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Portugal makes 40 million cork wine stoppers a day. We visited a cork forest to see how they're made.
Ferreira said that the Portuguese Cork Association tries to not waste any of the cork produced. "Even the smallest residues, the powder we have from the retrification from small parts of our ...
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How the world's largest cork company makes millions of wine stoppers
The Portuguese company Corticeira Amorim is the world's largest producer and distributor of cork. For 150 years, the company has expanded the Portuguese cork industry, but 20 years ago ...
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Portugal looks to put new twist on cork industry
Portugal, the world's leading cork producer, is finding new uses for the material, from footwear to furniture, as demand for wine bottle stoppers wanes. Cork is obtained by stripping the bark of ...
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Portugal’s cork forests are major carbon sinks - but they face threats from climate change
Portugal is the world’s leading producer of cork. In 2023, cork exports achieved a record value of €1.2 billion, 75 percent ...