Company type | Sociedad Anónima |
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Industry | Tobacco |
Founded | March 5, 1945 [1] |
Defunct | 1999 |
Fate | Merged with SEITA |
Successor | Altadis |
Headquarters | , |
Products | Ducados, Fortuna |
Tabacalera was a Spanish tobacco company incorporated on March 5, 1945. [1]
In 1999, the company merged with SEITA of France to form Altadis [2] which was later purchased by Imperial Tobacco. [3] Its brands included Ducados and Fortuna.
Tabacalera owned a 50% stake in Cuba's official cigar export operation Corporación Habanos. [4]
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Altadis, S.A. (hereinafter "the Parent Company") was incorporated on March 5, 1945, under the name of Tabacalera Sociedad Anónima, Compañía Gestora del Monopolio de Tabacos y Servicios Anejos, which was subsequently changed to Tabacalera, S.A.
The company in question is Tabacalera, part of Imperial Tobacco, which owns a 50 per cent stake in Cuba's official cigar export operation Corporación Habanos.