Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT)(TSE:2914), announces today that it will expand the sales area of the Ploom TECH starter kit1 and tobacco capsules in Sapporo city, Sendai city, Yokohama city, Nagoya city, Osaka city and Hiroshima city from February 5, 2018.
The expansion of the sales area to six cities
Both the starter kit and tobacco capsules will be sold in nearly 150 tobacco stores in six cities: Sapporo city, Sendai city, Yokohama city, Nagoya city, Osaka city and Hiroshima city from February 5, 2018.
Ploom Shops will be opened gradually in these six cities.
Both the starter kit and tobacco capsules will be available2 in tobacco stores and Ploom Shops.
About Ploom TECH
Ploom TECH is a tobacco vapor3 device providing a new way to enjoy tobacco by using an indirect low-temperature tobacco heating technology.
The granulated tobacco in the capsule is heated; no combustion or direct tobacco heating at high temperatures occurs throughout the process […]
1 Ploom TECH starter kit is composed of a battery, USB charger, AC adapter and carry case.
2 Advance reservation will take priority.
Consumers who would like to purchase the starter kit would need to submit an online application through the Ploom brand website (ploom.jp).
3 JT refers to the mist like substance that contains ingredients delivered from tobacco leaves as “tobacco vapor”.