Cork is one of the most sustainable natural materials on the planet. It’s renewable, recyclable and biodegradable. The cork industry also directly contributes to healthy ecosystems and strong ...

RIO FRIO, Portugal (AP) — U.S. winemakers have something to celebrate: the corks they’re popping aren’t subject to tariffs. The cork carve-out was vital for Portugal. The European country is the world ...

For more than 150 years, Corticeira Amorim SA has thrived by buying slabs of bark stripped from cork trees in Portugal and transforming them into stoppers. The company annually produces billions of ...

If you’re looking for warm, cushiony flooring, think cork. Soft like suede, it has the insulating qualities and resiliency of carpet; the easy-to-clean surface of wood or tile; plus luxurious appeal ...

Amorim Cork Solutions is reinventing materials innovation by combining vibration control and sustainable innovation for rail ...

One of the more testing challenges issued recently to 40 Portuguese researchers investigating potential new uses of cork was to discover ways of making trees grow faster. “We know this sort of thing ...

Following the announcement that cork oak forests in Portugal, Spain, and Italy have become FSC-certified, WWF is calling on all cork producing countries to adopt similar measures. Rome, Italy – WWF, ...

No one is completely sure who first came up with the idea for cork wine stoppers, though legend holds that it was the 17th-century monk Dom Pérignon. Perhaps he does deserve the credit; perhaps some ...

RIO FRIO, Portugal (AP) — U.S. winemakers have something to celebrate: the corks they’re popping aren’t subject to tariffs. Cork comes from the spongy bark of the cork oak tree, which is primarily ...