4 tobaccoasia Issue 1, 2021 January/February
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CONTENTS
Publisher/Founding Editor
Glenn Anthony John
gaj@octobermultimedia.com
Associate Editor
Nattira Medvedeva
nam@octobermultimedia.com
Contributing Editor
Thomas Schmid
ths@octobermultimedia.com
Correspondents
Allen Liao (China)
Dr. Iqbal Lambat (Global)
Art Director
Somjet Thitasomboon
Translations
Tobaccochina Online
Office Assistant
Aek Jekaram
Subscriptions/Administration
Malisa Kongkatitum
malisa@tobaccoasia.com
Editorial/Circulation
Offices Tobacco Asia
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10 Q&A: Glenn Anthony John:
25 Years of Tobacco Asia
FRONT FEATURES
16 KT&G: The Quest to be
Number 4
PRODUCT FEATURES
26 Smokeless Alternatives
on the Upswing
30 Domestic Cigars See
Growth in Post Covid China
MANUFACTURING FEATURES
36 A Real Up and Comer:
Synthetic Nicotine
42 Tobacco Market Dynamics
in Central Asia
LEAF TOBACCO FEATURES
48 Zimbabwe's Black-
Operated Industry Grows
52 ITGA: New Realities in
Global Tobacco
CLOSING FEATURE
60 Illicit Tobacco Trade
Thrives Under Covid-19
64 China Marketing: "Growing
Together
Campaign
68 NewCo: 15 Years and
Counting
71 Welcome to Tobacco Asia:
CNT Group and MANE Group
Features
Departments
6 From the Editor
12 Front Page News
22 Product News
34 Manufacturing News
44 Leaf News
56 Closing News
70 Patents
71 Welcome to Tobacco Asia
72 Events
73 Advertisers Index
Tobacco Asia Issue 1, 2021 (January/February)
