Philip Morris International Inc. is a multinational tobacco company that sells Marlboro and other cigarette brands outside the United States, spun off from Altria Group as an independent company in 2008 so that Altria could keep the separate US tobacco business apart from Philip Morris International's international operations. In recent years the company has promoted so-called smoke-free products, including its IQOS heated-tobacco system, as part of a stated shift away from combustible cigarettes, and it acquired the Swedish nicotine-pouch maker Swedish Match in 2022.
Facts
Company TypeAmerican multinational tobacco company operating in over 180 countries 1 Founded Year HeadquartersStamford, Connecticut, U.S. (legal seat); Lausanne, Switzerland (operational headquarters) 1 Connections
Operates In
A major tobacco company; classified in the atlas tobacco-industry.
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Sources
1. Wikipedia, Philip Morris International Inc.
Wikipedialead section (REST summary extract)
Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) is a tobacco company, with products sold in over 180 countries.
History section, paragraph 3 (legal seat and headquarters)
The company's legal seat is in Stamford, Connecticut. PMI's operational headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland.
History section, paragraph 2
The company originated in 1847 in London, but Philip Morris International itself was established in 1987 as an operating company of Philip Morris Companies Inc.
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