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Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) is an American multinational tobacco company, with products sold in over 180 countries. The most recognized and best selling product of the company is Marlboro; [2] its other major cigarette brands include L&M and Chesterfield. [3]
Marlboro (US: / ˈ m ɑː l ˌ b ʌr oʊ /, [2] [3] UK: / ˈ m ɑːr l b ər ə, ˈ m ɔː l-/) [4] is an American brand of cigarettes owned and manufactured by Philip Morris USA (a branch of Altria) within the United States and by Philip Morris International (PMI, now separate from Altria) in most global territories outside the US.
In 1929, the company made its first cigarettes in Richmond, Virginia, using an existing factory the company purchased. In 1933, this factory was racially integrated more than 30 years before the law required it. In 1938, the company offered preferred stock to ordinary buyers. [4] Philip Morris advertisement, portrayed by Johnny Roventini
From 2018 to 2023, Altria's annual cigarette shipments dropped from 109.8 billion sticks to 76.3 billion sticks as Marlboro's retail market share shrank from 43.1% to 42.1%.
Altria Group, Inc. (previously known as Philip Morris Companies, Inc. until 2003) is an American corporation and one of the world's largest producers and marketers of tobacco, cigarettes, and medical products in the treatment of illnesses caused by tobacco.
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (United States only) Ceylon Tobacco Company (Sri Lanka only) United Kingdom [40] Eagle 20's Liggett Group: United States [41] Eclipse: R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company: United States: 1994 [citation needed] Elita: British American Tobacco: Latvia: 1967; 58 years ago () [citation needed] Elixyr: Landewyck Tobacco ...
Those numbers also reflect in PMI’s cigarette shipments—between 2015 and 2021 alone volumes dropped 25%, the company noted, and continue to decline further.
This is a list of Kentucky companies which includes notable companies that are headquartered in Kentucky, or were previously headquartered in Kentucky. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.