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Thermal Insulation
Corkwall's composition makes it a natural thermal insulation material, eliminating thermal bridges and thus protecting a building from energy losses.

Thermal Insulation
In contrast to impact sound, thermal insulation is the capacity of the material to resist cold or heat. By increasing the thickness of the underlay, the thermal resistance also increases. Cork acts as a natural insulation in spaces where underlays are installed because of its ability to maintain the temperature inside…

Thermal Insulation
In contrast to impact sound, thermal insulation is the capacity of the material to resist cold or heat. By increasing the thickness of the underlay, the thermal resistance also increases. Cork acts as a natural insulation in spaces where underlays are installed because of its ability to maintain the temperature inside…

Why choose FiberCork to boost the thermal insulation of EV Batteries?
FiberCork combines high performance with sustainability, standing out as the ideal choice for the thermal insulation of electric vehicle batteries.

Multilayer solutions for batteries' thermal insulation
FiberCork is a range of solutions designed for the thermal insulation of high voltage batteries in electric vehicles and offers applications such as thermal pads, bulkhead partition walls, and module covers, ensuring excellent insulation performance. It combines Amorim Cork Solutions capacity in the innovation and deve…

Multilayer solutions for batteries' thermal insulation
Our product range combines cork with different types of materials - such as aerogel, mica, carbon/basalt and foam – in order to create systems with different layers, which can act as a thermal barrier between cells or modules (cell spacers/thermal pads), or as protection for the battery housing. With multilayer syste…

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ACM52 structure has a low thermal conductivity of 0,065 W/mºK across a wide temperature range, resulting in energy savings and reduced condensation. This attribute enhances passenger comfort like no other primary decking material.

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ACM30 and ACM52 structure have a low thermal conductivity of 0,065 W/mºK throughout a wide temperature range, resulting in energy savings and reduced condensation. This attribute contributes to passenger comfort like no other primary decking material.

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Excellent Thermal Insulation
The air inside the cells makes it an excellent insulator, leading to very low thermal conductivity, over a wide range of temperatures.

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The air inside the cells makes it an excellent insulator, leading to very low thermal conductivity, over a wide range of temperatures.

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In addition to the acoustic benefits, cork also has an excellent thermal resistance. The air in this raw material’s cellular structure acts as a natural insulator, ensuring the material’s low thermal conductivity. When compared to other Heavy Mass Layer materials, such as bituminous materials, cork has a higher resista…

Lightweight thermal insulation and high comfort performance
Footcork granules of carefully selected raw material enable simple and comfortable molded forms to satisfy the most demanding walkers. Our products enhance foot comfort by providing excellent shock absorption, cushioning, ground insulation and waterproofing.

Lightweight thermal insulation and high comfort performance
Footcork granules of carefully selected raw material enable simple and comfortable molded forms to satisfy the most demanding walkers. Our products enhance foot comfort by providing excellent shock absorption, cushioning, ground insulation and waterproofing.


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The best solution for excellent impact noise and thermal insulation
After installation, the screed tends to “sink”, especially next to the walls of each room, due to reactions caused during the screed’s drying process. After years of use, including traffic and occasional heavy loads, the screed may also become thinner, and lead to unpleasant gaps next to the walls. A cork-based undersc…

The best solution for excellent impact noise and thermal insulation
After installation, the screed tends to “sink”, especially next to the walls of each room, due to reactions caused during the screed’s drying process. After years of use, including traffic and occasional heavy loads, the screed may also become thinner, and lead to unpleasant gaps next to the walls. A cork-based undersc…

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6 – Benefit from better acoustic and thermal insulation
The installation of a cork or cork blend underlayment reduces the sound of footstep noise both within the room and in the space below, in the case of 2nd floor and above installations. Cork underlayments can make on grade and below grade floors feel much warmer with their thermal insulating qualities.

6 – Benefit from better acoustic and thermal insulation
The installation of a cork or cork blend underlayment reduces the sound of footstep noise both within the room and in the space below, in the case of 2nd floor and above installations. Cork underlayments can make on grade and below grade floors feel much warmer with their thermal insulating qualities.


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Improve thermal and acoustic insulation, reduce noise and save energy with expanded cork solutions,

6 – Benefit from better acoustic and thermal insulation and more comfort.
Day-to-day noises and footfalls in other rooms of the house spread easily. The installation of a cork underlay reduces the sound of footfalls both within the room and in the space below, in the case of installations on 2nd and upper floors, as it reduces impact as well as reflected walking sound. Cork underlays can mak…

Underlayments for Wood-based Floor
Agglomerated cork underlayment for impact noise, and thermal insulation.

