Tobacco Industry
INDUSTRY REPORT
TOBACCO INDUSTRY
Outline
I Introduction
II Main body A. The products provided B. Top five firms in the industry a. The firm’s value of sales b. The number of people employed c. The amount of capital invested C. The problems in the industry a. Changes in government controls 1. The initiatives by the WHO 2. The new laws by the world governments directed to raising the prices for tobacco products along with raising the percentage of taxes for the companies in the industry D. The strategies of firms in the industry purposed for solving the emerged problems E. The prospective of the industry
III Conclusion
Industry Report Since the date of its formation, tobacco industry appears to be one of the most successful and profitable industries. Every year, more than 5 000 000 000 000 cigarettes are produced in the world. Around 300 billion US dollars are earned by the companies in the industry. In the following paper, the current situation in this business area will be examined. The products provided by the industry are cigarettes, smokables, snuffing tobacco and the other related goods.
Top five firms in the industry Top five firms in the industry are China National Tobacco Co., Philip Morris International Inc (Altria Group Inc), British American Tobacco, Japan Tobacco International and Imperial Tobacco Group.
• China National Tobacco Co. China National Tobacco Co. is the monopolist in the industry. More than 33 % of world tobacco products are manufactured by this company (China National Statistics Bureau Yearbook 2010). The company is owned by the government of China, and is located in the city of Beijing, which is one of the biggest industrial cities both in the world and in the country. The company’s value of sales is around 32 billion US dollars (China National Statistics Bureau Yearbook 2010). Around 500 thousands of
TOBACCO INDUSTRY
Outline
I Introduction
II Main body A. The products provided B. Top five firms in the industry a. The firm’s value of sales b. The number of people employed c. The amount of capital invested C. The problems in the industry a. Changes in government controls 1. The initiatives by the WHO 2. The new laws by the world governments directed to raising the prices for tobacco products along with raising the percentage of taxes for the companies in the industry D. The strategies of firms in the industry purposed for solving the emerged problems E. The prospective of the industry
III Conclusion
Industry Report Since the date of its formation, tobacco industry appears to be one of the most successful and profitable industries. Every year, more than 5 000 000 000 000 cigarettes are produced in the world. Around 300 billion US dollars are earned by the companies in the industry. In the following paper, the current situation in this business area will be examined. The products provided by the industry are cigarettes, smokables, snuffing tobacco and the other related goods.
Top five firms in the industry Top five firms in the industry are China National Tobacco Co., Philip Morris International Inc (Altria Group Inc), British American Tobacco, Japan Tobacco International and Imperial Tobacco Group.
• China National Tobacco Co. China National Tobacco Co. is the monopolist in the industry. More than 33 % of world tobacco products are manufactured by this company (China National Statistics Bureau Yearbook 2010). The company is owned by the government of China, and is located in the city of Beijing, which is one of the biggest industrial cities both in the world and in the country. The company’s value of sales is around 32 billion US dollars (China National Statistics Bureau Yearbook 2010). Around 500 thousands of
References: Masina, L. 2010. ‘Boom Time for Tobacco Sales?’,The World Health Organization Annual Report, pp