The Amorim Group began operations in 1870 with a small family unit of production of cork to supply the Portuguese wine industry.Today, Amorim Group is the industry leader, providing 30% of the global transformation of cork with an anual turnover of 450 million euro dedicating 5 million euro of this total to R&D. The Group has registered considerable success in innovating and developing new applications for cork wich represent 18% of its anual turnover. Amorim Cork Composites is the company, within the Group, committed to the development of materials suited to the requirements of industries such as aerospace, aeronautics.