Tobacco stocks

Japan Tobacco Inc., a tobacco company, engages in the manufacture and sale of tobacco products in Japan and internationally. It operates through two segments: Tobacco Business and Processed Food Business. It offers tobacco products, such as cigarettes, fine cut tobacco products, cigars, pipes, and hookah products. The company provides reduced-risk products, including heated tobacco, infused tobacco, e-vapor, traditional oral, and modern oral. Further, the company provides frozen and room-temperature products comprising frozen udon noodles, packed rice, and frozen okonomiyaki; and seasonings, including yeast extracts, assembled, kelp and seaweed, and oyster sauces. It offers its products under the Winston, Camel, Möbius, and LD brands. Japan Tobacco Inc. was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Philip Morris International Inc. functions as a prominent tobacco enterprise, actively working toward a smoke-free future. The company is strategically diversifying its long-term product range to incorporate items beyond traditional tobacco and nicotine. Its primary business involves both conventional cigarettes and an expanding array of smoke-free alternatives, such as innovative heat-not-burn devices, vapor products, and oral nicotine solutions. These offerings are distributed in markets worldwide, with the exception of the United States. The smoke-free portfolio includes brands like HEETS (encompassing Creations, Dimensions, Marlboro variants), Parliament HeatSticks, and TEREA, in addition to KT&G-licensed brands Fiit and Miix. For conventional cigarettes, the company sells internationally recognized brands such as Marlboro, Parliament, Bond Street, Chesterfield, L&M, Lark, and Philip Morris. Regionally, it also owns major cigarette brands like Dji Sam Soe, Sampoerna A, and Sampoerna U in Indonesia, and Fortune and Jackpot in the Philippines. PMI's smoke-free innovations are currently available across 71 global markets. Established in 1987, Philip Morris International Inc. is headquartered in New York, New York.

British American Tobacco p.l.c. provides tobacco and nicotine products to consumers in the United States, Europe, Latin America, Canada, the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Central Asia, Caucasus, and Africa. The company offers vapour products; heated products, which consists of a battery-powered device and a plant-based substance consumable that is heated; modern oral products, such as nicotine pouches; combustibles, including cigarette sticks and other tobacco stick products; traditional oral products, such as snus and moist snuff; and fine cut/roll-your-own tobacco products. It sells its products under the Vuse, glo, Velo, Grizzly, Kodiak, Dunhill, Kent, Lucky Strike, Pall Mall, Rothmans, Newport, Natural American Spirit, and Camel Snus brands, as well as Vogue, Viceroy, Kool, Peter Stuyvesant, Craven A, and State Express 555 brands. The company distributes its products to retail outlets. British American Tobacco p.l.c. was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Operating across the United States through its subsidiaries, Altria Group, Inc. is a prominent manufacturer and marketer of both combustible and oral tobacco items. Its portfolio features cigarettes, primarily under the iconic Marlboro brand, alongside cigars and pipe tobacco mainly offered as Black & Mild. The enterprise further provides an assortment of moist smokeless tobacco products, including Copenhagen, Skoal, Red Seal, and Husky, in addition to its on! brand of oral nicotine pouches. Altria distributes its merchandise chiefly to wholesale partners, such as independent distributors, and directly to substantial retail organizations, including major chain stores. The corporation, founded in 1822, maintains its principal offices in Richmond, Virginia.

Imperial Brands PLC, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, imports, markets, and sells tobacco and tobacco-related products in Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Asia, Australasia, and internationally. It offers a range of cigarettes, tobacco accessories, vapour, heated tobacco, and oral nicotine. The company sells its products under various brands, including JPS, Davidoff, Gauloises, West, Winston, Kool, Lambert & Butler, P&S, Fortuna, Nobel, News, Backwoods, Champion, Golden Virginia, FINE, Rizla, Blu, Pulze, Skruf, and Zone. In addition, it engages in the distribution of tobacco and NGP products for tobacco and NGP product manufacturers; and various non-tobacco and NGP products and services. Further, the company is involved in the management of a golf course; distribution of pharmaceuticals, POS software, and published materials and other products; printing and publishing activities; and provision of long haul transportation, industrial parcel and express delivery, pharmaceutical products logistics, advertising, payment, freight forwarding, and support management services, as well as owns the trademarks; and retails its products. Additionally, it engages in edition and distribution of books and non-periodical publication. Furthermore, the company is involved in research and development of e-vapour products. The company was formerly known as Imperial Tobacco Group PLC and changed its name to Imperial Brands PLC in February 2016. Imperial Brands PLC was founded in 1636 and is based in Bristol, the United Kingdom.

