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Rothmans International plc was a British tobacco manufacturer. Its brands included Rothmans, Players and Dunhill. Its international headquarters were in Hill Street, London and its international operations were run from Denham Place, Denham Village in Buckinghamshire. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but was acquired by Philip Morris International in 1968 and British American Tobacco in 1998. Its business was strongest in Europe, and it specialised in premium brands. ==History== The Company was founded by Louis Rothman in 1890 as a small kiosk on Fleet Street in London. In 1900 Rothman opened a small showroom in Pall Mall from where he launched his famous ''Pall Mall'' cigarette brand. His reputation was such that King Edward VII granted Rothmans a royal warrant in 1905. Rothmans was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1929. In 1954 the Rembrandt Tobacco Company acquired a controlling interest in Rothmans. Rembrandt was expanding and in 1958 acquired Carreras who in turn took a 51% stake in Alfred Dunhill in 1967. In the 1970s Rothmans became involved in sponsorship sponsoring the British Olympic team in 1972 and the inaugural Hong Kong Sevens in 1976. They also sponsored Rothmans Football Yearbook, an annual football reference book, from 1970 until 2002. In Malaysia, Rothmans was one of the popular brands of cigarette, so much so that one of the roundabout in Petaling Jaya was named 'Rothmans Roundabout' owing to its proximity to the former headquarters of Rothmans of Pall Mall Malaysia (now British American Tobacco Malaysia). It has since converted to a 4-way junction.〔http://www.thesundaily.my/node/143586〕 In 1988 Lord Swaythling became Chairman and Chief Executive.〔(Obituary: Lord Swaythling ) Independent, 13 July 1998〕 In January 1996 the Rembrandt Group and Richemont merged their tobacco business under the Rothmans International name.〔(Richemont: History )〕 Then in 1999 Rothmans was acquired by British American Tobacco.〔(BAT will buy Rothmans ) New York Times, 12 January 1999〕 The takeover resulted in the closure of the Rothmans Spennymoor & Darlington manufacturing plants in 2000 and 2001 respectively, with production moved to a larger plant at Southampton. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rothmans International」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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