Join Euromonitor for a free webinar: The Tobacco Industry in 2010 – A World Review
Join Euromonitor for a free webinar: The Tobacco Industry in 2010 – A World Review
When: September 21, 2010
Time:10:00AM Eastern Standard Time /15:00 British Summer Time
Length: One hour which includes a question and answer session
Speakers:
Zora Milenkovic, Global Tobacco Research Manager
Don Hedley, Global Tobacco Research Analyst
The world tobacco market was worth US$ 614 billion in 2009, escaping relatively unscathed by the world recession. However, global volume sales of cigarettes fell for the first time in 2009, with China, the largest cigarette market in the world, unable to shore up massive tax-driven declines in countries such as the US.
In this webinar, Euromonitor’s tobacco market research team will discuss the global tobacco industry, examining how tobacco control is tightening its grip and the effect global illicit trade will have on industry trends.
- Tobacco control is growing, with unprecedented bans on cigarette sub-brands (eg Uruguay) and a growing proliferation of bans on smoking in public places as well as on POS retail displays. Company activity has nonetheless continued unabated and there has been much interest in cigarette alternatives such as smokeless tobacco.
- Global illicit trade (excluding China), boosted by recession and growing unit prices, has grown over the past five years, accounting for almost 10% of all cigarettes smoked in 2009.
Attendees will leave the session understanding:
- The state of the global tobacco industry
- Why cigarette volumes are still robust, despite declines in smoking prevalence
- Smokeless tobacco’s role in the industry as a less-harmful cigarette alternative
- The impact of illicit trade
- Whether China will continue to shore up sales