Headquartered in Gentofte, Denmark, Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S is a venerable enterprise, established in 1750. This company engages globally in the manufacture and distribution of a wide array of tobacco products, serving customers across the United States, Europe, and numerous other international markets. Its extensive product line encompasses various forms of cigars, including both mass-produced machine-rolled varieties and expertly crafted handmade options, alongside pipe tobacco and fine-cut tobacco. The company's diverse offerings are made accessible to consumers through multiple channels, including direct online sales, catalogue ordering, and conventional retail stores. These products are prominently featured under a comprehensive portfolio of established brand names such as Bali Shag, Balmoral, Borkum Riff, Break, Bugler, Café Crème, CAO, Captain Black, Clan, Cohiba, Colts, Crossroad, Cubero, Erinmore, Escort, Hajenus, Henri Wintermans, Kite, La Gloria Cubana, La Paz, M by Colts, Macanudo, Mehari's, Mercator, Panter, Partagas, Petit, Signature, SLS SALSA, Stanwell, Talon, Tiedemanns, W.Ø. Larsen, and Winchester. In addition to its primary production and sales activities, Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S also provides contract manufacturing and licensing services to other entities and markets a selection of related accessories.

Established in 1936 and headquartered in New Delhi, India, Godfrey Phillips India Limited (GPI) is a key enterprise primarily engaged in the production and distribution of cigarettes, chewing tobacco, and other tobacco-based items across India. The company's business activities are structured around several core divisions: Cigarette, Tobacco, and Related Products; Retail and Associated Products; and an "Others" segment. GPI's operations also extend to manufacturing cut tobacco and playing a significant role in the trading and supply of various tobacco products, general retail goods, and vaping devices. Its diverse portfolio includes well-known cigarette brands such as Four Square, Red and White, Cavanders, Stellar, North Pole, Tipper, and Marlboro. Beyond tobacco, Godfrey Phillips India offers pan masala under the Pan Vilas and RAAG labels, the Pan Vilas Silver Dewz mouth freshener, and Funda Goli candies. Further diversifying its presence, the company manages a chain of convenience stores operating under the 24SEVEN brand and holds interests in the real estate sector. Additionally, Godfrey Phillips India actively exports its wide range of products to international markets.

Karelia Tobacco Company Inc. is a Greek enterprise primarily involved in the manufacturing and wholesale supply of a diverse range of tobacco products. These offerings encompass cigarettes, cigars, hand-rolling tobacco, and other duty-free tobacco options, sold under prominent brand names like George Karelias and Sons, Omé, Karelia Slims, Karelia Blue, Oriental Mist, American Legend, Leader, Karelia Royal, and Wellington. Founded in Kalamata, Greece, in 1888, the company not only serves the local Greek market but also exports its goods to roughly 50 countries across the globe.

VST Industries Limited engages in the manufacturing, trading, and marketing of cigarettes, tobacco, and tobacco products in India and internationally. It sells unmanufactured tobacco. The company was formerly known as Vazir Sultan Tobacco Company Limited and changed its name to VST Industries Limited in April 1983. VST Industries Limited was incorporated in 1930 and is based in Hyderabad, India.

Established in 1955, PT Indonesian Tobacco Tbk, headquartered in Malang, Indonesia, operates as a producer and distributor of tobacco goods and cigarettes within Indonesia. The company's operations involve converting raw tobacco leaves into processed products like self-rolled tobacco or tobacco shags. Additionally, PT Indonesian Tobacco Tbk exports its merchandise to international markets, including Singapore, Malaysia, and Japan.

