </ref> | The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) ended its relationship with global PR firm Burson Cohn & Wolfe, which had channelled funds from Philip Morris. According to the media, the association signed a $250,000 contract on February 1, 2020 to lobby the government for e-cigarettes to be legalised, on health grounds. The contract included an option to extend for a further six months, which would have taken total payments to AUD 500,000 over 12 months. Burson Cohn & Wolfe began working with the ARA in August 2019, initially under different financial arrangements. It’s believed that ARA had earlier contracts directly with Philip Morris. The Burson Cohn & Wolfe contracts were set up after the board expressed growing unease with taking tobacco funding. The ARA began setting up the Australian Retail Vaping Industry Association in September (ARVIA) in September 2019 to lobby to legalise e-cigarettes, working with another group, Legalise Vaping Australia. The two groups helped trigger a Senate inquiry into e-cigarettes, chaired by Liberal Senator Hollie Hughes. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210310095105/https://www.afr.com/companies/retail/australian-retailers-association-cancels-secret-tobacco-contract-20210219-p5740g Australian Retailers Association cancels secret tobacco contract], ''The Australian'', 20 February 2021, Accessed 10 March 2021 </ref> | ||
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The Belgian Competition Authority charged Philip Morris (PM.N), Imperial Brands (IMB.L), Japan Tobacco (2914.T) and British American Tobacco (BATS.L) with breaching competition law by exchanging information of future prices to wholesalers. <ref>[http://web.archive.org/save/https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/belgium-charges-cigarette-makers-exchanging-information-prices-2021-10-01/ Belgium charges cigarette makers for exchanging information on prices], ''Reuters'', 2 October 2021, Accessed 9 November 2021</ref> | The Belgian Competition Authority charged Philip Morris (PM.N), Imperial Brands (IMB.L), Japan Tobacco (2914.T) and British American Tobacco (BATS.L) with breaching competition law by exchanging information of future prices to wholesalers. <ref>[http://web.archive.org/save/https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/belgium-charges-cigarette-makers-exchanging-information-prices-2021-10-01/ Belgium charges cigarette makers for exchanging information on prices], ''Reuters'', 2 October 2021, Accessed 9 November 2021</ref> | ||
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Philip Morris South Africa has launched a new campaign on Tinder that aims to encourage singles to stop smoking. The campaign, titled 'Unsmoke the world, one match at a time', has reached over a million people in two weeks on the match-making platform. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.mediaupdate.co.za/marketing/147584/philip-morris-sa-gets-tinder-daters-to-swipe-left-on-smoking Philip Morris SA gets Tinder daters to swipe left on smoking], ''Media Update'', 25November 2019, Accessed 16 December 2019</ref> Philip Morris South Africa said its local investments will exceed R650 million by 2020, as it expands the footprint of IQOS nationally. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/save/https://businesstech.co.za/news/business/367426/cigarette-and-tobacco-giant-backs-south-africa-with-r650-million-investment-drive-and-retail-store-expansion/ Cigarette and tobacco giant backs South Africa with R650 million investment drive and retail store expansion], ''Business Tech'', 20 January 2020, Accessed 18 February 2020 </ref> | Philip Morris South Africa has launched a new campaign on Tinder that aims to encourage singles to stop smoking. The campaign, titled 'Unsmoke the world, one match at a time', has reached over a million people in two weeks on the match-making platform. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.mediaupdate.co.za/marketing/147584/philip-morris-sa-gets-tinder-daters-to-swipe-left-on-smoking Philip Morris SA gets Tinder daters to swipe left on smoking], ''Media Update'', 25November 2019, Accessed 16 December 2019</ref> Philip Morris South Africa said its local investments will exceed R650 million by 2020, as it expands the footprint of IQOS nationally. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/save/https://businesstech.co.za/news/business/367426/cigarette-and-tobacco-giant-backs-south-africa-with-r650-million-investment-drive-and-retail-store-expansion/ Cigarette and tobacco giant backs South Africa with R650 million investment drive and retail store expansion], ''Business Tech'', 20 January 2020, Accessed 18 February 2020 </ref> | ||