1. 389 companies have obtained e-cigarette production licenses

As of September 14, a total of 389 e-cigarette-related companies have obtained the "Tobacco Monopoly Production Enterprise License". Among the latest batch of 83 certified companies announced by the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, there are many well-known companies such as Huizhou BYD Electronics and Onewin Technology.

Among them, three companies under BYD have obtained licenses, including Shenzhen BYD Electronics Co., Ltd., BYD Precision Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and Huizhou BYD Electronics Co., Ltd.

2. KMOSE launched a free airdrop event

Recently, the electronic cigarette brand KMOSE announced that it has obtained the "Tobacco Monopoly Production Enterprise License" issued by the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration, and announced the launch of the "Kimi Tasting Officer" activity, targeting stores that have obtained electronic cigarette retail licenses nationwide. , Free products that have passed the national technical approval, no need to pay, 0 yuan for free shipping.

3. The e-cigarette transaction management platform will be suspended for one week

On September 16, the national unified e-cigarette transaction management platform issued an announcement stating that in order to better ensure the stable operation of relevant information systems, the main central node of the Internet architecture cloud platform of the tobacco industry will be held from 19:00 on September 20 to September 26. 8:00 Shutdown for upgrading. During this period, the national unified e-cigarette transaction management platform will suspend services.

4. Juwei Group announced that two of its subsidiaries have received licenses for tobacco monopoly production enterprises

On September 16, Juwei Group announced that its two wholly-owned subsidiaries, Shenzhen Zhuoeryue Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Juwei Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., received the tobacco monopoly production enterprise license issued by the Tobacco Monopoly Bureau. Valid from August 29, 2022 to August 31, 2023.

5. The Tobacco Exhibition in Dortmund, Germany was launched, and more than 40 Chinese e-cigarette companies participated in the exhibition

On September 15th, the Dortmund Tobacco Show in Germany was officially launched at the Dortmund Exhibition Center for three days. In this exhibition, in addition to major exhibitors, brands and trade wholesalers from abroad, more than 40 electronic cigarette companies from China participated in the exhibition, including Aiqiu Technology, Onewin Technology, Xinyikang, Dekang Biotechnology , Kanger Technology, Meishenwei, Lemei, Zhuolineng, Avipus, Hanqingda and other well-known enterprises, as well as electronic cigarette brands RELX, Mevol, OKK, etc.

6. 37 electronic cigarette brand products have passed the technical review of the compulsory national standard for electronic cigarettes

Up to now, a total of 37 electronic cigarette brand products have passed the mandatory national standard technical review of electronic cigarettes, which means that these branded products can be traded through the national unified electronic cigarette transaction management platform. Statistics show that at least 42 cigarette sticks and at least 80 pod flavors of these 37 brands have passed the review, and a total of more than 122 products have passed the review.

7. Jiangsu issued a notice on the risk of electronic cigarette business

Recently, many places in Jiangsu have issued "Risk Warning Notices" to e-cigarette retailers to inform and warn 10 kinds of violations in the business process. It mentioned that from October 1st, the retail of electronic products without a license is prohibited, the sale of electronic cigarette products that have not passed the technical review is not allowed, the exclusive operation is not allowed, the purchase of goods from channels other than local electronic cigarette wholesale enterprises is prohibited, sales to minors are prohibited, and publication is prohibited advertising, etc.

8. 65% of e-cigarette users in the UK still use open devices

According to the latest report from ASH (Action on Smoking and Health), the proportion of the adult population using e-cigarettes in the UK has increased to 8.3% this year, the highest rate ever, at 4.3 million people. The report shows that the most common type of e-cigarette in the UK is still the refillable open device, with 65% of current e-cigarette users saying that the open e-cigarette is their primary device.

9. Philip Morris International appoints two former FDA officials to key positions in new tobacco business

On September 14, Philip Morris International (PMI) announced the appointment of two former U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials to key positions in its novel tobacco business. Among them, Badrul Chowdhury has been named Chief Life Sciences Officer for PMI's Smoke-Free Products, and Matthew Holman has been named PMI's Vice President of U.S. Scientific Engagement and Regulatory Strategy.