LD (short for Liggett Ducat, the name of the original manufacturer) is an international brand of cigarettes, currently owned by Japan Tobacco. It is manufactured in Turkey by JT International U.S.A. for the United States market.[1]
History
LD was first launched in Jamaica in 1990,[2] and by the following year it commanded 50 percent of the country's cheap cigarette market, and 17 percent of all cigarettes in Russia.[3] Liggett Ducat was bought in 2000 by the Gallaher Group,[3] which in turn was acquired by Japan Tobacco International (JTI) in 2007.