Tobacco is a plant harvested for its leaves, which are dried, graded and traded. They travel by road and sea to factories around the world where they are conditioned, blended, flavored and cut. Elsewhere, wood pulp from tree plantations becomes the paper and filter material used to make cigarettes.
Farmers, agricultural technicians, tobacco traders, blenders, processors, technologists, freight companies and factory workers all have a role to play in the cigarette production.
Each stage involves care and expertise to deliver the exact quality, taste and flavor that individual brands become recognized for.