Cork Forests – a 100% sustainable & unique ecosystem we need to preserve
Portugal is responsible for producing around 70% of the world’s cork and behind the supply of cork stoppers, cork insulation…
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How cork is harvested
Cork is made from the bark of the cork oak tree – every 9 years the bark of the tree…
Natural cork vs plastic & aluminium
Across the world and in the UK in particular at the moment, there is a real movement to minimise the…
How cork production sequesters CO2
Cork are made from the bark of the cork oak tree (known in Portugal as the “Sobreiro”). It takes 25…
How cork is harvested
Here is a short video showing how cork is harvested. Note that cork is made from the bark of the…
Use natural cork, save a bird
Here is a video about how important it is to preserve the natural cork forests of Portugal and Spain, a…