PT Wismilak Inti Makmur Tbk manufactures and sells cigarettes in Indonesia and internationally. The company offers hand-rolled and machine-rolled cigarettes, cigars, filter rods, and other cigarette parts. It also engages in the marketing and distribution of cigarettes. The company markets and sells its products under the Galan Kretek, Wismilak Spesial, Wismilak Slim, Wismilak Satya, Wismilak Diplomat, Galan Prima, Arja, Diplomat Mild, Diplomat Mild Menthol, Diplomat Evo, Wismilak Premium Cigars, and Wismilak Premium Seleccion brands. PT Wismilak Inti Makmur Tbk was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Surabaya, Indonesia.

PT Gudang Garam Tbk is an Indonesian corporation primarily engaged in the manufacturing and global distribution of cigarettes. Its operations are structured across several key segments: Cigarettes, Paperboards, and other diversified activities. The company's product portfolio includes various types of clove cigarettes, specifically hand-rolled, machine-made, and klobot variations. These products are marketed under prominent brand families such as Gudang Garam, Surya, and GG, alongside other proprietary labels. Beyond its core tobacco business, PT Gudang Garam also participates in trading, the provision of safety protective equipment, investment services, and construction. Furthermore, it extends its reach into tobacco processing, non-scheduled air travel, and entertainment offerings. Founded in 1958, the company was previously known as PT Perusahaan Rokok Tjap "Gudang Garam" Kediri. It maintains its corporate headquarters in Kediri, Indonesia, and operates as a subsidiary of PT Suryaduta Investama.

PT Hanjaya Mandala Sampoerna Tbk, along with its affiliated entities, primarily engages in the manufacturing, distribution, and sale of tobacco products throughout Indonesia. The company extends its operations beyond cigarettes to include general commercial activities, real estate development, logistics (comprising expedition and warehousing), e-commerce initiatives, and agency services. Its diverse range of cigarette brands features prominent names like Dji Sam Soe Magnum, Sampoerna Kretek, Sampoerna A, Philip Morris, and Marlboro Filter Black. Founded in 1913, the firm's headquarters are situated in Surabaya, Indonesia, and it operates as a subsidiary of PT Philip Morris Indonesia.

Eastern Company S.A.E's primary business involves the manufacturing and commercialization of tobacco, along with related products. Beyond this core activity, the company strategically invests in a variety of sectors, including financial, commercial, industrial, agricultural, and service industries. Its operations also extend to real estate, where it acquires, develops, and constructs properties, as well as purchases and subdivides land for its own use, sale, or lease. Established on July 12, 1920, the company's main office is situated in Cairo, Egypt.

China Tobacco International (HK) Company Limited (CTIHK) is a prominent entity in the international trade of various tobacco products. Its business activities are organized into four distinct divisions: the export and import of tobacco leaf products, and the global distribution of both conventional cigarettes and emerging tobacco items. The Tobacco Leaf Products Export unit is dedicated to sourcing and supplying raw tobacco leaves to cigarette manufacturers and their authorized procurement agents. Conversely, its Tobacco Leaf Products Import division manages the inbound shipment of unprocessed tobacco materials into mainland China. The Cigarettes Export arm focuses on distributing manufactured cigarettes to duty-free retailers and wholesale distributors. Finally, the New Tobacco Products Export segment provides novel tobacco offerings to a diverse client base, including retailers, wholesale cigarette distributors, and other independent third parties. CTIHK boasts a significant international footprint, with operations covering the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore, Brazil, and numerous other global markets. Established in 2004, the company's headquarters are located in Kowloon, Hong Kong, and it functions as a subsidiary of China Tobacco International Group Limited.

KT&G Corporation, a diversified South Korean enterprise that operates alongside its subsidiaries, specializes in a broad array of industries. Its primary business involves the manufacturing and distribution of tobacco products and related materials. Beyond this, the company is a significant provider of health and wellness items, offering red ginseng, various red ginseng-based goods, and other health-focused foods. Its extensive product portfolio also features food and beverage items, along with cosmetic and beauty products. Further diversifying its operations, KT&G offers support services for leaf tobacco cultivation and maintains a presence in the pharmaceutical and medical sectors. This includes the development, production, and supply of pharmaceuticals, encompassing bio-pharmaceuticals, over-the-counter medicines, and a range of medical supplies and equipment. The corporation also holds investments in commercial ventures such as trading, real estate management, property leasing, and housing development. Additionally, it is involved in the development and ongoing management of hotels. Founded in 1987, the company originally operated under the name Korea Tobacco and Ginseng Corporation before officially changing to KT&G Corporation in December 2002. Its corporate headquarters are situated in Daejeon, South Korea.

