UNITED TOBACCO GROUP (UTG)

Hundreds of chemicals are used in the manufacturing of tobacco, as these additives make it easier to inhale the smoke into the lungs and also mean that tobacco companies can use less tobacco for the production of each cigarette.

Over 2 million people are employed in the manufacturing of tobacco products, two thirds of whom are working in China, Indonesia and India. Some people see tobacco control efforts as impacting on tobacco jobs, yet the main source of impact on people‟s jobs is the technological advances in both manufacturing and farming, which allow for a lower number of employees.

Consumption Since its beginnings, smoking has been portrayed by its sellers as a masculine habit, linked to wealth, power and sexual success yet in reality it leads to sickness and premature death. Although these factors have affected the popularity of smoking worldwide, still over 1 billion men smoke, about 35 percent of men in developed countries and around 50 percent of men in developing countries.