Why Cork?
Cork is 100% natural, elastic, impermeable, lightweight, biodegradable, reusable and recyclable.
Is the outer bark of the cork oak tree, consists of cells like honeycombs filled with an air-like gas.
“Cork is one of the world’s most versatile materials.”
CORK TREE
The cork oak is the only tree whose bark regenerates over the course of its lifetime around 250 years, and can be harvested about 15 times.
Cork Forest
Produce a vast amount of oxygen, provides retention and storage over 20 million tonnes of CO2.
- Combats climate change.
- Prevents soil degradation.
- Regulates the water cycle.
- Fights desertification
- Creates employment.
Cork forest provide a habitat for endangeerd species such as the Iberian Eagle and Iberian Lynx
Lince ibérico (Lynx pardinus) / JM Pérez de Ayala
“Nothing is lost, everything is transformed”
INDUSTRIAL PATH
The cork industry is considered as a source of neutral CO2 energy, because more than 60% of the energy needs are met by the cogeneration of the cork dust in electrical energy.
CORK AGGLOMERATE
The cork used in the production of cork agglomerate comes from diferent sources:
From the first and second bark stripped, trees that are not ready to make stoppers.
And from the leftovers, shavings, pieces and waste from other cork industries .
After milled together this granules are the raw material to produce cork agglomerates.
Composite agglomerates are made from the agglomeration of these cork granules by a process of agglutination using pressure, heat and a binder.