Altadis S.A., (IBEX-35:http://www.bolsamadrid.es/comun/fichaemp/fichavalor.asp?isin=ES0177040013 ALT) is a multinational purveyor and manufacturer of cigarettes, tobacco and cigars. Altadis is the result of a 1999 merger between Tabacalera, the former Spanish tobacco monopoly and SEITA, the former French tobacco monopoly.