0.5-10mm Granulated Cork

Specifications

FAQ

Q1: Are you manufacturer or trader?
We are an original factory to manufacture granulated cork and other cork products, could directly supply granulated cork and all cork products to our customers with the preferential factory price due to lower raw material costs, stable supply and professional manufacturing processes, supporting both large and small brands by provide first-class cork products that will increase profits and enhance your brand, no matter you are wholesalers or retailers, selling by your own business company or on Amazon, Ebay, boutique stores or personal shops, we are the best cork supplier choices.

Q2: Could you offer cork samples before bulk order?
Sure,our non-custom cork sampels for free and you pay only for shipping to get; a small samples fee will be charge for custom-made cork samples, but guarantee to refund when bulk order.

Q3: What is a granulated cork?
Cork granules are obtained from natural cork through a milling process that grinds the cork into small granules, and then sorted by size and density to correspond to the usage requirements.
By adjusting the granules size we are able to create cork granules with different technical specifications (densities, elasticity, homogeneity, tensile strength etc).

Q4: What is a cork made out of? Is it wood?
Kind of, cork is made from the bark of cork oak trees (also known as Quercus suber), these trees can grow pretty big, and they have really thick, rugged bark, one plus side to cork cultivation is that you don’t have to chop down a tree to make corks, you can harvest the bark without harming the tree, and then do it again in about another 10 years.

Q5: Is cork biodegradable?​
Cork material, in its natural form, is 100% natural and biodegradable.

Q6: Is cork 100% recyclable?
Yes, cork is 100% recyclable, cork of different ages is used to create different products, in other words, no cork is ever wasted, young cork is good for flooring, insulation, and sustainable fashion while old cork works best for wine stoppers, even after its first usage, cork can be grinded into pieces to create new items.

Q7: Is cork a sustainable material?
Yes, cork is a sustainable material because the cork tree is not cut down to obtain cork, it is only the bark that is stripped to harvest the cork, the tree continues to live and grow, in fact, cork’s sustainability and easy recycling of its products are two of its most distinctive features.

Q8: Is cork expensive?
Yes, cork is much more expensive as compared to its other alternatives, the reason is because it’s naturally harvested only once a year by skilled workers.

Q9: What makes cork so useful?
Cork’s honeycomb like structure is full of empty cells, which makes it very lightweight, with its low density, it floats on water, and it is also excellent for cushioning as well as shock and sound absorption, it is fire resistant, flexible and not affected by rot or insects, it can be molded into virtually any shape, and is harvested using environmentally sustainable methods, with all these features, it truly is an amazing material.