Coruche: current problems and their solutions
Francisco Silvestre de Oliveira who was elected in 2013 as the mayor of Coruche, currently in his second mandate, considers crucial to identify and shed light on the issues concerning the municipality in order to develop a strategy to deal with them.
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Amorim: behind the biggest producer and exporter of cork
The cork tree, is known internationally as the only tree in the world that can survive having all its bark removed from its trunk. Not as well-known are the facts that it is also fireproof, waterproof and soundproof, thus making it also resistant to a wide spectrum of weather, climate and elements and more importantly is the fact that harvested oak trees store up to five times more carbon than unharvested ones. The bark obtained through extractions is more popularly used in the production of cork.
Amorim Florestal: da cortiça à rolha
Desde a sua fundação, em 1870, a empresa Amorim & Irmãos SA tem investido na inovado em diversas áreas, implementando medidas cada vez mais produtivas e sustentáveis.
The wisdom of the hands
Coruche, notorious for exporting and producing cork lids, hides the secrets of an ancient craft, passed from generation to generation and only mastered by a minority: cork handcrafting.
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