Campaign Hazardous Cigarette sales decline caused Philip Morris closed the plant in Australia

Campaign Hazardous Cigarette sales decline caused Philip Morris closed the plant in Australia

Tobacco company Philip Morris said it would halt production at the factory cigarette Moorabbin , Australia after sixty years of production .

This plant closures due to a decrease in local sales and export opportunities are limited ..

Approximately 180 people are expected to lose their jobs when production moved to South Korea .
But the Philip Morris said that there were still about 550 people will remain employed at Philip Morris headquarters located in Melbourne Australia .

" This is a very difficult decision , and bad news for all of our employees , " said John Gledhill , one of the Directors of Philip Morris to Australia , New Zealand , and the Pacific Islands , in a statement .
Factors outside the control of

" With exports significantly limited due to government regulations of Australia , Moorabbin plant is significantly underutilized and operate at less than half the current installed capacity , " said Gledhill .

" Unfortunately , factors beyond our control have prevented full use of the facilities , and therefore the plant will be closed . "

In 2012 , Australia became the first country in the world to introduce the " plain cigarette packs " , which prohibits all use of corporate logos and colors . Free cigarette packs must display a health warning .