1874 – Jose Molins established a cigar and cigarette making business in Havana, Cuba
1912 – Molins Machine Company was founded in London
1924 – Thrissell Engineering Company (later to become Masson Scott Thrissell) was acquired
1926 - The very first cigarette maker, the Mark1 is patented
1950 – Molins opened the Sauderton site
1954 – Philip Morris relaunched Marlboro with the Hinge-Lid pack patented back in 1937
1985 – Development of Molins ITCM, an R&D center originally established in Conventry
2000 – Molins acquires the business of Filtrona Instruments and Automation, which will be renamed as Cerulean the following year.
Molins s.r.o created in Plzen, Czech Republic, to manufacture and assemble tobacco machinery parts and machines
2008 – The Molins Octave sets a new standard for reliable cigarette production machinery
2010 - Molins moved to Princes Risborough
2017 – Molins becomes part of Coesia group through its acquisition by Sasib
2018 - New Octave was launched with great success on the market.
Molins Plzen starts producing X2 machines, strengthening the connection between GD, Sasib and Molins
2020 - Forte filter maker was launched with GD technologies, connecting even more the companies
2024 – Molins celebrates 150 years of history.
FORTE-C enlarges its portfolio for sustainable filters
