Kerakabak is the name of three types of tobacco: plum tobacco, pipe tobacco and shag. Kerftabak consists of finely sliced tobacco leaves that have a relatively high moisture content. business
In the Netherlands, the manufacturers of kerftabak are represented by the Vereniging Nederlandse Kerfabakindustrie (VNK). This was founded in 1952 from the Tobacco Industry Office.
Initially, this trade organization had 300 members. A process of far-reaching concentration has left only four members left:
The organization is currently called: United Manufacturers of Shag, since the sale of pipe tobacco and plum tobacco is less than 1 percent and 1 percent of Shag's total.
The sale of shag, 13 kiloton in the Netherlands in 2002, is also progressing gradually. She was 9 kiloton in 2010.
The main shag brands are: External source
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