location detection CNN The news, in a report today, that the giant cigarette company Philip Morris, Philip Morris International , took control of the Victora factory Vectura The British specialist in the manufacture of inhalers, in Britain, despite the objections of the health care associations.
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The producer of Marlboro and Parliament cigarettes said in a statement today, Thursday, that it has acquired approximately 75% of the shares of the Marlboro and Parliament cigarette factory. Vectura Victora.
Jacek Olczak, CEO of Philip Morris International, said: (PM) In a statement: “We have reached an important milestone in our acquisition of Victora VecturaWe are very excited about the crucial role that Victor will play Vectura In our post-nicotine strategy.”
The acquisition bolsters the tobacco company’s efforts to generate more than half of its net revenue from smoke-free products such as e-cigarettes and respiratory medications within 4 years. PMI Philip Morris Cigarettes are currently in more than 175 markets.
The site added, the company Victor Vectura Manufactures 13 inhaled medicines for companies like Novartis Novartis and GlaxoGlaxoSmithKline For the treatment of lung diseases, including asthma.
Major tobacco companies dominate the inhaler industry market
Today, Thursday, the site said, 35 charities, public health experts and doctors sent a letter to the British Minister of Health, Joe Churchill, asking the government to intervene.
Cancer Research UK wrote in its letter: “We believe that this deal is clearly not in the public interest, and that it creates perverse incentives for PMI to increase harm through smoking so that they can then benefit again by curing diseases. related to smoking” and the letter was signed by the British Lung Foundation.
Kjeld Hansen, president of the European Lung Foundation, said he was “very disappointed” to see the deal done.
“The potential for someone to profit from selling a product that damages the lungs and another that treats the lung disease that causes it,” Hansen said in a statement.
The site stated, that Philip Morris has been fired Philip Morris International About Altria Group Artlia (MO) Founded in 2008, is an American corporation and one of the largest producers and marketers of tobacco, cigarettes, and related products, operating worldwide and headquartered in Henrico County, Virginia, USA.
The website indicated that Altria Artlia Owns Philip Morris Corporation in the United States Philip Morris USA Which sells brands of cigarettes including Marlboro And Virginia, Slims ,And Parliament , And Merit , in the United States.