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CONTENTS
Publisher/Founding Editor
Glenn Anthony John
gaj@octobermultimedia.com
Managing Editor
Nattira Medvedeva
nam@octobermultimedia.com
Contributing Editor
Thomas Schmid
ths@octobermultimedia.com
Special Correspondents
Timothy Donahue
Dr. Allen Liao
Stefanie Rossel
Art Director
Somjet Thitasomboon
Translations
TobaccoChina Online
Administrative Assistant
Aek Jekaram
Subscriptions/Office Assistant
Malisa Kongkatitum
malisa@tobaccoasia.com
Sales Director
Emerson Leonard
edl@octobermultimedia.com
Director, October Inter Co Ltd
Boonthin Tubsongkroh
Editorial/Circulation
Offices Tobacco Asia
October Inter Co. Ltd.
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12 Q&A: Fabrice Taulane
Director, Global Business
and Tobacco Unit, MANE SA
FRONT Feature
18 Crystal Ball: Industry
Trends in 2026
22 Expert Insight: Navigating
EU's TED and TPD3
26 FCTC: The Final Battle in
Tobacco Control
PRODUCT Feature
36
InterTabac 2025: New
Products Seen
42 US Enforcement Shift: Vape
Raids; Record Seizures
MANUFACTURING Feature
50 InterSupply First Timers
LEAF TOBACCO Feature
58 Independent Leaf Suppliers
Hold Their Ground
62 From Grade to Function:
China's Blending Shift
CLOSING Feature
70
China: Winning the Battle
for Lower-Tier Markets
76 KT&G's 2027 Leading
Global "Vision" on Track
Features
Departments
8 From the Editor
14 Front Page News
32 Product News
46 Manufacturing News
54 Leaf News
66 Closing News
82 Events
82 Advertisers Index
On the Cover…
KT&G's 2027 "Vision"
Tobacco Asia Issue 6, 2025 (November / December)
InterSupply First Timers
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