26 new tobacco companies granted production licenses

Jul.22.2022

26 new tobacco companies granted production licenses

National tobacco authority issued license to 26 tobacco production companies on July 22nd.

On July 22nd, 26 tobacco production companies were granted licenses and were announced on the National Tobacco Monopoly Bureau website. The list of companies can be found in the table below.

The data was sourced from the National Tobacco Monopoly Bureau and compiled by 2FIRSTS.

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