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FAQ

FREQUANT QUESTIONS

What is Cork?

The cork comes from the bark of the cork oak tree, it is harvested every nine years from the trunk, without harming the tree. It is a completely natural, recyclable and biodegradable raw material. In addition, it has a unique characteristics that makes it an incomparable material.

Where does the Cork come from?

The most important cork oak tree forest areas are in Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria.

Main characteristics of the Cork

LIGHTNESS
Cork is a very light raw material, weighing between 0.13 and 0.25 g/cm³. In addition, 90% of its volume is air.

ISOLATION
The unique composition of cork makes it an excellent sound, thermal and vibration insulator.

FLEXIBILITY/COMPRESSIBILITY
Since 90% of the volume of the cork is air, the cork can be compressed without losing its original shape and without losing flexibility.

IMPERMEABILITY
Cork is practically impermeable to liquids and gases.

Why choose Cork products?

Besides the unique properties that cork has, the cork industry allows the continuity of cork oak forest, which contributes to the maintenance of forests, populations and workers that depend on them.

Where can I find your products?

On this web you can find them in the catalogue section, where you will find our products in different categories. Also, you have a downloadable 3D PDF of all of our items so you can see the complete design.

I can not see the 3D PDF. What should I do?

Make sure you have a 3D PDF viewer such as Acrobat Reader downloaded and enable 3D content. Download our 3D PDF and open it from the viewer.