Japan Tobacco International
Also known as: Japan Tobacco
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JTI - Japan Tobacco International is the international tobacco division of Japan Tobacco, a leading international tobacco product manufacturer. The holding company is JT International SA and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and sells its brands in 120 countries. JTI is international business division is located and listed in Switzerland, but management decisions are made at the headquarters in Japan. The company is semi-state owned.
Business in Russia
JTI is the tobacco market leader and one of the biggest FMCG companies in Russia in terms of sales value. The company's portfolio includes the international brands Winston, LD, Mevius, Camel, and Sobranie, as well as Russian brands Donskoy Tabak, Kiss, Play, Peter I, Troika. The world's largest tobacco producers - American Philip Morris (brands Marlboro, L&M, Parliament, Chesterfield) and Japanese Japan Tobacco (Winston, Camel, LD), which continue to operate in Russia despite the war in Ukraine, are doing business with structures linked to the FSB and its former director Nikolai Patrushev.
Decision trail
Decision date 24/08/2023 · Reference ↗
Promised to suspend investments, marketing and launch of new products. The company not excluded the possibility of a suspension of its manufacturing operations in Russia. But is still operating in Russia with increasing revenue volumes in 2022 vs 2021 (+$1.5bn or +26%). NACP included Japan Tobacco International in the list of international sponsors of the war. The Director of Corporate Affairs and Communications at Japan Tobacco International (JTI), Sergei Glushkov, informed journalists that the company has decided to maintain its business operations in Russia. According to him, JTI does not want to 'deprive consumers of the products they are accustomed to,' despite 'events of two years ago.
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Status history since 2022
- 03/08/2026 — operating · Imported from KSE LeaveRussia
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