Corticeira Amorim, via Amorim Florestal, has acquired the Herdade da Baliza estate located in the area of Castelo Branco / Tejo Internacional, occupying a total area of 2,866 hectares. This acquisition marks the beginning of a new activity for the company, as a forest owner, in a strategic operation to lead the implementation of an innovative management model for the Portuguese cork forest.

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Interview with the Campana Brothers: “Cork has been an incredible experience”

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Portuguese airline TAP recently opened its exclusive VIP lounge in the Humberto Delgado Airport in Lisbon. Based on a concept by the architect Miguel Arruda, the TAP Premium Lounge is designed to offer an extremely comfortable space for passengers, regardless of the time they spend inside.

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During his involvement in the Metamorphosis project, curated by Experimentadesign, Carrilho da Graça developed a proposal for the Lisbon Cruise Terminal.

After he learned that the weight of the project was excessive, due to its elevation, but knowing that this was extremely important for the building, he devised an innovative solution combining
concrete with cork, which maintained its structural character.

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Américo Amorim will go down in Portuguese history as one of the country’s most important figures – as an entrepreneur, wealth creator. Man of rigour, ethics and morals. Far-sighted, he proved to be ahead of his time, constantly building bridges with the future.
Born on July 21, 1934, he died on July 13, 2017, a few days before completing his 83rd birthday. Known as the “King of Cork” and for having transformed Corticeira Amorim into the world’s largest cork producer, his legacy will live on in the national imagination, far beyond the world of business.

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Arch Summit 2017, held in Portugal, wasn’t “only” a privileged stage for an encounter involving architects, engineers and designers. It also hosted the world’s biggest ever temporary cork exhibition, in a project involving around 5,000 blocks of expanded cork agglomerate, a 100% natural material provided by Amorim Isolamentos.

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Two years after the launch of Wicanders’ innovative premium range of Hydrocork flooring solutions, Corticeira Amorim is investing 10 million euros that will increase its production capacity by four million square metres of floor space per year, from 2018 onwards.

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Amorim has recently presented, in Hannover, three new collections that reinforce Wicanders´ offer, while strengthening the Hydrocork line, its waterproof bestseller flooring solution. Vintage and Fusion in floor coverings and Brick in wall coverings incorporate the latest trends in interior design, as is the case with the industrial look of the Brick wall covering collection.

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