Philip Morris Int'l Still Wants To Buy Protabaco

Seller of Marlboro cigarettes overseas is asking Colombian regulators to reconsider its application to buy Protabaco, the second-largest cigarette manufacturer in Colombia.

Manufacturing.net
Jun 15, 2010

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