Philip Morris International, a tobacco giant: Traditional cigarettes should be completely banned.

Oorzhak, CEO of Philip Morris International, a tobacco giant, said on Sunday that the company will stop selling cigarettes in Britain within 65,438+00 years.

Oorzhak said that the move is part of the company's goal of becoming a smoke-free company and will help end the use of traditional cigarettes.

Oorzhak also called on the British government to ban cigarettes within ten years and compare them with fuel-efficient vehicles. From 2030, Britain will ban the sale of fuel-powered cars.

He said: "We can see a world without cigarettes. In fact, the sooner this happens, the better for everyone. Some countries will realize 10 years as long as they have correct supervision and information. You can solve this problem once and for all. "

Philip Morris International is independent of Philip Morris USA, which produces Marlboro and other brands of cigarettes in the United States. The company recently announced plans to transform itself into a smokeless company, and plans to acquire Vectura Group, a British pharmaceutical company that produces asthma inhalers.

Under the leadership of Oorzhak, who took office earlier this year, Philip Morris International invested heavily in nicotine replacement products, including its flagship product IQOS. This cigarette-like device heats tobacco instead of burning it, and has more than 20 million users all over the world.

Globally, nearly a quarter of the company's revenue comes from alternative products, far higher than competitors such as Altria and Imperial Tobacco.

This article comes from Caijing.com.