Now that all the smoke has cleared, the news has surely filtered through that leading cigarette-filter maker ESSENTRA (formerly Filtrona) is about more than serving the tobacco industry. In addition to its cigarette filters (used by such tobacco giants as Altria and British American Tobacco, ESSENTRA supplies a variety of other specialty plastic, fiber, foam, and packaging products, including pen wicks and self-adhesive tear tape and labels. It also makes fluid handling components. The company changed its corporate name in 2013 to reflect its widening range of products and the growing number of industries it serves.