KT&G has direct transition exposure through its Lil heated-tobacco platform, though PMI’s IQOS leadership creates competitive risk.

ITC Limited, an Indian conglomerate founded in 1910 and headquartered in Kolkata, maintains a highly diversified business portfolio with operations extending across India and internationally. Its core segments encompass fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), hospitality, paper and paperboards, packaging solutions, agriculture, and information technology (IT) services. Within its extensive FMCG division, ITC offers a broad spectrum of products, including tobacco (cigarettes and cigars), a wide array of food items such as staples, spices, biscuits, confectionery, snacks, noodles, pasta, beverages, dairy products, ready-to-eat meals, chocolates, coffee, and frozen foods. The company also provides personal care products, a comprehensive range of stationery, apparel, safety matches, and incense sticks, all marketed under various brands. In the hospitality sector, ITC operates approximately 113 hotels under renowned brands like ITC Hotel, WelcomHotel, Fortune, and WelcomHeritage, in addition to its Kaya Kalp spas. Its paper and paperboards segment produces a variety of specialized products, including virgin, recycled, barrier-coated, biodegradable barrier, and graphic boards, as well as specialty papers. Furthermore, its packaging unit provides diverse solutions, including carton board, flexible packaging, tobacco packaging, and environmentally friendly options. ITC's agricultural ventures involve the export of numerous commodities, such as feed ingredients, food grains, marine products, processed fruits, coffee products, raw leaf tobacco, and spices. The company also delivers information technology services tailored for key industries like banking, financial services, consumer goods, manufacturing, travel, hospitality, and healthcare. Beyond these primary areas, ITC's activities further include property infrastructure and estate maintenance, engineering, procurement, and construction management services, project management consultancy, business consulting, real estate development, and agro-forestry. The company also manages and operates golf courses, fabricates and assembles machinery for tube filling, cartooning, and wrapping, offers conveyor solutions, and develops and commercializes seed potato technology products.

Turning Point Brands, Inc., along with its affiliated companies, is engaged in the creation, promotion, and distribution of a diverse array of branded consumer products. Its operations are structured into three distinct divisions: Zig-Zag Products, Stoker's Products, and NewGen Products. The Zig-Zag Products division focuses on the marketing and distribution of rolling papers, cigarette tubes, pre-rolled cigars, 'make-your-own' cigar wraps, and related accessories, all sold under the well-known Zig-Zag brand. Conversely, the Stoker's Products division is responsible for manufacturing and commercializing moist snuff and loose-leaf chewing tobacco products. These are offered under several brand names including Stoker's, Beech-Nut, Durango, Trophy, and Wind River. The NewGen Products segment caters to individual consumers by marketing and distributing cannabidiol (CBD) isolate, liquid vapor items, and various other offerings free from tobacco and/or nicotine. This is achieved through its direct-to-consumer online platform, VaporFi, and its non-traditional retail outlet, VaporBeast. TPB's goods are supplied to a broad network of wholesale distributors and retail partners, encompassing independent and chain convenience stores, specialized tobacco shops, grocery stores, major retailers, and pharmacies. Originally established as North Atlantic Holding Company, Inc., the corporation adopted its current name, Turning Point Brands, Inc., in November 2015. Founded in 1988, Turning Point Brands, Inc. maintains its corporate headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky.

Smoore International Holdings Limited operates as an investment holding company, specializing in comprehensive vaping technology solutions. The firm actively researches, designs, and manufactures closed-system vaping devices and components, supplying these to major tobacco companies and independent vaping businesses. Additionally, it offers open-system vaping devices for retail customers through its recognized Vaporesso and FEELM brands. Established in 2009 and headquartered in Shenzhen, China, the company maintains a broad international reach, serving markets that include Hong Kong, mainland China, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Japan, and Switzerland, among other global regions.

