- In September, China exported approximately US$8.85 million of e-cigarettesto Hungarian, a month-on-month increase of 46.88%, and a year-on-year increase of 166.48%; the export volume was approximately 177 tons, a month-on-month increase of 35.76%, a year-on-year increase of 673.49%; the export unit price was 49.97 US dollars/kg, a month-on-month increase. A decrease of 8.20% and a year-on-year decrease of 65.55%.
- The French National Assembly will begin discussing the proposal to ban disposable vapesin early December.
- The number of vapeusers in the UK has grown rapidly recently and now accounts for one-tenth of the country’s population. Market predictions are that vapewill surpass traditional cigarettes in the mid-2020s.
- The Health Bureau of Macau, China (SSM) announced that in the past ten years, the cigarette use rate among citizens has dropped by 36%, but 4% of teenagers aged 13 to 15 have used vapes, which is higher than 2.6% in 2015.
- Wuma Technology announced its financial report for the first quarter of fiscal year 2024. Operating income increased by 59.1% to US$42.9 million, and revenue from cannabis vapingproducts increased by 116.8% to US$17.3 million.
- Imperial Tobacco announced its full-year performance report for fiscal year 2023 (as of September 30, 2023). Net revenue from tobacco and new tobacco products was 8.01 billion pounds (approximately US$9.84 billion), and the growth of revenue in Europe is as high as 40%.
- According to new research from Ohio State University, oral nicotine pouches are not effective in relieving tobacco addiction, let alone replacing cigarettes.
- Canadian anti-smoking advocates are calling on the government to restrict Zonnic, a flavored nicotine product they warn is being marketed directly to children and teenagers.