Philip Morris’s Canadian affiliate, Rothmans, Benson & Hedges ... affiliates to keep alternative nicotine products–such as e-cigarettes and heated tobacco–outside of the agreement.

The decision forced the Canadian units of the three cigarette makers — Imperial Tobacco Canada, JTI-Macdonald and Rothmans, Benson & Hedges (RBH) — to seek bankruptcy protection in 2019.

BAT Rothmans, the Korean subsidiary of BAT Group ... Although synthetic nicotine e-cigarettes are already available in Korea, this is the first time a major tobacco company has formally released ...