TI Market Share: VIETNAM

Vietnam tobacco industry has about 22 companies, most of them are state-owned, under six focal points: 1)Vietnam Tobacco Company (Vinataba): takes 58.9% market share 2)Khanh Viet Company 3)Saigon Industry Company 4)Dong Nai Food Industry Company 5)27/7 Company 6)Binh Duong Industry Service and Tobacco Limited Company. Vinataba takes 58.9% market share including the share for its…

TI Market Share: THAILAND

Thailand Tobacco Monopoly (TTM), is a state owned enterprise of the Thai government, which has more than 50% of the cigarette market in the country. TTM is considered a government agency and several government officials work for the company. Philip Morris Thailand Limited (PMTL), in 1991, the company began distributing Philip Morris International brands for sale…

TI Market Share: SINGAPORE

The Singapore cigarette market is dominated by the top four transnational tobacco companies (Philip Morris Singapore, British American Tobacco Singapore, Japan Tobacco International Singapore, Imperial Tobacco Asia) controlling more than 97 percent of market share. Philip Morris Singapore owns 50 percent of the market share and its brands are imported from Philippines and Indonesia. British…

CASE STUDY: THAILAND

Thailand has a state-owned enterprise (a.k.a. Thai Tobacco Monopoly). Its Ministry of Finance (MOF) is the agency that handles the tobacco enterprise under its excise tax department. The MOF’s interests are represented in the inter-agency National Committee on Tobacco Control—headed by the Ministry of Public Health (MPH)—whose members include representatives from education, public relations, and…

TI Market Share: PHILIPPINES

Philip Morris Philippines Manufacturing Inc (PMPMI) acquired Fortune Tobacco Corporation (FTC) in 2010 and became PMFTC. Philip Morris Fortune Tobacco continues to dominate the overall Philippine cigarette market, ending 2013 with 79% of total volume cigarette sales. Mighty Tobacco Corporation is a local tobacco company that sells mainly cheap cigarette brands.