The Richmond closure comes as Philip Morris continues to reshape its US footprint with its "smoke-free" nicotine products, especially ZYN, which it acquired as part of its $16 billion acquisition of Swedish Match in 2022
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Products that are experiencing rapid growth, particularly in South America Flavoured capsule cigarettes have experienced rapid growth internationally over the past decade, according to data from the 2020 Euromonitor survey.[2], flavoured capsule cigarettes represent more than a quarter of the manufactured cigarette market in five countries, four of which are in Latin America: Chile (48 %), Peru (35 %), Guatemala (33 %), Mexico (27 %) and South Korea (25 %)
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The proposed ban would have the exact opposite results that proponents have championed, NACS said in a statement to Fox News Digital