100% natural, reusable and recyclable, cork is, whether from the environmental, social or economic perspectives, one of the world’s most versatile materials.

Perfectly adapted to the warm climate and arid soil, cork oak forests protect against erosion and resulting desertification.

Corticeira Amorim is the largest world producer of cork products and the most international of Portuguese companies. It leads the whole sector, contributing to the economy and innovation of the cork industry, unlike any other. With its origins dating back to 1870, the company soon became aware of the endless potential…

We evaluate the environmental aspects of our activities, with the aim of protecting the environment, adopting practices that enhance pollution prevention as well as improving our environmental performance.

Amorim Cork Composites’ new approach is based on the knowledge that product design, throughout its life cycle, has huge relevance on environmental impacts. We are committed to ensuring that the design of products extends their function as far as possible. This is our working philosophy and we want to spread the message…

Amorim Sports is a new company from Amorim Cork Composites which specializes in sports surfaces solutions. Focused on the European market, it aims to be recognized as an innovative player, offering infills and shock pads made from cork or cork composites, intended for use in sports systems. Gymnasiums, running tracks,…

Schöneiche, near Berlin, is known as the “Forest City”. The framework of this project was to install a sustainable football pitch, with eco-friendly components, avoiding microplastics. The project consists of partial rebuilding of the old artificial football pitch, with microplastic-free infills, supplied by Amorim Sp…

Scandinavian countries are leading in the promotion of sustainable products in their daily life. In this case, both the association and the community have been committed to the importance of sustainability, environmental protection, and the avoidance of microplastics. The main challenge for those countries is to find e…

The Colegio Franklin Delano Roosevelt, in Lima (Peru) was searching for a solution for their newest artificial turf field for football. The main challenge was to fulfill the FIFA requirements and, at the same time, to avoid unnecessary health issues or environmental pollution by reducing synthetic material. Another mai…

At the end of 2011, the cork oak was unanimously established as Portugal's National Tree. This classification is directly related to the economic, social and environmental performance that it represents to the country. Around 23% of Portugal's forest area is made up of cork oaks, which support the country's main indust…

Cork oak forests contribute to the preservation of biodiversity and the survival of many indigenous animal species, some of which in danger of extinction. Equally important is its role in capturing CO2, the regulation of the hydrological cycle and restraining environmental and social desertification.Cork oak forests fo…

The use of natural cork or cork combined with other materials as an infill is favoured due to corks’ many positive proprieties, such as: low density (insulation properties with low heat absorption when exposed to sunlight), high elasticity (because of the large share of air that fills its cell structure), high strength…

Cork-based infills are designed to enable functional suitability, striking a balance between cost-effectiveness and environmental compatibility, material durability and multi-functionality.   This solution offers advantages for users compared to other types of infills: it is odourless, with more natural appearance and…

Using a cork infill brings back a part of nature to the artificial turf systems. Cork is a natural and ecological material that offers several advantages if compared with the traditional infill solutions, namely the reduction of maintenance costs, the more natural aspect and feel, the absence of environmental toxicity…

The global growth in the number of artificial turf pitches has given rise to questions on the impact of this type of system on the environment and user safety, calling for a discussion on the technology and materials used for such infrastructures.

Cork-based infills are designed to allow functional suitability, striking a balance between cost-effectiveness and environmental compatibility, material durability and multi-functionality.   The infills’ elasticity and natural appearance and touch improves players’ comfort. The long-term wear resistance and the right s…

Although it provides perfect technical conditions, Amorim Organic 202 does not undermine sustainability or environmental protection. As a 100% organic infill, Amorim Organic 202 is an eco-friendly option which also helps reduce the turf’s general maintenance costs. The best feedback is always from the end users, the fo…

Amorim Organic is a perfect 100% natural solution for systems that require a naturally affordable product without compromising player safety and environmental concerns. It optimized long term characteristics of sport functionality of artificial turf systems without compromising naturality.