Amorim cork used inside the MINI Strip
Integrated in the dashboard, sun visors and doors, cork is a natural raw material that provides the German brand's car with comfort, water resistance, thermal and acoustic insulation, and anti-vibration.

Cork is contributing to Germany’s ongoing revolution in its rural railway lines
Used on the floor of the MONOCABs - a project that aims to offer a second life to existing railway lines in Germany’s rural areas - cork endows lightness, comfort and thermal, acoustic and anti-vibration insulation to the vehicle.

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30 % increase in thermal efficiency when compared to natural stone. Thermal insulation compatible with major insulation projects using cork.

High comfort performance, lightweight, compression recovery, warm feeling, excellent thermal insulation and hypoallergenic
Footcork sheets and rolls of carefully selected raw materials enable simple and easy machining and thermoforming. The different granularity of the carefully selected raw materials allows developing simple and comfortable molded forms, in order to meet the most demanding needs of patients in orthopedic care.

High comfort performance, lightweight, compression recovery, warm feeling, excellent thermal insulation and hypoallergenic
Footcork sheets and rolls of carefully selected raw materials enable simple and easy machining and thermoforming. The different granularity of the carefully selected raw materials allows developing simple and comfortable molded forms, in order to meet the most demanding needs of patients in orthopedic care.

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High comfort performance, lightweight, compression recovery, warm feeling, excellent thermal insulation and hypoallergenic.

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High comfort performance, lightweight, compression recovery, warm feeling, excellent thermal insulation and hypoallergenic.

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The deck elements on cork boards are winning over shipyards and operators of passenger vessels and mega yachts with their significant weight reduction, superb footfall sound and thermal insulation, as well as maximum precision and time savings during installation of the decking at the shipyard.
Sustainable materials for all types of flooring
Cork is the common denominator used in all our underlays. When applied beneath a flooring system, a cork-based underlay provides greater comfort, protection and longevity to the final floor, ensuring greater energy efficiency and better acoustic and thermal insulation.

The use of cork for a ground-breaking design
For the backbone of the teardrop it was used plywood with Amorim MAC016, a material that combines cork with other circular economy materials, generating value from materials that would otherwise be discarded. This combination provides durability and structural integrity to the vehicle, while offers a superior thermal p…

Travelling comfortably with cork - many convincing advantages
Amorim MNL051 is characterised by its special lightness, a high degree of thermal and sound insulation and high-quality workmanship. The look and feel of the material are also outstanding, as its natural texture makes it look elegant and feel pleasantly soft - simply ideal for a leisure room.

Why Cork?
Cork combines unique thermal insulation, impact resistance, and lightweight properties, making it exceptionally well suited for demanding aerospace applications. In the SALTO project, cork-based technology demonstrates its potential as a strategic material for the sustainable evolution of space systems, offering a natu…

Materials specially developed to absorb expansions and the contractions inherent to concrete buildings.
Continuous deformations caused by different climate conditions and thermal ranges are a challenge to expansion joints. Expandacork provides the performance, durability and mechanical resistance required. The better the thermal insulation, greater is the amount of energy saved... and the lower the impact on the environm…

Cork is a material that can be applied in a wide array of different situations in our daily lives. From its gentle touch to its thermal and…
At Amorim Cork Solutions, we place our experience and knowledge of cork at the service of creativity, through the design of different items in which this material makes a difference.

Beyond Fastening Systems: Cork in Rail Interiors
Amorim Cork Solutions’ expertise extends far beyond track-level applications. Their high-performance cork composite materials are used throughout rail vehicles to enhance side walls and ceilings, doors and internal partitions, flooring and trims and interior accessories. These solutions provide excellent impact resista…

Multiple applications
Cork is a very versatile raw material and an excellent option for creating objects for everyday use, thanks to its unique characteristics such as impermeability to liquids and gases, thermal and acoustic insulation, compressibility, elasticity, resilience, lightness and softness to the touch.

Go4cork Blend with Nike Grind
Flooring Underlayment for High Durability Sound Insulation The new solution is based on a formulation that aims to provide high performance of the underlayment, due to the unique characteristics of cork as a raw material: durability, comfort, impermeability, thermal, acoustic and anti-vibration insulation.

