Marlboro - Volume reduction in several key markets

Volume reduction in several key markets - particularly for their flagship brand Marlboro - and the lack of one-time get to help overcome the third of Philip Morris International's quarter profit up 14%, tobacco Titan said on Thursday.

PMI has earned $ 1.8 billion, or 93 cents a share, for the period, compared with $ 2.1 billion, or $ 1.01 per share, in the same quarter of 2008. Adjusted to exclude the time items in 2008, the company earnings per share rose to 18%.

Average estimate of analysts surveyed by FactSet Research had been for the company to earn 90 cents per share.

Income before excise taxes fell by almost 5% to $ 16.57 billion.

The company shipped 219.3 billion units in the quarter, a decrease of 2,9%. While Latin America and Canada Posted level of income, especially from the acquisition of Rothmans inc., They were more than offset by a decline in the European Union and the rest of the world.

"While we experienced lower volume in the quarter, this was largely expected prices based on our actions and the current economic crisis on the overall level of consumption, particularly in Spain and Ukraine," said Louis Camilleri, chief executive, in income report. "Our year to date decrease in volumes of 2,1% better reflects our estimated full year of the organic volume.

Looking ahead, PMI has increased its 2009 earnings per share target range of $ 3.20 to $ 3.25. This can be compared with the previous goal of $ 3.10 to $ 3.20, and Wall Street View of $ 3.22.

Shares slipped nearly 3%, closing at $ 49.46.

Cigarette smoke pollute 10 times more than the vehicle exhaust

Cigarette smoke pollute 10 times more than the vehicle exhaust, diesel engine, the Italian scientists.

Scientists have made this conclusion after comparing the study. It was found that smoke from three cigarettes increases levels of harmful contaminants in a given volume of air is 10 times higher than the Float diesel engine, the scientific journal New Scientist reports. "I was really surprised. We did not expect that the difference is so great," - says Giovanni Invernizzi from the National Institute of Cancer Research in Milan, who led the research team.

British expert on the ecology of the atmosphere Ivan Vinz finds that the results of studies that may be sensational are absolutely natural. He said that as a result of burning tobacco, many harmful substances that can be extracted form the body, as well as a new generation of diesel engines in this regard is much safer for humans.

History of Sobranie cigarette

The Sobranie cigarette brands (Собрание) are produced in various places in Europe by the Gallaher Group. Sobranie of London was established in 1879, when cigarettes had just become fashionable in Europe. The original cigarettes were handmade in the Russian tradition, and are still produced at Old Bond Street in London. Sobranie is one of the oldest tobacco brands in the world. Sobranie was the supplier of royal courts of Great Britain, Spain, Romania, and Greece.Premium varieties include the evening-out styles Sobranie Cocktail and Sobranie Black Russian, which are produced in Ukraine and as of 2005 in Russia itself. Sobranie produces several styles geared specifically for ladies, some slimmer than standard cigarettes and others brightly colored.Cocktails are five separate bright pastel shades with a gold foil filter, and are the same ring gauge as standard cigarettes, unlike Nat Sherman's Fantasias, which are slimmer and use deeper, primary colors. Black Russians are black with a gold foil filter. While both Cocktail and Black Russian variants are emblazoned with the Russian imperial eagle and use blends suited to Russian tastes, this is a different blend than Cocktails. Sobranie is one of the most expensive cigarette brands in Russia, and is considered to be a brand comparable to Dunhill cigarettes.