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Extract from Minutes of BATCo Management Board
meetinnheld on 29th September and 2nd
October.1980.
H-53 R&D PROGRESS AND POLICY
A conference of CAC companies showed a high
level of commitment to the GR&DC programme. The
conference agreed that GR&DC should concentrate on
innovative research which comDanies might be able
to
develop commercially in the i 80s and 1990s.
Dr. Blackman reviewed current progress and
policy and the following are some of the points
that
arose:-
- Despite recent references to toxicity of
nicotine, the concept of high nicotine/low tar
was not seen to be prejudiced.
- The importance of maintaining biological
research was agreed.
Filter work will concentrate on innovation.
Polypropylene filters are looking increasingly
promising.
Nitrosanines are not yet a serious problem but
trouble is being antielpated in the areas of
sidestream. and passive smoking.
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- Reduction of aidestream is being studied.
- Smoke retention is concentrating on a
reduction in tar retained in the body.
- Smoking.compeneation, and why people smoke at
all, to under study.
- Flavour research is more important as
deliveries reduce.
- The leaf and primary research programmes have
started in Brazil.
- The Southampton Diet plant is successful but
urgent consideration will be given to more
economical operation and the design of
different size plants with lower unit capital
coats. An external consultant may be helpful.
- Secondary automation, to raise product quality
and machinery utilisation, is progressing and
is well supported by CAC companies.
- Interbat, GR&DC computerised information
handling, is now available to operating
companies. Extension to S&H data, patents and
progress reports is planned.
Action is being taken to widen the career
paths of management in GR&DC.
Of the budgeted net expenditure of Z6.3
million in 1980, the levy allocation is C4.7
million or 75%. Killbank's contribution is
forecast to increase unless the levy at least
matches UK inflation. An increase in the levy
will be considered at the next TCAC. Countries
unable to contrib-mte should be charged as much
as the market can bear for specific
developments e.g. Delta.
A three year budget will be prepared for
presentation to 3MB in November.
It is intended in future to make periodic
presentations of recent R&D developments. A team
from GR&DC made presentations of two developments
involving the use of a cheap computerised system
for
(a) the Delta method for the subjective assessment
of
low delivery products, and W cigarette design.
(Mr. R. J. Pritchard)
(Dr. L. C. F. Blackman)
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