Cabinet (cigarette)

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Cabinet
Cabinet text logo.png
Product type Cigarette
Owner Imperial Brands
Produced by Reemtsma
Country East Germany
Introduced1972;51 years ago (1972)
MarketsSee Markets
Carcinogenicity: IARC group 1

Cabinet is a German brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by Reemtsma, a subsidiary of Imperial Brands (formerly, "Imperial Tobacco"). [1] It is mainly sold and found in the New states of Germany.

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History

Old German pack of Cabinet Cabinet Filter Cigarettes (Full flavour).png
Old German pack of Cabinet

Cabinet cigarettes were introduced in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in 1972 and were produced by the operating state-owned tobacco company "VEB Tobacco Nordhausen" as well as the "Vereinigte Zigarettenfabriken" in Dresden. Before Reemtsma acquired the brand, monthly production was approximately 800 million cigarettes, and the market share was 33 percent in 1989. After Reemtsma took over the production, market share fell below 10 percent in 1990. [2]

Production took place in Nordhausen until the late 1990s when the site was closed. Production continued at the headquarters of Langenhagen. [3] After the German reunification, Reemtsma changed the Cabinet brand to accommodate Western standards; pollutants were reduced, and the tobaccos were remixed to be "lighter and wholesome". New variants and packaging were also introduced. Many GDR smokers, accustomed to stronger smoke, did not like the changes and the brand lost significant market share after the changes [2] [4] A 20-pack of Cabinet cigarettes in the GDR costed about 3.20 Deutsche Mark. [5] [6]

Markets

Cabinet was mainly sold in East Germany, but also was or is still sold in Germany and Poland. [7] [8] [9]

Products

Below are all the current brands of Cabinet cigarettes sold including the levels of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide.

PackTarNicotineCarbon monoxide
Cabinet Red8 mg0,7 mg8 mg
Cabinet Blue6 mg0,5 mg6 mg
Cabinet Gold2 mg0,2 mg2 mg
Cabinet Fresh6 mg0,5 mg6 mg
Cabinet Spice10 mg0,9 mg10 mg
Stand 03/2007.

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References

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  2. 1 2 Die Tabakbranche erlebt im neuen deutschen Osten eine Überraschung - den Rauchern schmeckt das Westkraut nicht. In: Der Spiegel. 45/1990.
  3. ↑ "Museum Pankow - 'Zigarettenschachtel der Marke 'Cabinet (museum-digital:berlin)". Museum-digital.de. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Zigarettenmarkt: Der Duft von gestern". Zeit.de. 8 February 1991. Retrieved 14 January 2018– via Die Zeit.
  5. ↑ "Zigaretten in der DDR - 40-Jahre-DDR.de / Das Ost Blog". 40-jahre-ddr.de. Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Objects". Ddr-museum.de. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "BrandCabinet - Cigarettes Pedia". Cigarettespedia.com. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Cabinet". Zigsam.at. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Brands". Cigarety.by. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
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