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LD (cigarette)
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LD is a brand of cigarette
owned by Japan Tobacco
. It was first launched in Russia
in 1999 and quickly became Russia's number one cigarette brand. Liggett Ducat was bought by the Gallaher Group
in 2000, which in turn was acquired by JTI in 2007. According to the JTI website, the brand is currently sold in over 30 countries.
Cigarette
A cigarette is a small roll of finely cut tobacco leaves wrapped in a cylinder of thin paper for smoking. The cigarette is ignited at one end and allowed to smoulder; its smoke is inhaled from the other end, which is held in or to the mouth and in some cases a cigarette holder may be used as well...
owned by Japan Tobacco
Japan Tobacco
, abbreviated JT, is a cigarette manufacturing company. It is part of the Nikkei 225 index. In 2009 the company was listed at number 312 on the Fortune 500 list. The company is headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo. The international headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland.-History:The company...
. It was first launched in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
in 1999 and quickly became Russia's number one cigarette brand. Liggett Ducat was bought by the Gallaher Group
Gallaher Group
Gallaher Group is a major United Kingdom-based multinational tobacco company. It was traded on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index, prior to its April 2007 acquisition by Japan Tobacco.-History:...
in 2000, which in turn was acquired by JTI in 2007. According to the JTI website, the brand is currently sold in over 30 countries.