Introduction
As far as we know currently, cork started to be used in 2.500 BC.
Greeks, Phoenicians and Romans used cork to manufacture stoppers for their amphoras and guarantee the quality of their commercial products. Gaius Plinius (the elder) also remarks in his writings that cork was used to recover the houses of the time and the quality of their footwear that used cork in their soles.
Cervantes, in his book 'Don Quijote de la Mancha', speaks about the usage of cork to cover the walls of the houses of the time and its huge capacity as a thermal insulator.
Up to our days, when cork has climbed up another step of the product ladder, being used a an element of decoration and difference-maker in our lives.
Currently we walk on cork floorings, cover our ceilings with cork tiles, use cork to insulate thermally and acoustically our houses and finally put 'alloys' of cork and other elements on our walls as a decorative element. We also buy wine bottles displaying laminated cork labels and put our money in wallets where cork has an important role, we even protect ourselves of the sunlight by means of sunshades and hats made with cork.
As a result, we can see that cork is not only this natural and ecological product we made the stoppers of our bottles of, but it is also turning into an important element of our quotidian lives.
Articor is a world leader in laminated cork manufacturing, having developed its own technology for its production.
Their products are used in different areas, with solutions adapted to fashion and current taste.
Foootwear, leather products, clothing ... all these are clear examples of the utilization of the products made by Articor in their factory of Palafrugell, Girona (Spain).