Come with us through the Amorim Cork warehouses in Portugal and tour The Cork Experience. See different components and behind the scenes of the process that goes into making ecoCORK/Acousticork: ecocork.com.au/
I have always loved cork ever since my interior designer dad covered the walls in my room with it. It was warm and softer and you could hang things everywhere.
wow very nice, would you have any photos?! We would love to see something like that! Where are you located? Now we have a specific product made to do just what your dad did but in many different colours! www.ecocork.com.au/shop
@@ecocorkaus I don’t have pictures unfortunately this was like 20 years ago in a few houses and countries ago. He covered three quarters of the high of the hall room and finished with moulding as if you where doing wood panelling, in the whole four walls of mine and my brothers room. This was when we lived in Galicia, near Portugal, and cork was really affordable. The leftover rolls of cork when onto numerous crafts projects, it so so versatile to have it. Now im located in Cape Town and cork is more expensive but still available in rolls. Im thinking of covering my children’s room with it.
@@saritasarit Wow that would look amazing! :) There are so many things that can be done with Cork, we can't wait to see more of it in Australia! Thanks for your comments! We have an instagram too if you wanted to see some of the projects with cork instagram.com/ecocorkaus
Cork is a great material for flooring, soft under foot and thermally stable under foot all year, not cold or hot. Its only downfall is resurfacing. Our natural cork floors were painted high gloss Urethane clear finish every 5 years. The tiles were in place for 40 years and were only replaced because of the termite damage to the timber floor underneath. We replaced the tiles with a high gloss Calacatta marble look ceramic tile. Spectacular to look at but as cold as the Antarctic during winter. Maybe further research can combine the two without cracking the ceramic, the best of both worlds.
The ecoCORK Insulation Acoustic Underlay can be used under tiles to help with the 'coldness' of tiles. The newer finishes last longer as well, generally about 10-12 years under normal use. Thanks for your comments and love for Cork.
this is it 👍 people who understand impacts of deforestation here it is guys. This is for you ❤ why not guys why not just take it globally a day will come where everything will be cork furnitures and there won't be any need to cut billion of trees.
Hello and thanks for the comment and question. In some cases a polyurethane adhesive is used, however for some products, cork has an amazing ability through specific technology to be heated up to a particular temperature where the cells in the cork actually release an adhesive substance that then adheres itself back together again!
@@kaygee301 unfortunately you can't tell by looking at it, these are secrets from within the industry! If you are asking the question about a specific product please let us know and we will find out for you!
That is also what I keep trying to learn. I would lile to know more about the ability of heat to adhere cork to itself with no outside chemicals. Too many products are claimed to be sustainable or natural but rely on petrochemical based adhesives.
Great video! Do manufacturers use a synthetic binder/glue to create blocks from cork granules or do they use natural latex (aka NRL)? I’m severely allergic to latex/NRL and sometimes I get a bad reaction from touching certain shoe soles but I’m fine with other shoes.
We can't speak for all manufacturers of course, some would possibly use products like that. Some method of cork production doesn't use any adhesives (cork when heated up releases its own gas that glues it back together. We also don't deal with the shoe side of things sorry!
Yes absolutely because don't think of it as 'skin'. It doesn't cause any negative effects on the tree. Think of it more like unzipping a jacket that is now too tight and suffocating you!
Hello thanks for the questions. Some applications a polyurethane binder is user however in some cases cork releases its own adhesive that can be used to bond it back together again :) Hope this answers your question!
Hello! Unfortunately, not our exact products, however there will be variations made with Cork available in the US. We would recommend emailing AMORIM (in Portugal) for your nearest distributor of cork products. Thanks for your support!
My understanding is that Birkenstock shoes are made of cork granules bound together with liquid latex, jute and leather. The outer sole is a mix of synthetic rubber and natural rubber latex/NRL.
Hehe the best thing about it is they can’t. First because they don’t have cork or cork tree’s. (They get the rejected cork from Portugal so the quality is terrible). Secondly, this is the only company in the world with the technology! 🙌
Absolutely they could. We just need a lot of land, and a 35-40 year plan :( (They have tried to grow them in Australia, but they don't grow as well, then we don't have the machinery to produce materials with it yet)
@@ecocorkaus Not enough land in Australia? You sound like someone from the North Pole who says it isn't easy to produce ice cream because it requires a lot of ice. There's a famous cork tree in Tenterfield that has been there since 1861. It never required any special care. What you need is a few Portuguese with the right experience, willing to emigrate to Australia, and a lot of government subsidies. There has never been a better time to ask for subsidies for eco-friendly projects.
@@jacquesmertens3369 hehe thats very true, plenty of land here, if only someone would donate some! We have approached the government and they are not interested. The benefits are 'too far away' in their opinion. It is a bit of shame. The biggest challenge would be that the technology used to process the cork is only known by a few companies in Portugal and the type of information that IP gathered over many years. We wish it were more simple, it wont stop us from continually trying!
Cork trees take lots of decades to start producing cork. And each one can only be harvasted once in every 9 years. This tree is very regulated in Portugal, actually, you need a permit to even cut branches of a cork oak. if you wonder arround the portuguese south you will see random oaks in the middle of crops because it jsut costed to much to remove the tree. So, as it takes a lot of time, it migth be less expensive to just buy from an historic producer that has the process optimized, providing you with a cheaper product. That's gobalization for y'all baby!
