Next Generation Products form a strong focus at the 45th InterTabac

13. November 2025

Tamarind Intelligence offers a special consulting counter for the first time.

From September 18 to 20, the international tobacco industry will come together for the 45th time in Dortmund’s exhibition halls. From a national tobacco trade fair with a double-digit number of exhibitors, InterTabac has now developed into the world’s leading trade fair. And the industry has evolved with it. Today, the variety of products is greater than ever before. The rapidly growing area of Next Generation Products has contributed to this. More than 300 NGP companies have already registered for InterTabac and InterSupply 2025. And the topic also plays a major role in the supporting program. For the first time, there will also be a special consulting service for companies from this segment.

Dortmund, 22.08.2025 – The list of exhibitors at InterTabac already includes big names from the industry. For example, ICE, N.G.P. Tobacco, Nicotobacco, TriDots, the Altria Group, Luna Corporate and Dholakia Tobacco will be represented with pouches. Heat-not-burn products will be 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 wide range of e-cigarette products.

InterTabac partner Tamarind Intelligence, publisher of ECigIntelligence, TobaccoIntelligence and CannIntelligence, has also come up with something special for companies from the NGP sector at this year’s trade fair. “The Insight Counter” will be the name of an offer at the company’s stand in Hall 5 (A18). The concept: companies operating in global markets can book free 30-minute consultation slots online before the trade fair. The confidential discussions are intended to provide strategic guidance for navigating the evolving new nicotine sector. Topics may include regulatory and market-related challenges as well as growth opportunities in the areas of e-cigarettes, tobacco heaters and pouches. The target audience is decision makers, investors and innovators who want to gain a better understanding of market dynamics, regulatory developments and international opportunities. Due to limited availability, pre-registration is essential.

Lots of inspiration in the conference program
Of course, the trade fair’s conference program will also provide further professional insights. This is available online here and will be held entirely in English. The overview includes a panel on the first day of the trade fair (September 18) at 11:30 a.m. in the “Bruges” conference room. Under the title “How do I develop an HNB product?“, Maaran Nadarajah, Director of Innovation at Filtrona, Aron Byrne-Carter, Managing Director at NGP Trends, and Bruno Stefani, New Generation Product Marketing & Sales at SWM International, will be among the speakers. A short time later, Pablo Cano Trilla’s presentation at 1 p.m. in the “London” conference room will focus on “Market and Legal Risks and Opportunities for the Nicotine and Novel Tobacco Industries in the EU and Beyond“. He is head of the legal department at TobaccoIntelligence/Tamarind Intelligence. The Global Institute for Novel Nicotine (GINN) is organizing the panel “Innovating the Oral Nicotine Segment: Product Development & Consumer Trends” at 1.30 p.m. in the “London” conference room. It will be moderated by Dr. Nveed Chaudhary, Chairman of GINN’s Science and Standards Committee. Speakers include Dr. Sydner Hiller, scientist at Sanova, Paweł Woźnicki from the Research and Development Department at Chemnovatic and Joel Rubenstein from GINN. Dr. Erika Grandolfo works as Scientific Director at Imperial Brands and will speak at 2.30 pm in the “London” conference roomon “Tobacco-Free Nicotine Pouches may offer even greater Public Health Benefits compared to Snus“.

On the second day of the trade fair (September 19), for example, there will be a panel moderated by Marc Reisner, Editor-in-Chief of Die Tabak Zeitung (DTZ) and Tobacco Journal International (TJI). Starting at 11.30 a.m. in the “London” conference room, the motto is “Future of Nicotine Technologies: Exploring Breakthroughs in Smoke-Free Innovation“. Speakers include Anna Balconi, Manager of Technology and Regulatory Affairs at Alchem NicSelect, Renzo Cattaneo, CEO of FLAVORS4YOU SRL(BLENDFEEL), Fabrice Wang, Vice President of NexTech Group Co., Ltd, and Vivi Chen, Head of Research and Development at REJO NOW. Also in the “London” room, Waqas Khan, CEO of Clew Nicotine Pouches – Nevcore Innovations Inc. will speak at 2.30 p.m. 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 day of the trade fair in the evening. PouchXChange, the central platform for industry experts, manufacturers, suppliers and retailers from the field of novel nicotine and modern oral products, will start its second round on Thursday at 6 pm. And on Friday evening, innovative NGP products and companies will be honored in 15 different categories at the second edition of the InterTabac World Alternative Awards starting at 7 pm.

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