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Portugal reinvents cork: from stoppers to rocketsPhoto by franky1st on Pexels
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Portugal reinvents cork: from stoppers to rockets

Euronews Portugal11 September 2026 at 14:00

Portugal produces about half of the world's cork, consolidating itself as the largest producer and exporter of this natural resource. Corticeira Amorim, the leader in the cork sector, is leading an innovative transformation of the material, opening new markets through its application in high-tech materials. The report follows the entire production process, from the cork oak forest to the factory. This ancestral resource, traditionally associated with wine stoppers, is thus being reinvented for uses that include even applications in rockets.

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