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Corticeira Amorim

Logo: Corticeira Amorim SGPS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Portuguese subholding company

Corticeira Amorim, SGPS, S.A. is a Portuguese subholding company belonging to the Amorim Group. It claims to have been the world leader in the cork industry for over 130 years, with operations in hundreds of countries all over the world. Corticeira Amorim is responsible for the management of 70 companies engaged in the manufacture, research, development, promotion and sale of products and new solutions for the cork industry.2 It employed 3,600 people in 2016.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1870Founded1

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Corticeira Amorim, SGPS, S.A. is a Portuguese subholding company belonging to the Amorim Group. It claims to have been the world leader in the cork industry for over 130 years, with operations in hundreds of countries all over the world. Corticeira Amorim is responsible for the management of 70 companies engaged in the manufacture, research, development, promotion and sale of products and new solutions for the cork industry. António Rios de Amorim is the company's Chairman and CEO. Organized in five Business Units – Raw-Materials, Cork Stoppers, Floor & Wall Coverings, Composite Cork and Insulation Cork – Corticeira Amorim sells an array of products largely to such industries as the aeronautical, construction and wine-producing industries, a result of the investment made in R&D. Amorim's holding company is listed on the Euronext Lisbon stock exchange.2

The story

The origin of Corticeira Amorim dates back to 1870 when a factory for the manufacture of natural cork stoppers for port wine bottling was established. Amorim & Irmãos, a cork manufacturing company incorporated in 1922, was the first member company under the current Corticeira Amorim, SGPS, S.A. umbrella of companies.

In March 2001 António Rios de Amorim succeeded his uncle Américo Amorim as CEO of Corticeira Amorim.

The Department for the Development of New Applications for Cork and Cork Products was established in 2004 with a view to developing and designing new cork solutions as well as strengthening knowledge exchange among the different business units. Investment in R&D was again emphasized in 2007 when the creation of a new across-the-board support business unit designed to meet the innovation challenge was announced: Amorim Cork Research.

From Wikipedia’s article on Corticeira Amorim, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Employees over time

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Timeline

  1. 1870Founded Founded1

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