Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) is a leading global tobacco and nicotine products company that manufactures and sells cigarettes, smoke-free products, and other nicotine-containing products in markets outside of the United States. The company was originally a division of Altria Group (formerly known as Philip Morris Companies Inc.), but it was spun off as a separate entity in 2008. PMI is headquartered in New York City, New York, United States, with its operations center located in Lausanne, Switzerland.