Jinan Cigarette Factory was founded in 1928 and has a history of 80 years. As a factory directly under Shandong China Tobacco Industry Corporation, it is the only tobacco enterprise in Shandong Province that has achieved the goal of "three certificates and one recognition" for its quality, safety and environmental management system, and it is the first winner of Shandong Province's Quality Management Award and a 4A grade credit rating enterprise. It is also one of the four designated cigar production enterprises in China, and the cigar production line is in the process of installation and debugging, which will soon form the production capacity and become a new growth point of efficiency.The total volume of cigarettes produced in 2007 exceeded 900,000 cartons, and the economic benefits increased significantly. Produced 912,700 cases of cigarettes, transferred 882,200 cases of cigarettes, realizing sales revenue of 5.409 billion yuan, realizing profits and taxes of 3.53 billion yuan, of which 830 million yuan in profit. It focuses on the production of General brand cigarettes, which is one of the 36 famous cigarettes in China as a successful cigarette product of international standard developed by Chinese and foreign tobacco experts, and is listed in the list of "China's top 100 brands of cigarettes", and has been named "China's Famous Trademark". In 2007, the production and sales volume of General brand exceeded 500,000 cartons, reaching 558,900 cartons, ranking 23rd among the 100 brands in the industry in terms of production and sales volume, up 14 places compared with 2006, showing good development momentum. General Cigarette brand building into a new stage of development of the new plant construction in November 18, 2005 groundbreaking, November 18, 2007 to achieve the normal operation of each unit. The construction of the new factory reflects the standard of "six first-class" (first-class design, construction, technology, equipment, management and efficiency). Through the relocation and introduction of internationally advanced cigarette production equipment, the manufacturing capacity and technical equipment strength have been greatly enhanced, and the first modernized industrial park covering an area of more than 1,000 acres in the tobacco industry has been built. With its outstanding contributions to the country and the industry, Jinan Cigarette Factory has been honored as an advanced enterprise in the national tobacco industry, one of the top ten units in the national famous product after-sales service industry, a national excellent political and industrial enterprise, an advanced group in the national discipline inspection and supervision system, a national advanced enterprise in equipment management, one of the top ten in the national operation, and one of the top 500 state-owned enterprises, among other titles. Accompanied by the accelerated pace of joint reorganization of the tobacco industry, the Jinan Cigarette Factory under the management system of Shandong Tobacco Industry once again blew a good and fast development of the clarion call.