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CONTENTS
Tobacco Asia Issue 3, 2018 (July / August 2018)
Publisher/Founding Editor
Glenn Anthony John
gaj@octobermultimedia.com
Associate Editor
Nattira Medvedeva
nam@octobermultimedia.com
Contributing Editor
Thomas Schmid
thomas@tobaccoasia.com
Correspondents
Allen Liao (China)
Murdoch McBride
Eric Piras (Cigars)
Art Director
Somjet Thitasomboon
snt@octobermultimedia.com
Editorial Assistant
Andrey Medvedev
andrey@tobaccoasia.com
Translations
Liao Tian Liang
Office Assistant
Aek Jekaram
Subscriptions/Administration
Malisa Kongkatitum
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Editorial/Circulation
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FRONT FEATURES
14 FDA Multi-tasking
Tobacco Issues
16 Clock Ticking for FDA's
"Nicotine Limit" Rule
PRODUCT FEATURES
24 The Near East: A Difficult
But Important Market
28 New Kid on the Block:
BMJ in the Near East
32 A Case Study in Medium-
Sized Cigarettes
34 Roll Your Own:
A Stable Trend
36 What Lies Ahead
for IQOS
MANUFACTURING FEATURES
42 Iran in Focus
48 IECIE Expo: New
E-Cigarette/Vaping Trends
LEAF TOBACCO FEATURES
56 Bangladesh Tobacco:
Higher Global Visibility
60 Crop Monitor Tobacco
Market Highlights
CLOSING FEATURE
66 Exhibitors from Greater
China at InterTabac/
InterSupply 2018
Features
Departments
6 From the Editor
10 Front Page News
20 Product News
40 Manufacturing News
52 Leaf News
62 Closing News
68 Patents
69 Events
69 Advertisers' Index
COVER: High-quality, innovative and
efficient processing machinery will be a
special highlight at InterSupply 2018.
Image courtesy of Messe Westfalenhallen
Dortmund GmbH.