We don't make tubes. We do sell them from others who make them, but tubes are not used in the manufacture of cigarettes. They're used by consumers who buy loose tobacco, fine cut, and assemble their own cigarettes. In the manufacturing plants, the cigarettes are made directly from the filter, the tobacco, the cigarette paper, and the cork tipping, which is used to hold it all together.
On May 12th, 2008. See this statement in context.