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CORK
the new SUPER GREEN FINISHING for raised floor
Natural, contemporary, renewable but also 100% recyclable over and over again, cork represents an unparalleled combination of sustainability and performance, a range of advantages that Nesite wanted to enclose in this new and original finishing with a SUPER GREEN “soul”.
SUSTAINABLE AND ECOLOGICAL
Cork is a “virtuous” material since the extraction process, perfectly in line with the environmental awareness of contemporary society.
Contrary to what one might think, no tree is cut down to get it; cork is obtained through decortication, a practice which doesn’t damage the plant, on the contrary, it strengthens and regenerates it.
Furthermore, cork oak forests are natural sinks of carbon dioxide, with the capacity to hold up to 6 tons of CO2 per acre, equivalent to the emissions of 9.5 million cars in a year.
It is 100% recyclable, the waste material of one sector becomes the raw material for another.
AS LIGHT AS RESISTANT
Another reason to love it is certainly the particular mix of lightness and resistance due to the typical honeycomb structure (40 million capsules of air per cm3).
This characteristic makes the cork extremely elastic and resistant to compression, up to half of its thickness without losing flexibility.
