Philip Morris to restructure tobacco ops

An aerial view of the Philip Morris manufacturing plant in Seremban.

KUALA LUMPUR: Philip Morris (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (PMM) said it will restructure its manufacturing operations in line with its decision to increase production of processed tobacco for export and discontinue local cigarette manufacturing.

The resulting change will double production capacity for processed tobacco, known as cast leaf, through a new RM70mil investment at PMM’s Seremban plant, making it the largest cast leaf plant in the world for Philip Morris International Inc (PMI).