f6 () is a German

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owned by

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and produced by the ''f6 Cigarettenfabrik Dresden GmbH''.

History

F6 was launched in East Germany in 1959 by the '' VEB Dresdner Zigarettenfabriken'' and was produced there until 1990. After

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, and based on experience from the East German

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brand that was purchased by

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, and their marketing towards West German consumer needs which led to a fall of market share from 30% to 12% in East Germany, the marketing of f6 emphasises its East German origin with familiar packaging and appropriate slogans. F6 had an 18% market share in the East German cigarette market, and a 3.5% market share in the reunified-German cigarette market (in the 8th place). To that point the manufacturers'

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also played a role, with the brand being priced below the market average. The brand was awarded a Golden Effie for its marketing and brand communication. With the F6 Music Awards, the brand strategized to strengthen its East German image by explicitly promoting music from the region. F6 cigarettes are manufactured in a

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, the Zigarettenfabrik Jasmatzi, in the Striesen district of

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. A pack of F6 cigarettes cost 3,20

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in East Germany. At the end of 2012, the cigarettes were taken off the market except for the "F6 Original" brand and replaced by the Chesterfield brand. In March 2018, the price of a pack of F6 cigarettes in Germany was raised.

Trivia

* The name "f6" stands for "Filterzigarette der 60er Jahre" which translates to ''filter cigarette of the 60s''. The claim that the name comes from a former production site at

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, being close to the ''Fernverkehrsstraße 6'' in East Germany (F6 for short), is not true.

Products

* f6 (

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: 0.8 mg;

tar Tar is a dark brown or black viscous liquid of hydrocarbons and free carbon, obtained from a wide variety of organic materials through destructive distillation. Tar can be produced from coal, wood, petroleum, or peat. "a dark brown or black b ...

: 10 mg;

carbon monoxide Carbon monoxide (chemical formula CO) is a poisonous, flammable gas that is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and slightly less dense than air. Carbon monoxide consists of one carbon atom and one oxygen atom connected by a triple bond. It is the si ...

: 9 mg) * f6 silver (nicotine: 0.3 mg; tar 3 mg; carbon monoxide: 4 mg) (no longer produced) * f6 blue (nicotine: 0.5 mg; tar: 6 mg; carbon monoxide: 7 mg) (now Chesterfield Blue) * f6 Fine Flavor (formerly f6 Light) (nicotine: 0.8 mg; tar 7 mg; carbon monoxide: 8 mg) (no longer produced) * f6 International Blend (nicotine: 0.8 mg; tar: 10 mg; carbon monoxide: 10 mg) (no longer produced) * f6 Full Flavor (formerly f6 red or f6 sun) (nicotine: 0.8 mg; tar: 10 mg; carbon monoxide: 10 mg) (now Chesterfield Red) * f6

Menthol Menthol is an organic compound, specifically a Monoterpene, monoterpenoid, that occurs naturally in the oils of several plants in the Mentha, mint family, such as Mentha arvensis, corn mint and peppermint. It is a white or clear waxy crystallin ...

(nicotine: 1.0 mg; tar: 12 mg; carbon monoxide 9 mg) (no longer produced) * f6 Menthol Fresh (nicotine: 0.5 mg; tar: 6 mg; carbon monoxide: 7 mg) (now Chesterfield Menthol) * f6 Quick Sticks Fine Flavor (Long pre-made tubes, intended to be quickly inserted into a

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and then cut with scissors.) * f6 Zigarettentabak (rolling tobacco 120 g) * f6 Zigarettentabak (rolling tobacco 30 g) * f6 Zigarillos (

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s) * f6 Tobacco Block (compressed tobacco block, in a box that is inserted into a specialized cigarette injector.)

References

{{Philip Morris International Philip Morris brands Products introduced in 1959

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