LD (cigarette)

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LD
Cigarette LD (3).jpg
An old Czech pack of LD cigarettes, with a Czech text warning at the bottom of the pack
Product type Cigarette
Owner Japan Tobacco
Introduced1999;25 years ago (1999)
MarketsSee Markets
Previous ownersLiggett Ducat, Gallaher Group
Carcinogenicity: IARC group 1

LD (short for Liggett Ducat, the name of the original manufacturer) is an international brand of cigarettes, currently owned by Japan Tobacco. It is manufactured in Turkey by JT International U.S.A. for the United States market. [1]

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History

LD was first launched in Russia in 1999, [2] and by the following year it commanded 50 percent of the country's cheap cigarette market, and 17 percent of all cigarettes in Russia. [3] Liggett Ducat was bought in 2000 by the Gallaher Group, [3] which in turn was acquired by Japan Tobacco International (JTI) in 2007. [4] [5] The original Liggett Ducat factory, where LD was manufactured, was shut down in 2016 [6] and re-opened in Israel in 2020.[ citation needed ]

In 2016, JTI announced it would introduce the LD brand on the United States cigarette market with the Red, Silver, and Menthol (Green) varieties. [2] The brand would become a discount brand and would have a $2.81-a-pack price tag. [2] It aimed to challenge discount brands such as L&M, which cost $3.69, and Pall Mall which cost $3.49. [2] LD was introduced in North Carolina and South Carolina to act as a test market, with plans to expand if successful. [1] [2] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Beyond Russia and the United States, the brand has been sold in other global markets, including but not limited to Austria, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic,Serbia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, South Africa, Romania, Israel, Mongolia, Taiwan, and Jordan. [12]

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  8. ↑ "Japan Tobacco Has High Hopes for Low-Priced Cigarettes - Convenience Store News". Csnews.com. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
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