4 tobaccoasia Issue 5, 2026 September / October
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China's Supply Chain
Champions
CONTENTS
Publisher/Founding Editor
Glenn Anthony John
gaj@octobermultimedia.com
Managing Editor
Nattira Medvedeva
nam@octobermultimedia.com
Contributing Editor
Thomas Schmid
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Special Correspondents
Timothy Donahue
Dr. Allen Liao
Art Director
Somjet Thitasomboon
Translations
TobaccoChina Online
Administrative Assistant
Aek Jekaram
Subscriptions/Office Assistant
Malisa Kongkatitum
malisa@tobaccoasia.com
Sales Director
Emerson Leonard
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Director, October Inter Co Ltd
Boonthin Tubsongkroh
Editorial/Circulation
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12 Q&A: European Cigar
Manufacturers Association
FRONT Features
18 US FDA's Regulatory
Reset
24 When Smoke Signals
Mislead
PRODUCT Features
34 The Future of Cigarettes
40 The Future of C-Store
Tobacco
44 Beyond Nicotine: The
Rise of Zombie Vapes
48 Shanghai Shunho: Total
Packaging Solutions
MANUFACTURING Features
54 China's Supply Chain
Champions
60 The Business of Making
Nicotine Pouches
64 Less Tar, More Flavor:
The Chinese Way
LEAF TOBACCO Features
70 Cuba Opens Tobacco to
Private Investment
74 Kavex: A Century of
Trust, Quality, and Vision
80 Zimbabwe Shifts to Value
Addition
CLOSING Features
88 Ten Years of Prestige
Leaf
90 From Craft to Algorithms:
China Reinvents Manufacturing
94 Russia Eyes ENDS
Restrictions
Features
Departments
8 From the Editor
14 Front Page News
30 Product News
50 Manufacturing News
66 Leaf News
84 Closing News
98 Events
98 Advertisers' Index
On the Cover…
Tobacco Asia Issue 5, 2026 (September / October)
Nicotine pouches are reshaping the industry
landscape, as regulatory shifts, production
expansion, and retail growth gather pace.
Credit: L.V. Olavi Rantala CC2.0 + AI Gemini
Cuba Opens Tobacco to Private
Investment
