烟草在线据《烟业通讯》报道编译　　据韩国《先驱报》报道，KT&G公司7月15日宣布，它将在不久之后推出韩国第一个低燃点（LIP）卷烟品牌。

　　公司表示，它独立研发了一个“蓝色纸环”系统，专门生产低燃点卷烟，该系统将向卷烟纸中添加必须的化学物质。

　　为了保护蓝色纸环技术，KT&G为该系统申请了五项专利。

　　低燃点卷烟纸将于7月23日起被用于KT&G公司One品牌三个系列的卷烟产品。

　　此后，公司将为其所有卷烟品牌都换上低燃点卷烟纸。

　　目前，韩国并未制定法律要求卷烟使用低燃点卷烟纸。

KT&G Strikes up Blue Nand LIP Technology in South Korea

　　KT&G said yesterday that it would launch South Korea's first low-ignition propensity (LIP) cigarettes later this month, according to a story in The Korea Herald.

　　The company says it has developed independently a "blue band" system for producing LIP cigarettes, a system that applies chemicals to the cigarette paper.

　　It has five patent applications submitted or pending in respect of the blue band technology.

　　The LIP paper is due to be used from July 23 on three of KT&G cigarettes within its The One brand of products.

　　It will then be rolled out to the rest of the company's cigarettes.

　　Cigarettes in Korea are not required by law to have LIP paper. Enditem