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Cork is incorporated into a bio-composite sandwich panel and delivers unique advantages in terms of thermal insulation, antifungal protection, fire retardancy, and indoor air quality.Cork cells are impregnated with air, thus making cork an excellent and unrivalled thermal insulator. No other material can deliver such e…

For several years, multilayer panels have played a crucial role in the mobility sector, establishing themselves as a versatile solution for…
Multilayer panels allow for countless combinations of materials for the top, bottom, and core layers. The outer layers can range from metal, composites, wood, or even advanced polymers, depending on requirements for strength, aesthetics, or functionality. This flexibility enables the panels to be adapted for a wide ran…

3. Thermal and Acoustic Comfort
Cork has excellent thermal and acoustic insulation properties. The use of these materials inside vehicles helps maintain a pleasant temperature and reduce noise and vibration, providing a more comfortable and quieter driving experience.

The final shape
This surface is produced by machines – the cork is removed from a block using a wear process, giving origin to the final shape. In addition to being visually interesting and decorative, the cork tiles also contribute to a better thermal and acoustic insulation of the spaces where they are used, adapting perfectly to…

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This lidded ice bucket lined with a plastic inner casing capitalizes on cork's thermal insulation properties coupled with its unique texture. It maintains the low temperature inside, while the outer surface retains its natural warmth and pleasing, soothing feel. So let the drinks flow and the good times roll.

Vega, the european rocket
The European Space Agency's (ESA) most recent rocket was launched into space in 2012, equipped with technical products manufactured by Amorim Cork Solutions. To prevent the rocket from overheating, cork was placed in the nose cone and other areas sensitive to temperature.As a result of the natural thermal and vibration…

Cork inlay, where comfort meets beauty
The NRT technology allows the flooring manufacture to take advance of the exclusive properties of cork as part of a unique engineered multilayer structure.A natural material with incomparable insulation, and shock absorption features, cork provides superior comfort, noise reduction, thermal insulation and resistance. A…

Cork inlay, where comfort meets beauty
The NRT technology allows the flooring manufacture to take advance of the exclusive properties of cork as part of a unique engineered multilayer structure.A natural material with incomparable insulation, and shock absorption features, cork provides superior comfort, noise reduction, thermal insulation and resistance. A…

What is cork?
Cork is the bark of the Cork Oak tree (Quercus suber L). It is a completely natural raw material, with unique properties which give it an unrivalled character. It is light, impermeable to liquids and gases, elastic and compressible, provides thermal and acoustic insulation, it is a fire retardant and highly abrasion-re…

Nitrocork is a new range of products developed by the renowned brand Bahí&Güell in partnership with Amorim Cork Solutions.
It is the first range of products that uses cork as an insulating material to cook food using liquid nitrogen.Cork is the best material for thermal insulation purposes and Bahí&Güell came up with this idea: Why not take advantage of this exceptional material for cooking purposes? Amorim Cork Solutions was the ideal…

Benefits
Cork provides comfort (thermal, acoustic and walking), it is a hypoallergenic solution, and has high durability and low maintenance costs. A floor that contains at least two cork components benefits from a high acoustic performance, both in terms of insulation for adjacent rooms and in terms of inside comfort in a livi…

Why Use Expanded Cork on the Facade
Enhanced Thermal Insulation: Cork has low thermal conductivity and excellent acoustic insulation, making it ideal for building insulation. Amorim MD Facade cork panels offer high resistance to both heat and cold, ensuring interior comfort. Aesthetic Versatility: Expanded cork used as a façade cladding material provide…

Why Use Expanded Cork on the Façade
Enhanced Thermal Insulation: Cork has low thermal conductivity and excellent acoustic insulation, making it ideal for building insulation. Amorim MD Facade cork panels offer high resistance to both heat and cold, ensuring interior comfort. Aesthetic Versatility: Expanded cork used as a façade cladding material provide…

Cork as a differentiating element in structural materials
In addition to cars, Amorim Cork Solutions also offer cork solutions for buses, trains and planes, used in their interiors, side and top panels, flooring and also battery components for cars and planes. This is driven by common objectives: to improve thermal insulation and fire resistance, reduce noise and make structu…

Mobility Acoustic Core
The acoustic core materials can be used to create innovative and more efficient interior systems in different means of transport. Floor, side and ceiling panels are examples of applications in which cork's lightness and insulating capacity play an important role in the system's performance.Mobility Acoustic Core soluti…

Acousticork Underscreed: reducing noise and increasing comfort
The U38 and U85 underscreeds from the Acousticork by Amorim range were considered to be the ideal solution, by virtue of their acoustic performance. When applied to the floor between the structural slab and the screed during construction, they significantly reduce propagation of impact noise through the building’s st…

