How long have they been making 1Q? Makes you wonder how long Captain Monochromatic has been around come to think about it!
Lane Closing in US--Should I Worry?
- Thread starter homesteader
- Start date
- Status
"Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity." --Hanlon's Razor
Exactly. But, if worrying is your hamster wheel of choice, run to your heart's content.
I believe in this case the more appropriate "Razor" would be Occam's. Just saying.....
I checked their site, just now, but there is no information yet. There will be more info in the future, but I suspect that they will be discussing this with employees before they provide more details.
This Pipe Life - Welcome
The online home of all things pipe tobacco featuring education, history, articles and a thriving community.thispipelife.com
I just checked again, John. Looks like Leonard Wortzel, Vice President, Marketing and Product Development at Scandinavian Tobacco Group Lane posted this:
“...regarding the factory news...
First, nothing will happen for almost a year.
Second, the move will have zero impact on blend availability. Everything made here will be made there.
Third, it will have no impact on pricing. Import duties are pretty minimal, and the costs of production will go down significantly (hence the rationale for the closing in Tucker).
Finally, due to the FDA, we have no choice but to ensure every molecule of the blends that are coming out of Denmark match what has been coming out of Tucker.
Not a fun day during the announcement, needless to say (especially after having 30 staples pulled out of my $&#!* ankle that same morning), but I do appreciate the fact that STG was very transparent with factory employees, essentially giving them a year head’s up that their jobs will ultimately go away.
In the end it’s about those employees, and the realities of having mutilple factories that can perform identical tasks. From a pipe smoker standpoint, there will be no impact.”
STG is closing their USA manufacturing plant (Lane, Ltd.) in no small part because so much of what they produce there will be banned from sale once the FDA deeming regs come into effect.
Simon is correct: 1Q is about to become Unobtanium, since there is no way in hell that EU Health officials would allow their much-coveted and well-protected workers to come in contact with that stuff.
Simon is correct: 1Q is about to become Unobtanium, since there is no way in hell that EU Health officials would allow their much-coveted and well-protected workers to come in contact with that stuff.
I saw a pouch of Captain Monochromatic Grape that had been found opened whilst excavating a Roman villa and it was still moist and smokable!!
Just you wait!
"Ah, yes. That's late Lane-era IQ, before they moved production to China"
Some.
Actually, some of their best sellers have been around a very long time. But there is a lot of product that was introduced since '07 that will probably be going away. They have way too may brands anyway.
do you have any idea how often this happens with other products you buy? Nope because it doesn't effect you in any appreciable way. And think about the profit that lane makes it would be incredibly foolish to just toss that away even if legislation effected the profitability of those blends. Sounds like business as usual for modern global manufacturing.
I saw a pouch of Captain Monochromatic Grape that had been found opened whilst excavating a Roman villa and it was still moist and smokable!!
- Status