The construction materials company Molins, under the brand specializing in urban furniture Escofet, has inaugurated its first production plant in the United States in the state of Oklahoma. With the new plant, as the Catalan company reported in a statement, Molins hopes to bring industrial capacity closer to its customers, reduce delivery times, and respond with greater agility to the needs of the American and Canadian markets. Currently, the North American market represents nearly 6% of the turnover of the urban landscape business. With the start-up of the new plant, the industrial company aspires to increase its weight to 30%. Until now, Molins supplied both countries with exports from Europe.

Catalan cement company Molins and Mexican company Grupo Titan have agreed to jointly acquire 80% of Bosnian Baupartner, a company specializing in prefabricated concrete and steel structures, the two companies announced in a joint statement. The purchase will be made through a joint venture (joint venture) between the Catalan and Mexican companies, which have not revealed the price of the transaction.