Acousticork Underscreed: reducing noise and increasing comfort
The U38 and U85 underscreeds from the Acousticork by Amorim range were considered to be the ideal solution, by virtue of their acoustic performance. When applied to the floor between the structural slab and the screed during construction, they significantly reduce propagation of impact noise through the building’s st…

Acousticork Underscreed: reducing noise and increasing comfort
The U85 underscreed from the Acousticork by Amorim range were considered to be the ideal solution, by virtue of their acoustic performance. When applied to the floor between the structural slab and the screed during construction, they significantly reduce propagation of impact noise through the building’s structural el…

Acousticork Underscreed: reducing noise and increasing comfort
The U85 underscreed from the Acousticork by Amorim range were considered to be the ideal solution, by virtue of their acoustic performance. When applied to the floor between the structural slab and the screed during construction, they significantly reduce propagation of impact noise through the building’s structural el…

Commitment to innovation and development
Aware of cork’s potential, Amorim Cork Solutions has made a major investment in innovation and development and is often presented as a case study in the field of sustainable construction. Amorim Cork Solutions solutions are so comprehensive that it is possible to include them in almost all stages of building construc…

The beauty of architectural concrete
The working group concluded that lightweight structural white concrete, incorporating recycled natural cork granules, met all the design requirements, by striking a balance between the concrete’s mechanical strength and bulk density, while guaranteeing a high-quality finish, insulation and durability as well as the des…

The beauty of architectural concrete
The working group concluded that lightweight structural white concrete, incorporating recycled natural cork granules, met all the design requirements, by striking a balance between the concrete’s mechanical strength and bulk density, while guaranteeing a high-quality finish, insulation and durability as well as the des…
Bringing nature to your home
Cork is an amazingly versatile material and, when combined with Nike Grind EVA foam, delivers great benefits in all flooring installations. This huge range of attributes fulfills the needs of the final floor, whatever they may be. The new solution is based on a formulation that aims to provide high performance to the u…

Need for Underlays
The growing demand by citizens for large urban centers mainly has to do with the incessant search for more satisfying living conditions. This has given rise to the rural exodus. It became necessary to build upwards, as a result of this overcrowding. This gave rise to the first apartment buildings of small family homes.…

Sustainability credentials and reduced carbon footprint are increasingly attractive
But that’s not all… CPCs are also being used in areas such as sports, packaging, footwear, and the automotive industry. For these applications, the material’s unique properties are valued - such as thermal insulation capacity, impact absorption, grip, anti-slip, lightweight or visual appearance. Additionally, the susta…
Bringing nature to your home
Cork is an amazingly versatile material and, when combined with Nike Grind EVA foam, delivers great benefits in all flooring installations. This huge range of attributes fulfills the needs of the final floor, whatever they may be. The new solution is based on a formulation that aims to provide high performance to the u…

Amorim Cork Solutions is a member of the consortium responsible for the patent of a totally innovative system, that makes it possible to pri…
The production process of agglomerated cork, preparation of cork surfaces and printing of heating circuits was designed to be continuous, or using sheets. This prevents separation of the layers (delamination) and offers the benefits of thermal insulation provided by cork. The invention has various possible industrial a…

The Artemis I mission, that used Amorim's cork, reaffirms NASA´s efforts since 1972 to land the first astronauts on the moon.
According to NASA's official statement, the agency’s Orion spacecraft lifted off for its flight test debut on November 16th at 1:47 a.m. EST Wednesday from Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The primary goal for Artemis I is to make repeated trips to the moon enabling human exploration. Amorim´…

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With the objective of powering this brainstorming of ideas, the initiative considered a challenge that would put the creativity and the technical knowledge of those present to the test. Starting with five priority market segments for the company – construction materials (reaction to smoke, to fire, acoustic performance…

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Acousticork by Amorim has launched three products that have a negative carbon balance: T10 Essence, T10 Essence with a vapour barrier and T56 Endurance with a vapour barrier are more environmentally friendly solutions when compared to other products composed of 100% synthetic materials. These underlayments, produced by…

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The underlay Go4cork Blend with Nike Grind aims to have a positive impact on the environment by creating a sustainable solution based on circular economy principles. The new solution is based on a formulation that aims to provide high performance of the underlay, due to the unique characteristics of cork as a raw mater…

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The main challenge for this project was to look for better, healthier and sustainable solutions for the construction of façades, exterior walls and interior divisions. Cork is a key material within the OSIRYS project to provide thermal and acoustic insulation and fire resistance. The project’s results confirm that use…

