A Spanish manufacturer of precast concrete and urban landscaping products has opened its first United States factory in Elk City, Oklahoma, producing street furniture under its Escofet brand for customers across the country and into Canada. The roughly 3,000-square-meter plant marks a new chapter for a company that, until now, had served North America almost entirely through exports from Europe.
A New Production Line for American Streets
Molins has inaugurated its first U.S. manufacturing plant in Elk City under the Escofet name, according to viaempresa.cat. The outlet reports the facility will allow the company to produce urban furniture locally for buyers in both the United States and Canada, rather than shipping finished goods across the Atlantic. As CemNet.com notes, the move is part of Molins's broader push into an international expansion strategy.
The Oklahoma site covers about 3,000 square meters of built space and will begin operations producing eight Escofet product references, according to Spanish outlet EXPANSIÓN. The same report states that when fully operational, the plant is expected to employ 50 workers.
Part of a €100 Million Diversification Push
The Elk City plant is one piece of a larger strategy. Molins is launching three key initiatives representing a combined investment of approximately €100 million, the company said in a statement on its own website. That same statement specifies that the Oklahoma plant is expected to create 50 direct jobs, and that the facility is meant to shorten delivery times and reduce the carbon footprint associated with transporting goods from Europe.
EXPANSIÓN reports that Molins first announced the €100 million diversification investment in 2025, with the Oklahoma factory included as part of that plan from the outset.
Betting on a Much Bigger Slice of North America
The scale of Molins's ambitions becomes clearer when looking at where its revenue currently comes from. The United States accounts for just 6% of Escofet's revenue today, but with this investment, that figure is expected to rise to 30%, according to the company's own statement. EXPANSIÓN likewise reports that North America currently makes up about 6% of Molins's urban-landscape revenue, with the company projecting that share could reach 30% once the new factory is fully up and running.
That kind of growth target reflects a shift in strategy: rather than exporting from Spain, Molins is aiming to produce increasingly close to the markets where it operates, per viaempresa.cat's reporting on the Elk City opening. Setting up shop directly in Oklahoma, rather than relying solely on transatlantic shipping, is central to how the company plans to close the gap between its current single-digit market share and its 30% target.
Oklahoma's Pitch to Foreign Manufacturers
Molins's arrival adds to a pattern of international manufacturers setting up operations in Oklahoma. Foreign-owned companies operating in the state employ more than 64,200 Oklahomans, according to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, which frames foreign direct investment as a major source of business activity in the state. That figure contrasts with data from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, which states that in 2024, the latest year for which it had data, foreign-controlled companies employed 59,900 Oklahoma workers.
Other recent foreign investments in the state include Norwegian solar energy company NorSun, which selected Tulsa for its first U.S.-based factory, an initial planned investment of $620 million in a 5 GW silicon ingot and solar wafer manufacturing facility, according to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce. Molins's Elk City plant is considerably smaller in scope, but it represents the same broader trend of overseas manufacturers choosing Oklahoma as a foothold for reaching American customers.
