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South Korea is considering raising cigarette prices again, a decade after a near-doubling of the pack price drove smoking rates down sharply. The move could accelerate the shift to nicotine pouches in a market where they remain largely unregulated.

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Elitecon just signed a $60 million South African tobacco export agreement covering cigarettes, cut tobacco, and FMCG. Nicotine pouches? Not on the list.