Primary Tobacco Processing

Different grades of tobacco are treated, blended and cut into “rag” to achieve a homogeneous final blend with good filling power and minimal waste. The varying tobacco types undergo different processes on route to the final blending cylinder. The treatments include: conditioning, casing, toasting, reordering, rolling, cutting, expansion and drying, and nearly all require the product to be at an optimum moisture % prior to or post treatment.Primary Processing departments are tasked with delivering a consistent tobacco blend to the secondary department. To achieve this, these three parameters must be controlled:

1. Moisture
2. Fill Valuez
3. Particle Size

Moisture is the most controllable and Primary Departments need final blend Moisture content of +/-0.5% within target.