| Making Our Cigarettes Explore a brief history of tobacco, explanation of select varieties of tobacco and a description of the manufacturing process from harvesting to shipping. Understanding Tar & Nicotine Numbers Find information on what tar and nicotine numbers mean and what they don't mean. Cigarette Ingredients The primary ingredient in each of our cigarette brands is tobacco. Here you can view the list of ingredients used in the manufacturing of our brands. Cigarette Paper Technology Philip Morris USA (PM USA) has developed a type of cigarette paper with banded paper technology that helps reduce the ignition strength of cigarettes as measured by certain test methods. | | The purpose of this site is to share information about our Company, our issues and our programs. It is not intended to market, advertise, promote or offer coupons for our cigarette brands. |