We need to plant more cork oaks!
Cork is harvested only during the Summer, so in the cork industry, the annual cycle starts in September. The 2022/2023…
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7 reasons why cork is one of the most environmentally friendly products on the planet
Cork is derived from the bark of the Cork Oak tree (Quercus Suber). The bark gets stripped every nine years…
Low cork harvest in 2022 pushes cork prices higher
It looks like the 2022 cork harvest in Portugal is going to be substantially lower than previous years, which will…
New video all about why cork is great….
Our trade association, APCOR, generally produces a video every year to promote cork. APCOR represents all the major cork suppliers…
Densities of cork granules
When ordering natural cork granules (as opposed to expanded cork granules), density is the most important factor that you will…
How cork products are made – from tree bark to stopper
There are a lot of misunderstandings around about where corks come from and how cork products are made, so this…