Resumen de Product innovation in the cork sector: Applications in bioconstruction.
As a biodegradable material, cork is preferable to the majority of artificial materials in a variety of applications ranging from high technology (aerospace) to the main activities associated with modern consumer products (automobiles, electronics, musical instruments, etc.) and to novel and important environmental industries.
In the form of insulating panels of various thicknesses and densities, but also in agglomerates with other materials such as rubber, in addition to the preparation of premixes, cork has a number of important applications in the construction sector.
The various segments of the construction market (bioconstruction, insulation and reconstruction of traditional buildings, large�]scale works) constitute an important outlet for cork end�]products, capable of promoting the diversification of the sector with regard to cork stoppers, expanding opportunities for operators in the sector and allowing the exploitation of main process waste products.
