The sound of a bottle popping may be a familiar harbinger of good, but the humble material behind the pop has more uses than you might imagine.

The global Cork Stoppers market size was valued at USD 167.61 million in 2021 and is expected to expand at a CAGR of 3.36% during the forecast period, reaching USD 204.39 million by 2027.

Leaders from across the hospitality industry, wine and spirits sectors, and the design community have joined forces to launch an exciting new sustainability initiative focused on cork stopper ...

Cork oak bark is prized for its lightweight, elastic qualities which makes it ideal for a number of uses including as wine stoppers (Credit: Amorim) ...

Any cork that is not used for stoppers is repurposed into other applications, from flooring and insulation to advanced materials for industries like aerospace. This approach allows us to operate ...

Popping a champagne cork is a daily-life occurrence that offers rich insights into gas dynamics Researchers modelled the frictional behaviour, constitutive law and reversible (de-)compression of ...

The Portuguese company Corticeira Amorim is the world's largest producer and distributor of cork. For 150 years, the company has expanded the Portuguese cork industry, but 20 years ago, the entire ...