4 tobaccoasia Issue 6, 2026 November / December
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58 58
China's Tobacco Market Begins
Its Next Transition
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
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
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12 Q&A: Bret Koplow on
Older Smokers, Application
Backlogs, and Illicit Trade
FRONT Features
18 US FDA Rethinks the
Continuum of Risk
22 A Tale of Two Neighbors:
Tobacco Control in
Australia and New Zealand
PRODUCT Features
30
China's Tobacco Industry
Expands Overseas
33 REJO Brings Puff-Twice
Tech to Europe
34 China's Tobacco Market
Begins Its Next Transition
40 Rethinking Premium Cigars
MANUFACTURING Features
50 Huabao Expands HTP
Footprint in Indonesia
LEAF TOBACCO Features
58 Growers Under Pressure
64 Navigating a Changing
Supply Chain
68 Fresh Faces in the Global
Leaf Trade
CLOSING Features
78
Right Suppliers Needed to
Build Nicotine Pouch Brands
Features
Departments
8 From the Editor
14 Front Page News
26 Product News
46 Manufacturing News
54 Leaf News
74 Closing News
82 Events
82 Advertisers' Index
On the Cover…
Tobacco Asia Issue 6, 2026 (November / December)
China's tobacco-growing sector is shifting toward
greater efficiency and quality, with digital
monitoring and modern farming technologies
increasingly supporting field management and
production planning.
Credit: gebakax, PxHere.
Growers Under Pressure
