11.   Philip Morris Cos. is more committed than ever to producing cigarettes, said Chairman Geoffrey Bible, rebuffing smoking opponents and dismissing the threat of increasing U.S. litigation.

12.   Wigand already has filed an affidavit in a private Massachusetts lawsuit suggesting that the tobacco industry chose not to produce cigarettes less likely to start fires.

13.   Wigand has filed an affidavit in a private Massachusetts lawsuit suggesting that the tobacco industry chose not to produce cigarettes less likely to start fires.

14.   Hoping to attract foreign investment, South Korea lifted its ban on foreign tobacco companies producing cigarettes in the country in July.

15.   PT H.M. Sampoerna has risen to success by producing cigarettes.

16.   Several firms in Jordan produce cigarettes under license from Western companies, such as Philip Morris of the United States.

17.   These include producing counterfeit cigarettes and offering safe harbor for hijacked ships, said a former law enforcement official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

18.   Vector Tobacco also is producing a cigarette touted as safer.

19.   Three foreign tobacco companies, Philip Morris, British American Tobacco and Rothmans-Pall Mall have teamed up with local companies to produce cigarettes.

20.   Most of the imported cigarettes come from the United States, France, Britain and India, as the region does not produce cigarettes.