6 tobaccoasia Issue 3, 2023 May / June
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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
Dr. Allen Liao (China)
Dr. Iqbal Lambat
Thulani Mpofu (Africa)
Art Director
Somjet Thitasomboon
Sales Director
Emerson Leonard
edl@octobermultimedia.com
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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12 Q&A: Mike Ridgway
– Director, CPMA
FRONT FEATURES
20 Going Creative Not
Calamitous in Harm
Reduction
22 Sustainable Filter
Solutions
PRODUCT FEATURES
30
Low-Nic and No-Nic
Smokes as Quitting Aids
36
Germany Takes Lead in
EU Cannabis Race
40 Targeting China's
Middle-Income Market
MANUFACTURING FEATURES
46 Micro Perforating Tipping
Paper and HNB Tubes
50
The Fragmented Future
for Flavors
LEAF TOBACCO FEATURES
58
Independents Help Alleviate
Leaf Supply Shortage
62
Advancing the Fight
Against Child Labor
CLOSING FEATURE
68 Transforming Rural
Retailers in China
Features
Departments
8 From the Editor
16 Front Page News
26 Product News
42 Manufacturing News
54 Leaf News
64 Closing News
70 Events
70 Advertisers Index
On the Cover…
Independent Leaf Suppliers
Tobacco Asia Issue 3, 2023 (May / June)
Sustainable Filter Solutions
Stock art photo showing icons of a vape
shop, e-liquids, disposables, and other
NGP products/accessories.
