Reconstituted Tobacco Leaf

RECONSTITUTED TOBACCO TYPES & ATTRIBUTES

Saxsons LTD is a globally trusted and experienced reconstituted tobacco supplier. It is a large part of our activity – managing B2B connections with the retailers who trade our products. We strive to be a high-quality supplier as we are practicing to secure exceptional standards in wholesale tobacco leaf business.

WHAT IS RECONSTITUTED TOBACCO (RECON)?

Simply, it means  "recycled " or  "reconstituted " tobacco. It can be defined as a tobacco material in sheet shape which is acquired by collecting the remnants of tobacco leaf after the processing procedure.

Reconstituted tobacco is also referred as Recon, RTS, RTL, RT, RLT, RCB, PCL and homogenized sheet tobacco.

ANATOMY OF RECONSTITUTED TOBACCO

When you put a traditional cigarette under a microscope, you can spot shredded coffee-colored materials inside that resembles the pulp of mashed tobacco stems and various parts of the tobacco leaf.

PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Reconstituted Tobacco is produced by reclaiming the remnant from the processing of Tobacco (threshing/primary/secondary) and recycling these remnants into a TOBACCO-based product sheet & cut rag.

PRODUCT BENEFITS

•  - Cost Saving
•  - Neutral Smoke Experience
•  - Alkaloids / Tar reducer
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PURPOSE OF RECON

As we defined the terms reconstituted tobacco and sheet, let’s take a look how do manufacturers leverage from this processing technique.

Reconsituted tobacco is being used:

1. To form a very consistent and high-quality cigarette blend.
2. To obtain a good looking physical shape.
3. To reduce tobacco manufacturing cost.
4. To adjust component ratio.

Cost saving effect by higher filling volume, burning rate optimization, easiness of adjusting ingredients and inserting flavors are the outcomes of recon technology.