Scandinavian Tobacco Company
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The Scandinavian Tobacco Company (Skandinavisk Tobakskompagni A/S), is one of Denmark
's largest international companies. It was formed in 1961 by merging the cigarette manufacturing parts of C.W. Obels Tobaksfabrik, Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker and R. Færchs Fabrikker.
During the reconstruction of 1990, all cigarettes manufacturing was gathered together in the new independent subsidiary company of House of Prince A/S
and all Cigars manufacturing was gathered together in Nobel Cigars A/S – now ST Cigar Group Holding B. V.
In July 2008 the cigarette and snus operations of the company were acquired by British American Tobacco
. The company retained its cigar
, pipe tobacco, rolling tobacco, and tobacco bits businesses.
In December 2008 the decision was made to change the company’s name to Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S.
Scandinavian Tobacco Group is a global company with Danish Headquarters and the Group employs a staff of approx. 9,500. Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S is the parent company for a number of Danish and foreign-owned subsidiaries in the areas of production and sales of tobacco products as well as wholesale sales and retail sales of staple goods. Scandinavian Tobacco Group is the world’s largest player in the area of pipe tobacco as well as Europe’s largest – and the world’s third largest – as regards cigars.
The name change is of no significance to the staple goods firm Dagrofa or Tivoli, in which Scandinavian Tobacco Group has a considerable amount of shareholdings.
After having received the necessary approvals from the relevant competition author-ities, Skandinavisk Holding A/S and Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S on 1 October 2010 closed the transaction with Swedish Match AB which creates the world’s second largest cigar company and an even stronger world leader in pipe tobacco.
On 26 April 2010 it was announced that the parties had signed an agreement to form a new company by combining all the tobacco business of Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S (STG) with the cigars and pipe tobacco business of Swedish Match AB (SM) (with the ex-ception of its US mass market cigars). After having obtained the required approvals from a number of national competition authorities, the transaction has been completed with effect from 1 October 2010.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
's largest international companies. It was formed in 1961 by merging the cigarette manufacturing parts of C.W. Obels Tobaksfabrik, Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker and R. Færchs Fabrikker.
During the reconstruction of 1990, all cigarettes manufacturing was gathered together in the new independent subsidiary company of House of Prince A/S
House of Prince
House of Prince A/S, is a Danish cigarette manufacturer. As Denmark’s only cigarette manufacturer, it was an independent subsidiary of Scandinavian Tobacco Company until its sale to British American Tobacco in 2008....
and all Cigars manufacturing was gathered together in Nobel Cigars A/S – now ST Cigar Group Holding B. V.
In July 2008 the cigarette and snus operations of the company were acquired by British American Tobacco
British American Tobacco
British American Tobacco p.l.c. is a global tobacco company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s second largest quoted tobacco company by global market share , with a leading position in more than 50 countries and a presence in more than 180 countries...
. The company retained its cigar
Cigar
A cigar is a tightly-rolled bundle of dried and fermented tobacco that is ignited so that its smoke may be drawn into the mouth. Cigar tobacco is grown in significant quantities in Brazil, Cameroon, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Indonesia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Philippines, and the Eastern...
, pipe tobacco, rolling tobacco, and tobacco bits businesses.
In December 2008 the decision was made to change the company’s name to Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S.
Scandinavian Tobacco Group is a global company with Danish Headquarters and the Group employs a staff of approx. 9,500. Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S is the parent company for a number of Danish and foreign-owned subsidiaries in the areas of production and sales of tobacco products as well as wholesale sales and retail sales of staple goods. Scandinavian Tobacco Group is the world’s largest player in the area of pipe tobacco as well as Europe’s largest – and the world’s third largest – as regards cigars.
The name change is of no significance to the staple goods firm Dagrofa or Tivoli, in which Scandinavian Tobacco Group has a considerable amount of shareholdings.
After having received the necessary approvals from the relevant competition author-ities, Skandinavisk Holding A/S and Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S on 1 October 2010 closed the transaction with Swedish Match AB which creates the world’s second largest cigar company and an even stronger world leader in pipe tobacco.
On 26 April 2010 it was announced that the parties had signed an agreement to form a new company by combining all the tobacco business of Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S (STG) with the cigars and pipe tobacco business of Swedish Match AB (SM) (with the ex-ception of its US mass market cigars). After having obtained the required approvals from a number of national competition authorities, the transaction has been completed with effect from 1 October 2010.