PMI Releases 2019 Integrated Report Today Philip Morris International (PMI), the maker of IQOS, released their first ever Integrated Report. The Integrated Report is "a comprehensive overview of the company’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance and its progress toward delivering a smoke-free future." HIGHLIGHTS In 2019, PMI heavily invested in the research, development, and commercialization of smoke-free products, like IQOS 98% of research and development... Read more
Japan Tobacco Announces July Release of Ploom S 2.0 Lots of exciting news from Japan Tobacco recently. The company, which last week announced the launch of the new heated tobacco device Ploom Model S, has now announced the release of another device called Ploom S 2.0. Ploom S 2.0 will become available on July 2nd, 2020 across Japan.As well as having general improvements, such as reduced charging time and increased number of consecutive uses, Ploom S 2.0 will also have a unique heating mode... Read more
Japan Tobacco Releases Ploom Model S Earlier this week in Moscow, Russia, Japan Tobacco International launched Ploom Model S, the newest addition to the Ploom product line. Ploom Model S is a heated tobacco (Heat-not-Burn) device that the manufacturer claims “provides high efficiency without generating smoke smell.”The manufacturer also released 4 new HeatSticks designed especially for Ploom Model S. These HeatSticks contain an innovative new blend of ingredients, called ActivBlendTM,... Read more
HiTaste Releases P8 On Saturday May 23rd, 2020 a new device called HiTaste P8 appeared on the HiTaste website. P8 is advertised as having many of the same features as previous HiTaste devices including; temperature adjustment, length of cycle adjustment, self-cleaning, and over-temperature protection. From promotional photos it also appears that HiTaste P8 is also equipped with a usage record counter, meaning that the device records how many cycles it has completed.Without testing the... Read more
Study Shows Potential for Harm in Ploom Tech Users Only Slightly Higher than in Never Smokers Japan Tobacco has released the results of a clinical study that compares the biomarkers of potential harm traditional cigarette users, Ploom Tech users, and never-smokers face. The study was conducted by JT Science in conjunction with a medical adviser from Kitasato Clinical Research Center. The study shows that “the values of BoPH in PT users were significantly different from those in CC... Read more
PMI Temporarily Closes HEETS Factory in Italy Due to COVID-19 PMI announced Monday that, as a result of the dire COVID-19 situation in Italy, the company would be temporarily closing its factory in Bologna. This announcement comes one day after the Italian government mandated that all non-essential factories close. As of Monday the closure is set to only last one week, however that could change as the situation progresses.The Bologna factory, located in the North of Italy, is one of the... Read more
IQOS Launches HEETS Creation Line in Russia Philip Morris, the maker of IQOS, is launching a new line of HEETS in Russia. The new line will be called HEETS Creation and will feature 4 flavors that taste like rich cream, warm citrus, soft herb, and fruity floral.So far only one promotional photo of the new line has been released, in which the names of the flavors are; Noor (warm and citrus), Glaze (soft and fragrant), Apricity (rich and creamy), and Yugen (rich and floral).The launch for... Read more
PMI and KT&G Collaborate to Promote Lil Big news in the world of Heat-Not Burn! On January 28, 2020 Philip Morris International (PMI), the maker of IQOS, and Korea Tobacco & Ginseng (KT&G), the maker of Lil, announced that they will be collaborating to promote Lil products globally.Lil is a line of smoke-free, harm reduction products. Currently the line includes Lil Solid Plus and Lil Mini Heat-Not-Burn devices, Lil Vapor a vape device, and Lil Hybrid a Heat-Not-Burn and vape... Read more
FDA Authorizes IQOS for Sale in the USA Did you hear the news? IQOS will soon be available in the US! The US Food and Drug Administration announced on April 30th, that they have authorized IQOS for sale across America. This decision comes after a nearly two-year wait during which IQOS technology underwent a scientific review process in what is known as the premarket tobacco product application (PMTA). "The [...] evaluation includes reviewing a tobacco product’s components, ingredients,... Read more
