ALTADIS

BY KEITH NUTHALL
PHILIP Morris and EU's Altadis, (formerly Spain's Tabacalera and France's Seita), have loosened a licensing agreement granting the European company the right to produce L&M and Marlboro cigarettes in Spain. Following pressure from the European Commission, Philip Morris will now have the right to manufacture the brands itself outside Spain and export them there.



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