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One of nature’s most

extraordinary products

What is cork?

Cork is the bark of the Cork Oak tree. It is a completely natural raw material, with unique properties which give it an unrivalled character. It is light, impermeable to liquids and gases, elastic and compressible...

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The cork oak

The cork oak tree has been classified as the National Tree of Portugal since 2011

A cork oak tree may be harvested around 17 times, over its lifetime which is, on average, 200 years.

Annual cork production by country

Brief historical overview

Creative potential that exists beyond time

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A Forest with a Future

Cork Oak Forest

hectares in the Western Mediterranean basin

tonnes of cork are extracted from these cork oak forests

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the country is also responsible for approximately 50% of cork processing in the world

Diversity of applications

As endless as the imagination. No technology can emulate the unique properties of cork.

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