It is owned by Miquel y Costas, a Spanish company specialized in the manufacture of rolling paper booklets and other products such as filters, tubes or accessories.

In 1868 the brothers Lorenzo and Antonio Miquel y Costas began to manufacture cigarette paper and in 1879 "El Pino" was born, considered the predecessor brand of Smoking.

[3][2] They manufacture Smoking, Pure Hemp, Guarani, Bugler, Bob Marley, SMK, Mantra and Bambu brand papers.

In 2006, Miquel y Costas was charged in Spain for allegedly using carcinogenic raw materials to cut production costs.

[4][5] The case was dismissed a few months later by the Audiencia Provincial de Barcelona, who found no basis for further proceedings.