AOI to Process JTI Tobacco in Brazil

Source from:  Tobacco Reporter 12/22/2010

Alliance One International said yesterday that its Brazilian subsidiary, Alliance One Brasil Exportadora de Tabacos (AOB), had entered into a multi-year agreement with Japan Tobacco International's JTI Processadora de Tabaco do Brasil (JTIB), to process tobacco for JTIB at AOB's new, "state-of-the-art" facility in Ararangua, Santa Catarina, Brazil. AOI said the commercial and strategic partnership reflected in the new processing agreement was in line with its continuing initiatives to capitalize on growth opportunities and strengthen global relationships with its customers. Enditem