British American Tobacco (investments) Limited

British American Tobacco Limited

Jane Nicholls

Simon James Smith

Alfred Vincent Spencer

Edward Awty

Charanjit Singh Nandra

Paul Barry Farenden

David Boast

Paul Frobisher

Derek Roberts

Charanjit Nandra

Michael Newnham

Richard Harbutt

Stuart Abercrombie

David Russell

Trevor Johnson

A deformable additive release component () for a smoking article is disclosed, comprising an aperture () through which additive may be released, an outer wall section (), an inner wall section () that defines a chamber () within which the additive is held and at least one channel () between the inner and outer wall sections to allow airflow through the component, wherein the component is configured to transmit a compressive force applied to the outer wall section to the inner wall section and to open the aperture. A filter () for a smoking article that comprises said additive release component, and a smoking article () that comprises said additive release component or said filter, are also described. Methods of manufacturing the additive release components is also disclosed.

Additive release component

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Jane Nicholls