Changes [in the industry] will also be driven by further legislation like the EUTPD, government bodies like FDA, as well as the introduction of plain packaging, says Thomas, and adds: The impact of adjacent products such as e-cigarettes or heat-not-burn products will also be very interesting to see and will possibly trigger additional changes. Its certainly testing times for an industry that is inextricably intertwined with the tobacco product manufacturing sector, but as always the stronger players will find a way
Round it off and it's roughly 6,000 a year to smoke 20 a day, against roughly 450 a year to vape
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That share had climbed to 2.7% by the end of June after Philip Morris rolled out the 9,980 yen ($98.53) electronic smoker in late April accompanied by HeatSticks, which cost the same as regular cigarettes