a flask - shaped package or container for packaging smoking articles , such as cigarettes , has a generally parallelepiped shape with slightly curved front and back body panels . the container comprises a body and a lid integrally molded in one - piece of a plastic material with an open bottom having an internal peripheral shoulder and a base made of a separate plastic / metal foil laminate that is bonded to the shoulder by induction heating a heat - activated adhesive covering the metal foil of the base . the body has a central internal front - to - back stiffening rib and an access opening in its top and front panels with a surrounding ledge to which is adhesively bonded a removable foil closure . after the access opening is closed with the foil closure , cigarettes are inserted into the container body through the open bottom thereof . a protective paperboard liner that prevents adherence between the heat - activated adhesive and the cigarettes is inserted into the open bottom and supported by the central rib and the cigarettes . the base laminate is then inserted into the open bottom and bears on the shoulder so that when the adhesive is activated by induction heating , the base bonds to the shoulder and seals the container . an adhesive - backed label wrap with brand specific indicia is applied to the outer surfaces of the container .