Cork is a natural product originating from the renewable bark of the Cork Oak, which Mother Nature planted essentially in southern Portugal. Home to an interminable variety of animal and plant species, the montado contributes to both regulating the hydrologic cycle and soil protection, avoiding desertification. The montado also fixates carbon dioxide, the main culprit for the planet’s global warming. Recyclable and reusable, the motto “nothing is wasted, everything is transformed” applies itself to cork perfectly.

in From the Cork Oak to cork – a sustainable system, Portuguese Cork Association (APCOR)

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