Regulation, Industry and Market Trends
China is entering a period of significant change across its tobacco and nicotine sector. It remains at the centre of global e-cigarette research, manufacturing and supply-chain development, while regulatory evolution, industry restructuring and international competition are reshaping the sector.
As governments worldwide strengthen the regulation of e-cigarettes and intensify action against illicit trade, China’s central role in global e-cigarette manufacturing is making it an increasingly important part of international regulatory coordination and cross-border enforcement.
At the same time, developments in heated tobacco, nicotine pouches and other product categories are opening a new stage for the world’s largest tobacco market. China National Tobacco Corporation (CNTC) is also accelerating its international expansion and broadening its product portfolio, introducing a significant new variable into the global tobacco and nicotine industry.
Understanding these changes—and their implications for international companies, regulators, compliance specialists and other industry stakeholders—is becoming increasingly important. Yet reliable information from China, together with the context needed to interpret it, can remain difficult for global audiences to access.
2FIRSTS Connect is an industry dialogue series convened by 2Firsts during leading international trade shows and conferences. Drawing on more than a decade of research, reporting and industry engagement in China, 2Firsts combines first-hand information with informed analysis to provide internationally relevant insights, meaningful professional exchange and valuable industry connections.
As one of the world’s most influential platforms for exchange across the tobacco and nicotine industry, InterTabac offers a unique setting for connecting developments in China with the priorities of the global industry.
At 2FIRSTS Connect @ InterTabac 2026, 2Firsts and invited experts will examine the major developments shaping China’s tobacco and nicotine sector and assess their implications for the global industry in 2027.
The session will focus on three areas:
- Regulatory Evolution: Four Years of E-cigarette Regulation, Global Regulatory Coordination and the Next Phase of Oversight
- Market Transition: The Next Stage of Tobacco and Nicotine Products in China
- Industry Restructuring: Compliance, Supply Chains, Competition and Global Expansion
Attendance is limited. Advance registration and confirmation are required.
For further information and registration enquiries, please contact:
Alan Zhao
alan@2firsts.com
