Cork Bark

Specifications

FAQ

Q1: Are you manufacturer or trader?
We are an original factory to manufacture all cork products, could directly supply various standard and custom 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: 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.

Q3: Is cork biodegradable?​
Cork material, in its natural form, is 100% natural and biodegradable.

Q4: 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.

Q5: 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.

Q6: 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.

Q7: 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.