KT&G, Imperial Tobacco sign licensing deal for 'Davidoff'

SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) --KT&G Corp., South Korea's biggest tobacco company, said
Tuesday that it has clinched a licensing agreement with Imperial Tobacco Group to
use the European cigarette maker's Davidoff brand.

Under the deal, KT&G will manufacture and sell tobacco under the Davidoff brand
in the first half of this year, the company said.
KT&G and Imperial Tobacco plan to enhance their strategic tie-ups to expand their
overseas market presence, the South Korean company said.
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