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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
Thulani Mpofu (Africa)
Art Director
Somjet Thitasomboon
Translations
TobaccoChina Online
Office Assistant
Aek Jekaram
Subscriptions/Administration
Malisa Kongkatitum
malisa@tobaccoasia.com
Director, October Inter Co Ltd
Boonthin Tubsongkroh
Editorial/Circulation
Offices Tobacco Asia
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10 Q&A: Universal Leaf:
Making Strides in Indonesia
FRONT FEATURES
16 EVALI Vape Misinformation
Leads to Uptick in Smoking
18 Anti-Tobacco Philanthropy
or Manipulation?
22 Bhutan Backs Off on Ban
PRODUCT FEATURES
28 The Heat (Not Burn) is On
in Japan
32 "Artisan" Tobacco
Products: A Crafty Business
38 Island Hopping: The
"Other" Caribbean Cigars
MANUFACTURING FEATURES
44 China's Intelligent
Cigarette Manufacturing
LEAF TOBACCO FEATURES
52 Sustainable Tobacco
Farming
56 Recognizing Growers'
Sustainability Efforts
CLOSING FEATURE
60 "Blackware" Technologies
Adopted in China
Features
Departments
6 From the Editor
12 Front Page News
24 Product News
42 Manufacturing News
48 Leaf News
58 Closing News
64 Welcome to Tobacco Asia
66 Events
66 Advertisers Index
Christian A. Njoto Njoo, president of family-owned PT
Mangli Djaya Raya (MDR) in Indonesia's well-known
tobacco growing hub of Jember in eastern Java says,
"Sustainability has always been a focal point of our
operations since starting our business more than
decade ago."
Tobacco Asia Issue 4, 2021 (July/August)
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