To mark its 50th anniversary, Amorim Cork Composites is promoting various commemorative actions for employees and clients throughout the year. Among these initiatives, the lunch for current and former employees is highlighted, which took place on the 31 August.
The foundation of the current Amorim Cork Composites (a company which resulted from the merger of Corticeira Amorim Indústria and Amorim Industrial Solutions) was the first major step towards the creation of this business group which, with cork as its main product, managed to integrate and develop a vast portfolio of cork applications. Its activity began with the transformation of the waste from cork stoppers into granules. In 1973, the company started with the production of rubbercork.
Currently, Amorim Cork Composites is the world leader in the sector, developing cork applications and products of superior performance and high added value, designed for a wide range of sectors. This path to success was largely driven by Américo Amorim, an entrepreneur and visionary, who realised early on that the future of Corticeira Amorim and the cork sector depended on the integration of activities, development of new products, geographical spread and the loyalty of the international markets.
António Rios de Amorim, Chairman of Corticeira Amorim, highlighted in his speech that "a path of 50 years, is the result of vision, ambition and above all, hard work and dedication. Today, the challenges we face are just as current as 50 years ago. The same determination to overcome them is needed. Our ambition is to create new products and applications where cork is the differentiating element and, as a result, conquer new markets."