first menthol cigarette brand was added to cigarettes in the 1920s and 1930s, and became widespread in the 1950s and 1960s. Although most cigarettes contain some menthol, certain brands use menthol in greater quantities VINTAGE 1960s Print Ad ~

For instance, according to the WHO 2025 data, around 6.1 billion people, nearly 75% of the worlds population, are now protected by at least one tobacco control measure such as warning labels, advertising bans, or higher taxes

The industry responded by producing and heavily advertising filtered cigarettes, claiming that they let the flavor through while trapping the bad stuff. (The industry never specifically admitted that smoking caused lung cancer, or any other disease.) Kent, the first successful brand of filter-tipped cigarettes, was promoted as the one cigarette that can show you proof of greater health protection. It utilized an exclusive Micronite Filter that, ironically, was made of crocidolite asbestos

the narrow width sections (5a) are formed by compressing the filter fibres down from king-size format such as to graduate the profile from king-size diameter to demi-size diameter

The layout must ensure smooth workflow from raw material intake to processing, packaging, and dispatch