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Portugal's cork forests only account about one third of the existing trees but are the most productive: nearly half of the world's harvested cork is produced in Portugal. And at Fromcork we know where the best spots are located, which are the producers of the finest cork and how to select the right materials
In addition to being flexible, cork is highly resistant and resilient. Even after being crushed under a huge pressure, it will regain 90% of its original size in 24 hours. That's one of the reasons that make cork a great choice for pavements. Furthermore, it has the advantage of beeing fire retardant
All Fromcork products can be made using natural cork or agglomerated cork, depending of our clients choices and requests. Our company has a comprehensive market knowledge — we know where the best cork spots are — and our experts always pursue a very careful and rigorous process in selecting the raw materials for the final product
Cork industry is sustainable because during the creation of the products nothing is wasted. Even the cork waste and dust that remains from the transformation processes is recycled and automatically handled, beeing properly organized by grain size and type. After all, we are still talking about natural cork. That's how we obtain granulated cork
Fromcork produces and suplies yoga blocks that meet the most demanding criteria and are recognized by their construction quality: our yoga blocks are naturally higienic, stable, comfortable, durable and there are no toxic chemicals used in the manufacturing process. And they are really easy to clean too
Cork handles characteristics have lots of benefits that make them a smart choice for the bicycle riders: they are very comfortable and very fast drying. Cork durable cushioning and anti-bacterial properties make it the perfect material for every kind of bike grips and the best natural and hygienic alternative to plastic and silicone
As a high quality natural substance, cork is a great choice for golf grip handles and amongst the players that take the sport seriously it is a favourite material. Because it's at the same time stiff, light-weight and presents a whole lot of advantages when compared to other materials: cork handles do not slip, do not hurt the hand and stay dry
Fromcork fishing poles handles are made from glued cork rings of the finest quality. Everything is done using natural products and cork's own resin, pressed and stabilized for a period of time. After that, the patterns/molds are made through prepared machines. The final result is a high quality, strong, light-weight and long lasting product
Fromcork catalog covers a wide range of products among which we highlight cork fishing poles handles, cork golf grips handles, cork bicycles handles, cork accessories for yoga, granulated cork, natural and composition cork, cork pavements and virgin cork