More than 1,200 people signed an online petition asking the Welsh government to stop its proposed ban on using e-cigarettes in enclosed public areas and the workplaces. The Welsh government fears e-cigarettes could “re-normalize” traditional cigarettes. Read More
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December 16, 2014
A lack of safety standards in China’s booming e-cigarette manufacturing industry presents a risk for consumers, reports The New York Times. Experts quoted by the paper say that flawed and sloppy manufacturing could account Read More
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December 15, 2014
Electronic Cigarettes Holding (ECH) reported promising results for the first half of 2014. The company plans to expand its business to 25 countries within the next three months. ECH currently has online shops in 18 European countries. Earnings Read More
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December 10, 2014
Balluun, a social commerce technology company, and Mark Evans Jr., co-founder of the global e-cigarette conference, World Vapor Expo, are launching “Shop Global Vapor,” a digital marketplace for e-cigarettes, vaporizers, and premium vapor smoke e-liquids. Read More
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December 5, 2014
Two entrepreneurs who launched one of the UK’s first electronic cigarette brands have partnered with a global supplier of pharmaceutical nicotine to build at Liverpool, the UK, Europe’s largest outsourced manufacturing facility for Read More
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December 4, 2014
A German court has ruled that the liquids contained in e-cigarettes aren’t medicinal products and can be sold freely, reports the Associated Press The Federal Administrative Court delivered its verdict Thursday in a case Read More
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December 1, 2014
The incidence of smoking among Great Britain’s adult (16 years of age or older) population fell from 20 percent during 2012 to 19 percent last year, according to a recently-released report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Read More
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November 26, 2014
The number of vapor-related patents has skyrocketed in recent years and the field is dominated by China, according to Thomson Reuters. Of more than 2,000 vapor inventions tracked by the company, 64 percent originated in China, 14 percent Read More
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November 24, 2014
Scheduled for Jan. 28–29, the Tobacco Plus Convenience Expo (TPC) 2015 is set to break records. According to its organizers, registration has already surpassed that of the 2014 event. Buyers will come to Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, from Read More
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November 24, 2014
Wells Fargo Securities identified several “takeaways” from its second annual e-cigarette conference in New York City on Nov. 20. The e-cigarette category continues to offer considerable opportunity for both traditional tobacco companies and independent players, according Read More