Next Generation Products are a major focus at the 45th InterTabac

Tamarind Intelligence offers special consultation counter for the first time.

From September 18 to 20, the international tobacco industry will gather for the 45th time at the exhibition halls in Dortmund. InterTabac has evolved from a national tobacco trade fair with a double-digit number of exhibitors to the world’s leading trade fair. And the industry has evolved with it. Product diversity is greater today than ever before. The rapidly growing field of Next Generation Products has contributed to this. More than 300 NGP companies have already registered for InterTabac and InterSupply 2025. The topic also plays a major role in the conference programme. In addition, there will be a special consulting service for companies in this segment for the first time. 

Dortmund, 22 August 2025 – InterTabac‘s exhibitor directory already includes big names from the industry. For example, ICE, N.G.P. Tobacco, Nicotobacco, TriDots, Altria Group, Luna Corporate, and Dholakia Tobacco are represented with pouches. Heat-not-burn products are presented by Philip Morris GmbH, Imiracle Technology, ENVA, and Zlab, among others. And companies such as Intrade Concepts (Elfbar), InnoCigs, FEAL, Adalya IQ-FZCO, Goldbar, Kiwi, Flerbar, CULAMI, NCS Vape, IVG, Totally Wicked E-Liquid, and Dinner Lady will be providing a diverse range of e-cigarette products.

InterTabac partner Tamarind Intelligence, publisher of ECigIntelligence, TobaccoIntelligence, and CannIntelligence, has also come up with a special initiative for companies in the NGP industry at this year’s trade fair. „The Insight Counter“ is the name of an initiative at the company’s booth in Hall 5 (A18). The concept: Companies navigating global markets can book free 30-minute private sessions online before the trade show. The one-on-one sessions are intended to offer strategic guidance on navigating the evolving novel nicotine sector. Topics may include regulatory and market-related challenges, as well as growth opportunities in vape, heated tobacco, and pouches. The target audience is decision-makers, investors, and innovators seeking to better understand market dynamics, regulatory and international opportunities. Due to limited availability, pre-booking is required.

Lots of inspiration in the conference programme
The conference programme for the trade show also offers further specialist insights. It is available online here and will be held entirely in English. Among other interesting topics, the overview includes a panel discussion on the first day of the fair (September 18) at 11:30 hrs. in the “Brügge” conference room. Under the title “How do I develop a HNB product?”, Maaran Nadarajah, Innovations Director at Filtrona, Aron Byrne-Carter, Managing Director at NGP Trends, and Bruno Stefani, New Generation Product Marketing & Sales at SWM International, will be among those discussing this topic. Shortly afterwards, Pablo Cano Trillas will give a presentation at 13:00 in the “London” conference room on “Market and Legal Risks and Opportunities for the Nicotine and Novel Tobacco Industries in the EU and Beyond”. He is Head of Legal Analysis at TobaccoIntelligence/Tamarind Intelligence. The Global Institute for Novel Nicotine (GINN) will organize the panel discussion “Innovating the Oral Nicotine Segment: Product Development & Consumer Trends” at 13:30 hrs in the “London” conference room. It will be hosted by Dr. Nveed Chaudhary, Chairperson of GINN’s Science and Standards Committee. Speakers include Dr. Sydner Hiller, scientist at Sanova, Paweł Woźnicki from the R&D Department at Chemnovatic, and Joel Rubenstein from GINN. Dr. Erika Grandolfo works as Scientific Affairs Manager at Imperial Brands and will give a presentation at 14:30 hrs. in the “London” conference room on “Tobacco-Free Nicotine Pouches may offer even greater Public Health Benefits compared to Snus”.

On the second day of the trade show (September 19), there will be a panel discussion moderated by Marc Reisner, editor-in-chief of Die Tabak Zeitung (DTZ) and Tobacco Journal International (TJI), for example. Starting at 11:30 hrs in the “London” conference room, the motto will be “Future of Nicotine Technologies: Exploring Breakthroughs in Smoke-Free Innovation”. Participants include Anna Balconi, Technical and Regulatory Manager at Alchem NicSelect, Renzo Cattaneo, CEO at FLAVORS4YOU SRL (BLENDFEEL), Fabrice Wang, Vice President of NexTech Group Co., Ltd, and Vivi Chen, HTP R&D Director at REJO NOW. Also, in the “London” room, Waqas Khan, CEO of Clew Nicotine Pouches – Nevcore Innovations Inc., will speak at 14:30 hrs on “The Rise of Tobacco-Free Nicotine Products”.

Two side events dedicated exclusively to innovations in the field of Next Generation Products will attract trade visitors on the first and second evenings of the trade show. On Thursday at 18:00 hrs, PouchXChange, the central platform for industry experts, manufacturers, suppliers, and distributors in the field of novel nicotine and modern oral products, will kick off its second round. And on Friday evening, the second edition of the InterTabac World Alternative Awards will honour innovative NGP products and companies in 15 different categories, starting at 19:00 hrs.

All the latest key information, updates and developments are available 24/7 on the trade show website, LinkedIn or directly by Newsletter.