UST Inc. [SEP] dissolved or abolished
UST Inc.
UST Inc. was a holding company, the biggest producer of snuff and chewing tobacco, whose subsidiaries included U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company and International Wine & Spirits Ltd., which in turn is a holding company of Chateau Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, a vintner of premium wines. On January 6, 2009, UST Inc. was purchased by Altria.
History.
United States Tobacco Co. existed before the American Tobacco Co. acquisition. UST was founded as the United States Tobacco Co. in 1911, Richmond, Va., after
- Tolshmensky District (the selo of Krasnoye), Northern Krai, established in 1929, abolished in 1931, split between Shuysky and Totemsky Districts;
- Ulomsky District (the selo of Korotovo), Leningrad Oblast, then Vologda Oblast, established in 1927, abolished in 1931, split between Cherepovetsky District and Vesyegonsky District of Kalinin Oblast; reestablished in 1940, abolished in 1959, merged into Cherepovetsky District.
- Ust-Alexeyevsky District (the selo of Ust-Alexeyevo), Northern Dvina Governorate, then Northern Krai