How cork — the same material used to seal wine bottles — could save the planet 06:02. Lisbon, Portugal — The sound of a cork popping out of the end of a bottle is known across the world.It ...

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.

Cork stoppers can also be collected, recycled, granulated and put to many of these different uses, with cork recycling programmes having been introduced across the world, ...

The Cork Collective, New York's exciting new sustainability initiative focused on cork stopper collection and recycling, is proud to announce an environmentally-focused partnership to promote the ...

Popping a champagne cork reveals propulsive dynamics. Cambridge University Press. Journal Flow DOI 10.1017/flo.2023.34 ...

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 ...

"I'm just inheriting a huge legacy from a family that, for the last 154 years, has been dedicating itself to cork, and really trying to develop this unique product to give it new life," he said.

Prized for the lightweight, elastic bark, cork oaks can also store large amounts of carbon during their long lifetimes. Now there are moves to find new uses for this material.