−Removed: We own or lease various manufacturing, office and research and development facilities in locations primarily outside the United States.
+Added: We own or lease various manufacturing, office and research and development facilities in locations around the world.
We own properties in Switzerland where our operations center and state-of-the-art research and development facility are located.
−Removed: At December 31, 2021, we operated and owned a total of 39 manufacturing facilities across our six geographical segments and other category.
+Added: At December 31, 2022, we operated and owned a total of 53 manufacturing facilities across our segments.
Among them, 8 factories produced heated tobacco units.
+Added: The Swedish Match acquisition expanded our manufacturing footprint with the addition of 14 owned manufacturing facilities, which are included in the total above.
+Added: The manufacturing facilities acquired from Swedish Match are primarily engaged in the production of smoke-free products.
In 2022, certain facilities each manufactured over 30 billion units (cigarettes and heated tobacco units combined).
−Removed: The largest manufacturing facilities, in terms of volume, are located in Russia (EE), Indonesia (S&SA), Turkey (ME&A), Poland (EU), the Philippines (S&SA), Italy (EU), Lithuania (EU) and Portugal (EU).
−Removed: As part of our global operating model, products manufactured in a particular manufacturing facility are not necessarily distributed in the operating segment where the facility is located.
−Removed: We have integrated the production of our heated tobacco units into a number of our existing manufacturing facilities, and we are progressing with our plans to build manufacturing capacity for our other RRP platforms.
+Added: The largest manufacturing facilities, in terms of volume, are located in Turkey (ME&A), Indonesia (S&SA), Poland (EU), Russia (EE), Italy (EU), the Philippines (S&SA), Lithuania (EU), Czech Republic (EU) and Portugal (EU).
+Added: As part of our global operating model,
+Added: products manufactured in a particular manufacturing facility are not necessarily distributed in the operating segment where the facility is located.
+Added: We have integrated the production of our heated tobacco units into a number of our existing manufacturing facilities, and we are progressing with our plans to build manufacturing capacity for our other RRP and smoke-free platforms.
We will continue to optimize our manufacturing infrastructure.
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