BAT to buy Polish e-ciagerettes

Reuters reported that the British American Tabacco company (BAT) wants to buy the Polish CHIC Group. BAT aims at expanding its e-cigarette business and therefore plans to invest in the CHIC Group, which has over 800 sales points in Poland,  its own production facility and a research and development centre. Moreover, CHIC distributes the most common e-cigarette brands in Poland such as VOLISH, P1, Provog, Cottien, LiQueen and Aromativ. Details of the deal are unknown. BAT is a popular traditional cigarette supplier in the UK, which distributes for example Dunhill, Lucky Strike and Pall Mall. Additonally, it sells e-cigarettes in the UK, called Vype.