How it's made

[Connavar]

sitting here releaxing with some RL los watching the How it's made marathon on the science channel... and it hits me. massive suggestions to the show for a snus segment on how it's made.. all in favor?

[heders]

Absolutely! I'm in.

[chadizzy1]

That would be so cool, I wish they could.

But with the exception of the few limited videos on YouTube, they really don't let much out.

When I was in Sweden and toured the Swedish Match factories they were very insistent about no film/pictures inside the actual production area. They're very cautious about it. They're not afraid to show people in person, but maybe it's related to trade secrets.

That being said, I bet a smaller company would do it - like AG Snus, or GN Tobacco, one of the newer folks maybe.

[Connavar]

my fear is they would end up at the camel SNUS production line which would make me cry...

[Team SnusOn]

Exactly.

When I was there, we got to take a few pictures but only in places like the top of the loose packaging floor. The reason is that most of the manufacturing processes of portion snus, between the different manufactures, are trade secrets hence the reason why a Gotlands portion looks much different from a General portion. Swedish Match allowed me to see the portion machinery but I couldn't take any pictures of it.

It's pretty cool though! ;-)

Team SnusOn

[chadizzy1]

Exactly.

When I was there, we got to take a few pictures but only in places like the top of the loose packaging floor. The reason is that most of the manufacturing processes of portion snus, between the different manufactures, are trade secrets hence the reason why a Gotlands portion looks much different from a General portion. Swedish Match allowed me to see the portion machinery but I couldn't take any pictures of it.

It's pretty cool though! ;-)

Team SnusOn

Yeah, they tightened it up, I came a year after you did and they didn't allow pics anywhere inside the factory. In the lobby and that was it.

[snusjus]

The History Channel had a very short segment about snus on Modern Marvels years ago. It wasn't too detailed though.

[chadizzy1]

The History Channel had a very short segment about snus on Modern Marvels years ago. It wasn't too detailed though.

This is a clip I could find but all it did was talk about cigarettes. Still pretty interesting.

I'm trying to find a torrent for it but apparently no one has it around. I may buy the DVD to see it.

[chadizzy1]

Found a link.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ZJULVQRH

Wait 50 seconds then "Regular Download" will appear and you can get it. Takes about 20 minutes for a free user.

[timoteo]

my fear is they would end up at the camel SNUS production line which would make me cry...

HAHaha yeah really, me too!

[chadizzy1]

Snapped some pics from the snus part of that show.


Check out the General fridge.


Onyx


Onyx


Old Catch

[chadizzy1]

More pics from the History Channel show on Tobacco...the snus segment.


Old General/Ettan


Old General


The factory in Kungälv.


Me in front of the factory in Kungälv.
Thought it was cool to see it on TV, a place I'd been.

[chadizzy1]

Another pic from the History Channel show on Tobacco.


Old Catch

[precious007]

yeah I guess, they don't want other to see their "tools of trade"
....

I guess.... and yes the Swedish snus is unique in its way... they must have some secrets, that the U.S still don't implement

[Connavar]

yeah I guess, they don't want other to see their "tools of trade"
....

I guess.... and yes the Swedish snus is unique in its way... they must have some secrets, that the U.S still don't implement

aka too much politics and hands in pockets and money to be made/lost. just a guess