E-cigarette Exhibition in Moscow: Top Brands Compete for Market Share

Jun.17.2023
E-cigarette Exhibition in Moscow: Top Brands Compete for Market Share
The Moscow e-cigarette exhibition opens with famous global brands competing in the fourth largest market.

At 12:00 Moscow time (17:00 Beijing time), the e-cigarette exhibition opened at the Crocus Expo Convention Center in Moscow, Russia. The event attracted numerous industry professionals, manufacturers, and consumers.


As the fourth-largest e-cigarette market in the world, Russia has become a highly contested arena for globally-recognized brands like ELFBAR, FLUM, UPENDS, and Beco. Even HYLA, a prominent global e-cigarette brand, has entered the Russian market in search of opportunities. Russia also boasts several local well-known e-cigarette brands such as INFLAVE, PLONQ, CHILLAX, TIKOBAR, and SMOANT.


The INFLAVE booth | Image source: 2FIRSTS


PLONQ Booth | Image Source: 2FIRSTS


The CHILLAX booth | Image source: 2FIRSTS


TIKOTAR booth | Image courtesy of 2FIRSTS.


Smoant Booth | Image Source: 2FIRSTS


HYLA exhibit booth | Photo Credit: 2FIRSTS


Image Source: 2FIRSTS at the TOYZ Booth.


BP e-liquid booth | Image source: 2FIRSTS


FJORD Booth | Photo Credit: 2FIRSTS


In addition to the well-known local Russian e-cigarette brands, there were many unique and distinctive exhibitors at the event, showcasing their own designs, styles, and positioning, adding to the highlights of the exhibition and injecting new energy into the development of the Russian e-cigarette industry.


Zen Dzen booth | Image source: 2FIRSTS


Forice booth | Image source: 2FIRSTS


Booth of MUWAK at an exhibition | Image source: 2FIRSTS


PRIDEVAPE booth | Photo source: 2FIRSTS


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Drymost Booth | Image by 2FIRSTS.


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