- CEO
- Antonio Rios de Amorim
- Full Time Employees
- 4,849
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Paper, Lumber & Forest Products
- Address
- Edifício Amorim I Mozelos Portugal 4536-902
- IPO Date
- Jan 3, 2000
- Business
- Corticeira Amorim, S.G.P.S., S.A. (COR.LS) operates as the world's largest cork processing group, specializing in the production, transformation, and commercialization of cork and cork-derived products through a vertically integrated model across five business units: Amorim Florestal, Amorim Cork, Amorim Cork Flooring, Amorim Cork Composites, and Amorim Cork Insulation. The company offers raw cork materials sourced and prepared from controlled forests; a comprehensive portfolio of natural, technical, and premium cork stoppers including NDtech and Naturity brands for still wines, sparkling wines, spirits, beer, and cider; sustainable floor and wall coverings under brands such as Amorim Wise, Wicanders, and Corklife featuring Corktech technology for acoustic, thermal, and impact resistance; innovative cork composites for applications in aerospace, automotive, energy, sports surfaces, footwear, toys, and construction; and 100% natural insulation solutions with negative carbon footprint for thermal, acoustic, and anti-vibration uses in sustainable building projects. Headquartered in Mozelos, Portugal, and founded in 1870, Corticeira Amorim maintains operations in over 30 countries across five continents, with 63 distribution companies serving more than 100 markets and approximately 5,000 employees, generating the majority of sales outside Portugal, primarily in the EU, USA, and other regions. In recent developments, a 50%-owned associate, SACI, completed the staged acquisition of Italian bottle capsule producer Intercap S.r.l. for €10 million in October 2024 and March 2025, enhancing offerings for the sparkling wine segment with subsidiaries in France, the USA, and Chile; additionally, Amorim Cork Ventures supported the acquisition of eco-friendly footwear brand AsPortuguesas by Kyaia in 2025, expanding into sustainable consumer goods. As a subholding of the Amorim Group and listed on Euronext Lisbon, the company emphasizes sustainability through R&D investments exceeding €12 million annually, circular economy practices with 100% cork utilization, and forest preservation initiatives supporting biodiversity in cork oak ecosystems.