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For decades, the cork industry in Portugal seemed locked in a slow decline. Plastic stoppers and screw caps had captured much of the global wine market, pushing traditional cork to the edge of irrelevance. Many small harvesters feared their ancient trade would fade away completely.
Portugal supplies about half of the world's cork, stripping bark from cork oak trees every nine years without harming them. This process is naturally sustainable, but the industry had barely changed its business approach for generations. The challenge was clear: find new uses or risk extinction.
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