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TOBACCO BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2015
V E N D O R S P O T L I G H T
D
elivering quality products at
reasonable prices has always
been the central mission
of Inter-Continental Trading USA.
Fulfilling that mission, of course,
requires state-of-the-art equipment—
which is why the company continually
invests in upgrading its manufacturing
facilities, says Kate Conneely, a
spokesperson for the Mount Prospect,
Illinois-based company.
“We recently brought in new
machinery that boosted our production
level by more than 50 percent,”
she reports. In addition to greater
capacity, the equipment improved
manufacturing efficiency, enabling the
company to maintain stable pricing,
despite a more costly operating
environment. “We are able to produce
a lot more product at lower cost, which
helped us to keep prices low despite
tax hikes,” explains Conneely, who says
the new equipment was primarily for
the company cigarette tubes, OHM
filtered cigars, OHM pipe tobacco and
other tobacco products.
However, Inter-Continental is
also investing in its growing vapor
product business, including electronic
cigarettes, e-liquids and e-hookahs.
“We are switching to American-
company-produced e-liquid, because
all our tobacco is American-made and
Inter-Continental Trading
USA: Investing in Innovation
New machinery
is boosting capacity
and efficiency
at this made-in-the-
USA-oriented
company.
By Jennifer Gelfand