British American Tobacco Colombia S A S (Colombia)

British American Tobacco Colombia S.A.S. is a company that operates in the manufacturing sector for tobacco products. British American Tobacco first ventured into the Colombian cigarette market in the 1950s, but its work was interrupted twice by government policies related to imports and foreign investment. In October of 1994, thanks to the economic opening, British American Tobacco returned to the country and established itself as a branch of International Tobacco (Overseas) Limited, and in 1997 it changed its name to British American Tobacco (South America) Limited initiating import operations and direct distribution of their products. In 2011, British American Tobacco Colombia bought Productora Tabacalera de Colombia - Protabaco, expanding its presence and investment in the domestic market, completing its supply chain with the collection of tobacco leaf and the production of domestic cigarettes. The offices of British American Tobacco Colombia are located in Bogota. It has a leaf tobacco dewatering plant located in San Gil, Santander. Its commercial agencies are located in Bogota, Cali, Medellin, Barranquilla and Bucaramanga and it has agricultural promotion agencies in Neiva, Garzon and Capitanejo.