Operating as an investment holding company, Jia Yao Holdings Limited specializes in the design, production, printing, and distribution of paper packaging for both tobacco and various consumer goods across the People's Republic of China. Its business activities are structured into several divisions: Paper Cigarette Packages, Social Product Paper Packages, Electronic Cigarettes, and Trading Goods. For the tobacco industry, the company provides diverse paper packaging solutions, such as hard and soft cigarette packs, cartons, and specialized gift sets designed for multiple cigarette packet arrangements. Furthermore, it supplies paper packaging for a broad range of social products, encompassing colored boxes, labels, gift boxes, and paper bags, which are utilized for pharmaceuticals, alcoholic drinks, foodstuffs, and other consumer items. Beyond packaging, Jia Yao is involved in merchandise trading, notably dealing in cell phone mainboards. It also dedicates efforts to the research, development, manufacturing, and sale of e-cigarettes, vaping devices, and other electronic goods. Established in 1992, the firm was initially named Tourism International Holdings Limited before adopting its current designation, Jia Yao Holdings Limited, in July 2019. Its main operational base is located in Yichang, People's Republic of China.

Mativ Holdings, Inc. functions as a specialized enterprise dedicated to high-performance materials. The company's operations are divided into two main segments: Advanced Materials & Structures (AMS) and Engineered Papers (EP). The AMS division focuses on producing a diverse range of resin-based rolled goods, such as nets, films, and meltblown materials. It also manufactures various bonding products, adhesive components, and customized coating solutions, in addition to providing converting services. This segment's offerings serve crucial end-markets including healthcare, construction, industrial sectors, transportation, and filtration. Conversely, the EP segment is primarily engaged in the creation of specialized cigarette papers and reconstituted tobacco products for the global tobacco industry. Beyond tobacco-related items, it also supplies non-tobacco papers for applications such as energy storage and different industrial commodity paper grades. Mativ distributes its products worldwide, with a strong presence across the United States, Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Asia Pacific region, and the Americas. The company, originally incorporated in 1995, changed its name from Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. to Mativ Holdings, Inc. in July 2022. Its corporate headquarters are located in Alpharetta, Georgia.

Miquel y Costas & Miquel, S.A., along with its affiliated companies, specializes in the production, trade, and global distribution of delicate and specialized lightweight papers, serving both Spanish and international markets. The firm organizes its diverse operations into segments including the Tobacco Industry, Industrial Products, and other business areas. Its extensive portfolio encompasses papers specifically for the cigarette industry, a variety of printing, rolling, and other specialized paper types, as well as unique textile pulps for industrial uses, and an assortment of colored papers and cardboards. Furthermore, the company is engaged in the manufacturing, marketing, and sale of paper pulp, and pre-processed and finished paper products. Its broad activities also include operating a thermal power plant, leasing industrial properties, promoting new business development, and offering various technical, logistics, warehousing, transportation, and delivery services. A significant portion of its output is exported worldwide. Miquel y Costas & Miquel, S.A. was established in 1725 and has its headquarters in Barcelona, Spain.

As an investment holding company, Huaxi Holdings Company Limited's primary business involves the design, manufacturing, printing, and distribution of various packaging materials for cigarettes within the People's Republic of China. Its offerings include inner frames, cigarette box frames, tipping papers, trademark labels for cigarettes, cigarette paper boxes, and a variety of other related products. Beyond this core activity, the company also participates in biological technology research and the trading of associated products. Furthermore, it provides environmental treatment services, undertakes environmental protection construction projects, and offers services within the agricultural science and technology sector. Huaxi Holdings was established in 1992 and is headquartered in Central, Hong Kong.

WEIli Holdings Limited functions as an investment vehicle, with its core business centered on the manufacturing and sale of paper materials for cigarette packaging throughout the People's Republic of China. The company's diverse product offerings feature specialized transfer paper, laminated paper, and frame paper. Additionally, it furnishes processing services for these specific packaging papers to various cigarette package producers. Established in 2011, WEIli Holdings' headquarters are located in Huanggang, China. The firm is a subsidiary of City Ease Limited.

