05.22.2024

The total value of exports of raw and processed tobacco products, such as cigarettes and tobacco consumables for heating products, reached EUR1.68 billion in 2023, higher by EUR200 million compared to more

06.16.2023

Total exports of processed tobacco products such as cigarettes and heated tobacco product refills stood at EUR1.48 billion in 2022, an increase of EUR140 million on 2021, National Statistics Institute more

09.20.2022

Romania’s exports of heated tobacco products in 2021 reached RON723 million, overshooting cigarette exports, which totaled RON617 million, but locally cigarettes still dominate in the preferences of more

10.20.2021

British American Tobacco (BAT) announced that it had signed up to the United Nations-backed Race to Zero campaign, committing to net zero emissions by 2050. more

06.17.2021

Japan Tobacco International (JTI), one of the largest cigarette manufacturers in Romania, registered a combined turnover of RON6.3 billion (EUR1.3 billion) in 2020 for JTI Trading and JTI more

06.01.2021

British American Tobacco (Romania) Trading, the largest company of the BAT group in this country, ended 2020 with RON11.3 billion (EUR2.35 billion) revenue, 5.8% higher than in 2019, ZF has calculated more

05.26.2021

British American Tobacco (Romania) Trading, BAT group's biggest company locally, had a turnover of RON11.3 billion in 2020, 5.8% higher than in 2019, finance ministry data showed. more

03.31.2021

Japan Tobacco International (JTI), one of the largest cigarette manufacturers in Romania, will invest EUR60 million in modernizing the production capacities of its factory in Romania. more

06.04.2020

British American Tobacco (BAT), the biggest tobacco company operating in Romania, said Thursday it has invested EUR175 million in its factory in Ploiesti, Romania, to manufacture consumables for its more

05.21.2019

The European Commission announced on Tuesday that Romania has not yet registered in the EU’s newly launched track and trace system for tobacco products. more

06.25.2018

The cigarette black market in Romania decreased to 16.1% in May, one percentage point lower than in March, a survey by Novel Research showed Monday. more

06.11.2018

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07.03.2017

British American Tobacco, the largest cigarette manufacturer in Romania, said it will invest EUR60 million in its facility in Ploiesti this year, triple the amount estimated at the end of last year. more

05.09.2017

British American Tobacco (Romania) Trading had its best year ever in 2016, when sales reached almost 8.2 billion lei (EUR1.8 billion), up 11% on 2015. more

11.09.2016

Tobacco company British American Tobacco (BAT), the largest player on the profile market, announces investments in the factory it owns in Romanian southern city of Ploiesti (Prahova County). more

02.24.2016

Romania's government will discuss a draft law Wednesday toughening rules concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products, which includes a banning menthol and more

02.15.2016

Romania’s budget deficit would go over target if the representatives of the tobacco industry did not pay taxes for two months, estimated at EUR500 million, Gilda Lazar, Japan Tobacco International more

02.03.2016

The Romanian Government decided on Tuesday that the EU Tobacco Products Directive should be transposed into the Romanian legislation by May 20, 2016, Health Ministry said in a statement. more

01.25.2016

British American Tobacco (BAT), Japan Tobacco International (JTI) and Philip Morris asked for a six-month postponement of the May 20 deadline to comply with the new provisions of the Tobacco Products more

07.14.2015

The cigarette black market in Romania dropped to 14.1% in May from 15.2% in March, according to data released by Novel Research Tuesday. more

05.14.2015

The cigarette black market in Romania dropped to 15.2% in March from 19.2% in January, but remains higher than the average of the past four years, of 14.7%, according to a study conducted by Novel more

02.02.2015

Cigarette makers are among Romania’s largest exporters and have nearly doubled both exports and production capacities over the last five years, exporting 50% to 80% of production. more

09.26.2014

The 3,061 companies operating in Romania’s food, beverage and tobacco wholesale sector in 2013 generated overall revenue worth 21 billion lei (EUR4.75 billion), down 6% in lei on the year. more

09.25.2014

Tobacco producers fear new excise hikes as of next year, either by moving up the harmonizing calendar or by changes in the calculation methodology of the currency exchange rate used to calculate more

01.07.2014

Pamimai Distribution, a distribution company with revenue of 327 million lei (EUR74.3 million) in 2012, entered insolvency at its own request in 2013 after piling up debts of EUR7 million. more