Cigarette production of clove cigarettes

In Indonesia, 10 major tobacco companies account for 90% of the total sales of clove cigarettes; The remaining 10% is controlled by more than 700 small manufacturers. Machine-made clove cigarettes occupy 50% market share and are favored by more and more urban markets. The recent trend is that urban smokers prefer soft clove cigarettes, which currently account for 10% of all kinds of cigarettes sold in Indonesia. From 1998 to 200 1, the sales of soft clove cigarettes increased by 25% annually. Sam Bona Tobacco Company's soft A brand cigarette is the first soft clove cigarette to enter the market, followed by Bentoel's soft star brand clove cigarette. These two brands account for about 95% of the domestic soft clove cigarette market in Indonesia.

Spices are often added to cigarette paper and filters. Bentoel's various special spices are probably the most used. In order to meet the taste preferences of different customers, their R&D department has developed a natural spice of nuts with a little sweetness and spicy taste. Refined spices are sometimes added to clove cigarette filter paper, which will react at a certain temperature, and even before the clove cigarette is lit, it will give off a sweet and spicy taste in the mouth. Some companies add spices to their own paper, while others rely on suppliers (such as BMJ) to add spices for themselves. Up to now, BMJ is the largest and most successful supplier of filters and cigarette paper in Indonesia, and its products are applied to almost every machine-made cigarette produced in Indonesia. With the increasing popularity of soft cigarettes, it is more and more common to punch holes in filter tips and cigarette paper. At present, only Sampona and Bentoel companies use perforated filters and cigarette paper on some products.

Indonesian law requires any Indonesian clove cigarette manufacturer to produce hand-rolled clove cigarettes and machine-made cigarette products. Among all white cigarettes and clove cigarettes sold in Indonesia, handmade clove cigarettes account for 40%, which is extremely popular in rural areas.

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