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In InterviewsInterview with Carlos Mendonça and Alzira Peixoto
Simple Forms Design was set up by the designers from Porto, Carlos Mendonça and Alzira Peixoto, who decided to set up their own brand in 2004 after designing and working for other companies. It [...]
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In ResearchThe power of powder
Cork powder from various stages of the manufacturing process has high energy production value.
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In ResearchCork has cancer-fighting properties
The cork in contact with wine can provide some health benefits. Compounds present in cork react with other compounds present in red wine and produce Acutissimin A, which is an anti-tumor and [...]
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In ResearchSymbios – The Knowledge of Nature
Symbios is the new innovative process developed by CTCOR (Cork Technology Centre) which prevents the formation of TCA, the compound chiefly associated with the presence of mouldy odours commonly [...]
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In Cork Oak and Cork Oak Forest StudiesGreen Living in the UK
Green Living, by the RSPB, of the United Kingdom, warns that the use of artificial closures is a threat to the cork oak forests of southern Europe, as well as to the people and wildlife that [...]
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In Cork Oak and Cork Oak Forest StudiesWWF protects the cork oak forest
WWW – World Wide Fund for Nature - works in a number of areas and the protection of the unique natural heritage of the Mediterranean cork oak forests is one of its fields of action. It published [...]
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In Cork Oak and Cork Oak Forest StudiesCork market trends
UNAC – Mediterranean Forest Union (www.unac.pt) has one of the results of the "Corknow-how: Networked Cork Knowledge", project available. This is a European Commission initiative promoted by the [...]
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In Cork Oak and Cork Oak Forest StudiesStarTree study cork oak and cork
The StarTree project wants to bring the scientific community, forest owners, companies and business partners closer together in order to put non-timber forest products (NTFP) in the focus of [...]
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In Cork Oak and Cork Oak Forest StudiesEnvironmental services are quantified
The environmental services of the cork oak forest are valued at least 100 euros per year per hectare. The study conducted by Corticeira Amorim and CE Liège, attributed a value to the [...]
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In Cork Oak and Cork Oak Forest StudiesDevelopment of sustainable value chains
The enhancement of the cork oak and associated biodiversity is one of the strategic sustainability axes of Corticeira Amorim. The awarding of a prize for best cork oak forest management [...]
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In Cork Oak and Cork Oak Forest StudiesCork oak genome is being decoded
The first results of the sequencing of the cork oak, Portugal's National Tree, should be known by the end of 2015. The tree chosen for this research is planted on an estate in Montargil. The [...]
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In Evolution of the Industry Studies of the sectorWomen and cork
The goal of the "Women and Cork" project is to recognise the work of women in the sector. This initiative is intended to recognise the identity of women, aiming to relate the experience of women [...]
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In Evolution of the Industry Studies of the sectorNational Cork Board (JNC)
The goal of the project of Promocork was to study and publicize the life and work of one of the most notable institutions of the cork sector in the 20th century, the National Cork Board. A book [...]
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In Evolution of the Industry Studies of the sectorFather of Cork Oak Growing
Joaquim Vieira da Natividade was the first major scholar of the cork oak and growing it. A book was published to celebrate this fact and a site about the life of this engineer and director of the [...]
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In Evolution of the Industry Studies of the sectorAnalysis of the cork sector and industry in Portugal
The Portuguese Competition Authority published a report that intends to describe the functioning of the cork sector in Portugal, from the extraction of raw materials to the marketing of the [...]
