Marlboro is a cigarette brand produced by Philip Morris, the world's largest tobacco company, and it is one of the best-selling cigarette brands in the world. The brand name Marlboro originated in Britain and was finally registered independently in the United States.

On the morning of July 18, 2008, Marlboro produced by Changsha Cigarette Factory of Hunan China Tobacco Industry Co., Ltd. was officially listed. This is the first commercial production of Marlboro, the world's first tobacco brand, in China, marking an important breakthrough in promoting international cooperation in Hunan tobacco industry.

In 2003, under the correct leadership and direct promotion of the State Tobacco Monopoly Bureau, Changsha Cigarette Factory began formal contact and negotiation with Philip Morris Products Co., Ltd., and Changsha Cigarette Factory signed a trademark license and production agreement in 2005. In May, 2008, the trial production of Marlboro in Changsha Cigarette Factory was a complete success, and all indicators performed well, among which the flavoring error was only five ten thousandths, which reached the standard of producing Marlboro and Marlboro special alcohol cigarettes, and the effect was almost perfect, which laid a good foundation for commercial production.