Cork: a natural raw material, numerous environmental advantages
When cork is used in the development of a product, this means that all the environmental advantages associated with this raw material are also integrated in the product. Cork is 100% natural and has unique, unparalleled properties: it is light, impermeable to liquids and gases, elastic and compressible, offers thermal…

Cork has been used in the industry for many years, correct? Can you give some examples of the type of applications?
Exactly. Cork has been used in the Energy sector for a long time, in particular in the T&D Transmission and Distribution area (Power or Distribution Transformers). Cork is used as a sealing element, where unique combinations of cork and selected rubber create materials suitable for flat sealing applications which,…
Why choose a sealing solution with cork?
Although it is a natural raw material, cork has a unique set of technical characteristics that are ideal for various industrial applications. Impermeability to liquids and gases, elasticity and compressibility, thermal and acoustic insulation and resistance to friction, are some of the characteristics that makes cork s…

Manufacturers are striving to reduce the weight of different vehicles - whether cars, trains or caravans – since this will deliver better fu…
Bio Based Panel is made of cork, a 100% natural material, with a layer of flax fiber on each side, to give it greater strength. It has been developed to be used as a core in multi-layer panels, reducing the weight of these panels by up to 10 per cent (when compared to traditional plywood panels with the same type of co…

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CoMMute project has developed a prototype of modular and multifunctional floating flooring for regional and intercity railway cars, using materials with low environmental impact.This solution makes it possible to cut total installation costs and guarantees greater comfort for passengers by delivering improved thermal a…

Taking advantage of the precision of CNC moulding technology, 1,500 diamond-shaped cork modules have been used to build an impressive 13-met…
The cork blocks were moulded using CNC technology and were then combined, one by one, to test the construction format. After assembly of the test version, the structure was disassembled and the modules were transported to the store where they were re-combined, in less than 10 days, creating an impressive arch that welc…

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Cork is inherently linked to its ecosystem: the cork oak forest, part of one of the world’s 36 most important ecosystems for the biodiversity conservation - on a par with natural paradises such as the Amazon, the African savannah or Borneo. Cork oak forests serve as an anti-fire barrier, due to cork’s low combustion ra…

Amorim Cork Solutions hosted this year’s General Assembly of the MMFA - Multilayer Modular Flooring Association.
During the 2-day event, latest trends, sales, materials, technologies, new product categories, certification, and research were extensively debated by 75 professionals from leading European flooring companies and their suppliers. Participants discussed the state of the art in this industry and future trends, new develo…

2. Apply an underlayment for more comfort and durability
Although we focus a lot on the visual appearance of the new floor, choosing the right underlayment is just as important as choosing the right flooring. An underlayment is a layer of material applied between the concrete (or the previous floor if it's a renovation job) and the final floor during the floor installation p…

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Cork is a 100% natural, renewable, and recyclable material, sourced from the bark of the cork oak, and harvested without causing any harm to the tree. This sustainable process aligns with Primal Soles' mission to create products that respect the environment. In addition to sustainability, cork slippers offer additional…

The technical contribution of MNL020
Amorim’s MNL020 is a cork agglomerate core material engineered for composite applications that require strength, lightness, thermal insulation, and vibration control. Its closed-cell structure resists water absorption, while its mechanical behavior supports structural integrity under demanding conditions like paddle st…

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Cork, the outer bark of the cork oak tree, is an extraordinary material that can be applied in a wide array of different situations in our daily lives. From its gentle touch to its thermal and acoustic insulation properties, this 100% natural, renewable, and recyclable raw material is one of the world’s most versatile…

Polymers and the circular economy
Although this is an article about silence, since we are talking about cork’s impact on the quality of life in urban contexts, it would be absurd to focus solely on cork's acoustic performance. Cork is valued in the building industry due to many other characteristics, in particular the fact that it offers excellent ther…

Polymers and the circular economy
Although this is an article about silence, since we are talking about cork’s impact on the quality of life in urban contexts, it would be absurd to focus solely on cork's acoustic performance. Cork is valued in the building industry due to many other characteristics, in particular the fact that it offers excellent ther…

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On the theme of "trends and shifts in paradigm”, it should be noted that cork itself is today a fashionable material, widely recognised as such by media figures and influential people from around the world. Cork is, besides an unbeatable option in terms of sustainability (an increasingly valued requirement), a mouldab…

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A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study conducted by Itecons confirms that Acousticork by Amorim U36 and U38 underscreeds have a negative carbon balance. These innovative solutions, produced by Amorim Cork Solutions, contribute to the performance of the flooring solutions where they are applied, in terms of acoustic insula…