The underlayment is a hidden layer added during floor installation to enhance comfort and durability. It improves thermal/acoustic insulation and water resistance, creating the comfortable environment you’re looking for.
Long-Term Durability
Acoustic and Thermal Insulation
Natural and Sustainable
Walking Comfort
Compared to 100% foam underlayments, cork solutions are more durable, resistant and eco-friendly.
Floor with FOAM underlayment
Floor with CORK underlayment
These images are merely illustrative and are only intended to represent the degradation of the final floor after the tests have been carried out.
A laboratory test that simulates the pressure on the flooring solution, caused by foot traffic, caster chairs and trolleys.
Cork proved to be more resilient, with JUST 5% THICKNESS loss after 100,000 charge cycles.
This test evaluates which load can be placed on the flooring solution over a reference period of 10 years.
Cork delivers superior performance and shows almost the SAME THICKNESS AFTER BEING COMPRESSED.
This video has been prepared by Amorim Cork Composites based on tests conducted by an independent third party to determine the compressive creep of XPS foam underlay and cork underlay using the procedure described in the standard EN 1606: 2013, over a period of 123 days.
Please note that the results presented in this video are based on controlled laboratory conditions and specific test parameters. Actual performance and results in real-life scenarios may vary depending on the characteristics of the specific products used, installation conditions, and environmental factors.
The images and data shown in the Video are for illustrative purposes only and do not constitute a guarantee of performance or an endorsement of any product over another.
Amorim Cork Composites cannot be held liable for any direct, indirect, or consequential damages arising from the use of the information presented in the Video. Users are advised to conduct their own tests and evaluations to determine the suitability and performance of products for their specific needs and conditions.
Should further clarification or details about the studies be required, Amorim is willing to provide additional information upon request to ensure transparency and understanding of the test procedures and results.
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The claims regarding the potential for carbon sequestration by cork oak forests are based on the study conducted by APCOR – the Portuguese Cork Association, in 2015, available here.
This study was carried out according to the methodology and assumptions indicated therein and was not verified by any regulatory, certifying, or similar entity. The carbon sequestration values mentioned here are indicative, as stated in the APCOR study, and relate to forests with good structure and productivity located in certain regions of Portugal and under certain soil and climate conditions.
The study and its conclusions are intended to provide non-exhaustive information and conclusions, based on the facts and assumptions adopted by the authors, and do not constitute nor should be interpreted as advice, statements, guarantees, or commercial representations of the quality and/or properties of our products or the carbon sequestration capacity of cork oak forests.
Amorim Cork Composites cannot be held liable for any direct, indirect or other damages resulting from the use of the abovementioned study, whether in relation to counterparts or third parties, to whom this document has been shown or disclosed in any way.