British American Tobacco

British American Tobacco is the second largest cigarette company.

In 1999 it acquired Rothmans International, which included a share in a factory in Myanmar. This made it the target of criticism from human rights groups. It sold its share of the factory on November 6, 2003 after a "exceptional request" from the British government.

External Link

• British American Tobacco; (apparently broken, at least for Mozilla)
• BAT 'dragged out' of Burma; The Guardian; November 7, 2003