Sheen Tai Holdings Group Co. Ltd. is an investment holding company, which engages in the manufacture and distribution of cigarette packaging materials. It operates through the following segments: Sales of Sub-Processing Cigarette Films, Sales of Semi-Conductors, Properties Development and Related Services, and Generation of Photovoltaic Power. The Sales of Sub-Processing Cigarette Films segment focuses on the trading of sub-processing cigarette films. The Sales of Semi-Conductors relates to the trading of semi-conductors. The Properties Development and Related Services segment engages in the development and sales of properties, as well as the provision of property management services. The Generation of Photovoltaic Powers segment focuses on the generation and sale of electricity. The company was founded by Yu Min Guo on February 24, 2012 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Essentra plc is a global enterprise specializing in crucial components and comprehensive solutions. Its Components division manufactures and distributes diverse items, including plastic injection-molded, vinyl dip-molded, and metallic products. These are supplied to key sectors such as equipment manufacturing, automotive, fabrication, electronics, and construction. This division offers a broad spectrum of component solutions like caps, plugs, wire and cable management systems, flange protectors, knobs, handles, grips, PCB and electronics hardware, and precision tools, all designed for protective and finishing applications. The Packaging division provides cartons, leaflets, self-adhesive labels, and printed foils, particularly for blister pack usage, alongside developing packaging and authentication solutions primarily for the health and personal care industries. Essentra's Filter division supplies filters and packaging solutions for the roll-your-own market, offers analytical laboratory services, and develops next-generation products, including e-cigarette and heat-not-burn solutions. Incorporated in 2005 and headquartered in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, the company operated as Filtrona plc until its rebranding to Essentra plc in June 2013.

PT Tunas Alfin Tbk, an Indonesian-based enterprise, is a key producer and supplier of packaging products. The company offers a comprehensive range of specialized services, including diverse lamination techniques like dry, wet, wax, extrusion, and solventless methods, as well as paper and board metallizing, and professional printing. Additionally, it manufactures release paper and adhesive coating solutions. Catering to sectors such as tobacco, consumer foodstuffs, and health and hygiene product manufacturing, the firm was founded in 1977. Its corporate head office is located in Tangerang, Indonesia, and it operates as a subsidiary of PT Proinvestindo.

FSPG Hi-Tech Co. Ltd. is a Chinese enterprise specializing in the production and distribution of diverse plastic materials. Its extensive product portfolio encompasses various categories, including packaging solutions such as BOPA, BOPP for drinking straws, cigarette wrapping films, and laminated aluminum films; materials for electrical and optical applications, including BOPP capacitor films and polarizer films; construction-grade items like woven fabrics and PE-Xc pipes; components for personal healthcare and apparel, specifically EasyTexTM and PE casting embossed films; and promotional and labeling media, comprising PVC films for graphic purposes and PP master batches. The company was established in 1988 and maintains its headquarters in Foshan, China.

Headquartered in Shanghai, China, Shanghai Shunho New Materials Technology Co.,Ltd. is an enterprise focused on the innovation, production, and distribution of sustainable packaging materials across the Chinese market. The company's diverse product line features distinctive gold and silver paperboards, which are extensively utilized for packaging applications in various industries, including tobacco, gifts, cosmetics, alcoholic beverages, food, pharmaceuticals, oral hygiene products, sporting goods, and electronics. Further offerings include aluminum-coated and laminated papers, acrylic fibers, a range of printed materials, advanced optical anti-counterfeiting films, and specialized printing equipment. In addition to these core products, the firm provides cloud printing services and manages vertical e-commerce platforms, and it also sells electronic cigarettes. The company underwent a name change in December 2016, transitioning from its former identity as Shanghai Luxin Packing Materials Science & Technology Co., Ltd. to its present name, Shanghai Shunho New Materials Technology Co.,Ltd.

Sinnar Bidi Udyog Ltd. engages in the business of tobacco. It also trades and processes bidi leaves. The company was founded on August 30, 1974 and is headquartered in Nasik, India.