PROJECT TIiTLE' CIGARETTE DEVELOPMENT

PERIOD :COVERED . October - December 1983

WRIiTTEN BY . Nagel-P . (PHN) / Abdelgawad-A . (AHY4)

PRq:TECT' : FLEURETTE - NO 10+48g

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Objective

To deveLop two products, the first having an American blend and the secondi
a Maryland blend .
Tar 1 .0 mg/cig, .
SN 0 .10 mg,/cig . .
Puff' count 7 .0 (min»)
CO 1 .5 mg/cig .
NO 0 .04' mg/cig, .
Format 7'.9'5/25/84 .0mm
Tippingilength, 32 mm

Status

Development work was first performed on the American blend product . Thee
tobacco blend which we used'contained!3l0 % of expandeditobacco . In the
casing we addod a combustion-improving salt to facilitate lighting of the
cigarette . The cigarette paper used on the prototype contained 1 .7 $'
ci~trate . The filter material was paper having an efficiency of 75 % and
the dilution was made by micro- and macro-laser perforations (dilution
level : 73'$') . Prototype evaluation is under way .

Plans

If the prototypes achieve the objective, the development of the flavour

will be started . At the same ti'ane, we shall produce a filter with an
efficiency of 85 % to rediace the dilution~ level .

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 PROJECT : DAKOTA - NO 0519

Obj'ective .

To develop an 85-mm full flavour Maryland type cigarette in the "Brunes"'

segme nt. .
Tar 11 .0 mg/cig .
SNI 0 .90 mg/cig .
Puff count 9 .0Amore or less)
CO 11 .0 mg/cig .
NO 0 .20 mg/cig .
Format 7 .95 /'20 / 84 .0 mm .

Status~ / Plans
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Based on a new leaf formula, established by A . Stathopoulos, we produced aa
series of prototypes . After evaluation, we selected prototype No 6 P which
was presented to the Swiss~Marketingipeople andithey found it to have an
agreeable taste . It will be tested against BRUNETTE DOUBLE FILTERin a
consumer test . Before performing the cigarette test, we shall runia neww
tobacco trialicontaining a pre-cutting solution developed in R&D Neuchateli .
if'we obtain a better product, we :shall present it to the Swiss Marketing .

PROJFCT. : FLORIDA - NO 0360

Objective

To develop a full-flavour Oriental taste product .

Tar 14 mg/cig .
SNi 9 .0 mg/cig .
Puff count 9 .0 (more or less)
Format 7 .95 / 20 / 84 .0 mm

Status /'Plans
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Mr . A . Stathopoulos developed'a new tobacco blend having .a predbminant .
Oriental taste . On this new tobaccolblend, we applied a completely new
flavour system which was developed in R&D NeuchAtel in order to achieve the
Oriental taste characteristics . The non-tobacco materials chosen for the
prototype constructions are si¢niliar to those of MLK, i .e_ filter and
tipping paper items . At present, different cigarette papers are being
tested . As regards physical cha,raateristics, smoke deliveries and'taste
direction, prototype 78 P(cigarette paper Wattens 7&C 1) was chosen and
it wil'1 be presented to the Swiss Marketing people .

Smoke deliveries of prototype 78'P (ISO values) :

Tar 14 .4 mg/cig .
SN 0 .92 mg/cig .
Puff count 8'.8
CO 13 .6' mg/cig .
NO 0 .17 mg/cig .

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 PROJECT : COUNTRY CH - NO 0309

Obj ective

To reduce the tar deliveries from 16 .0 to 14' .0 mg/cig . and SN from 1 .20 to
1 .10 mg/cig . on MARLBORO (MLF /' MLK) .

Status

By using &modified MARLBORO tobacco bLend recipe (containing 14 % ET

including Orientall tobacco), processediwith the whole US MARLBORO flavour
system, we developed prototypes at 14' .0 mg/cig . tar . The non-tobacco
materials used in the :cigarette prototype constructions were the same as
for MARLBORO 021 except for the tow item which was 2 .6 Y / 42'000 .
Prototype 25 P was selected by NPD-EEMA and the Swiss Marketing to be
tested against MARLBORO FILTER BOX in a Panel D test .

Smoke deliveries of prototype 25 P(I'SO values)

Tar 13 .9 mg/cig .
SN 1 .02 mg/cig .
Puf f count 8'.. 7
CO 13 .9 mg/cig .
NO 0 .21 mg/c,ig .

Plans

The Panel D :test will be held in January 1984 andithe report containing the
results will be issued at the beginning of'March 1984 .

PROJECT : BUBBLE 1100'S CH,- NO 0449

Objective

To develop a 100-mm line extension of MARLBORO GOLD product .

Tar 10 .0 mg/cig . Format :,rod length 74 mm
SN 0 .80 mg/cig . filter length 25 mm
CO (max .) 12 .0 mg/cig . tipping length 32 mm
NO (max .) 0 .20 mg/cig . diameter 7 .85 mm
Puff count (max .) 11 .5'

Status

- The project development was completed .

- Prototype 8'P whichisatisfiedithe above-mentioned objectives was testedi
against MARLBORO RED 100'S'(MLH) In a consumer test in Switzerland .
- The test results were positive so it was :decidied to launch the product in
Switzerland in January 1984 .
- The first production was run at the end of November 1984 .

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 Smoke deliveries of' prototype 8 P(ISO values),

Tar 9 .7 mg/cig .
SN 0 .72'mg/cig .
Puff count 10 .8'
CO 9 .9 mg/cigi .
NO 0 .17 mg/cig . .

Plans

Supervision and evaluation of the first production runs .

PROJECT : SAIDSALITO' - NO 0495

Objective

To decrease the tar deliveries of MAA and'MAIC to 9 mg/cig,, and to reduce

that of,N1PH from 11 to 10 mg/cig . . To improve the taste qaality of the .
Mt7RgYTTI' family .

Status / Plans
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A new tobacco blend recipe was established by Mr . A . Stathopoulos . A
lay-down of 1'000,kg,was .processed according to ;MAA primary specifications
without after-cut . This tobacco blend cut-filler was incorporated i'n
different cigarette prototype constructions including the MAA 09 format
(7 .95 / 20 / 79 .4 mm)1 . Prototype 15 P, which gave 9 .0 mg/cig . tar, was
selected for development of'after-cutting solutions . This is now under
way .

PROJECT : FAR'WEST - NO 0520

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Objective

To develop a super-light line extension of MARLBORO as a back-up to the

MARLBORO family . .
Tar 5 .0 mg[cig .
SN 0 .50 mg/cig .
Puff' count 8 .5
Fbrmat 7 .95' / 25 / 84I .0 mm,
Tipping length, 32 mm

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 Status / Plans

The tobacco blend cut-filler used for the development is the same as in
COUNTRY CH (MLF 14' .0 mg/cig . tar) except for the after-cut application rate
(after-cut MLF 30 liters ;/i'000 kg instead of'26' liters ;/1'000 kg) . Severall
models were created usingidifferent types oflcigarette papers, filter tow
items and'tipping papers . One of them corresponded to the above-mentioned
objective (prototype 12 P), and it was found very good (in line with,MLZ
product) . The results obtained with prototype 12 P will be re-confirmed in
January 1984 .

Smoke deliveries of prototype 12 P(IS© values)

Tar 5 .1 mg/cig .,
SM 0 .45 mg/cig .
Puff count 8 .8
CO 5 .6 mg/cig .
NO 0 .111 mg/cig .

PHN/cap/January 13, 1984!

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