Potential Implications for Tobacco Industry Transformation of the Acquisition of Swedish Match by Philip Morris International.

ABSTRACT: Philip Morris International's recent purchase of Swedish Match may prove to be a vital tobacco industry development. We focus on PMIs potential progress in moving from primarily selling cigarettes toward primarily selling noncombustible nicotine delivery products (NCNDPs). We also consider the potential contribution of the acquisition to industry transformation whereby other cigarette firms may potentially move toward primarily selling NCNDPs. We examine the potential impact on noncombustible nicotine delivery product use, including nicotine pouches (a major Swedish Match product), e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products, and, most importantly, on sales of the industry's staple, combustible cigarettes. We focus on the United States as a special case, where PMI is limited from entering the ci

SUBMITTER: Levy DT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10664079 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature