Russian elite smokers prefer cigarettes

Russian consumers prefer high quality cigarettes, it was noted, tobacco producers. Manufacturers, in response to this trend, offering smokers more elite products: premium, especially premium and super size Slims.

St. Petersburg tobacco factory Petro, 100% owned by the company JTI, described the launch of new premium cigarettes, Camel Natural Flavor. Filling for a new cigarette is a combination of American and Virginia tobacco varieties that differs from these conventional cigarettes Camel, which belongs to the category of American Blend. As promised producers, unlike other brands of cigarettes on the market, primarily contain additions (vanilla, guava), Camel Natural Flavor are made of whole tobacco leaf, and contain no flavorings.

After the introduction of new tobacco excise tax, it has become unprofitable for many producers of cigarettes in the production of inexpensive cigarettes without filter. Rise in price of cheap cigarettes with a slight increase in cigarette prices high quality led to the following: the smokers began to smoke more expensive cigarettes. It should be noted that in the tobacco line, there is competition among cigarette manufacturers of high class. Thus, in February 2007, the two leaders of the tobacco market, Philip Morris and British American Tobacco announced the launch of a new brand Super Slims.

In May, BAT Russia launched a new brand of cigarettes Kent Nanotek premium on the Russian market. Kent Nanotek was presented in two versions: Kent Nanotek Neo in a black pack, and Kent Nanotek Infina in silver upgrade with different content of tar and nicotine content.