Underlayment with recycled materials from NIKE

Corticeira Amorim has just launched a new product in the North American market using recycled materials. The underlayment Go4cork Blend with Nike Grind, produced by Amorim Cork Composites, aims to have a positive impact on the environment by creating a sustainable solution, based on circular economy principles. In the composition of this product, Amorim Cork Composites used cork composites and EVA foam, derived from recycled scraps from Nike’s footwear manufacturing process (Nike Grind). The new solution is based on a formulation that aims to ensure a high performance of the underlayment, due to the unique characteristics that cork confers to this application: durability, comfort, impermeability, thermal, acoustic and anti-vibration insulation. According to a recent analytic study conducted by EY, Go4cork Blend with Nike Grind has a negative carbon balance of -5.5kg CO2eq/m2. This means that the product’s associated carbon sequestration promoted by the cork oak forest exceeds the CO2 emissions from production. Go4cork Blend with Nike Grind is an excellent option for customers looking to achieve a balance between high performance and environmental sustainability. António Rios de Amorim, Corticeira Amorim’s Chairman and CEO, highlights the fact that “this product reflects a continuous investment by Corticeira Amorim in the circular economy, that assumes sustainability as a commitment and one of the strategic pillars of the company’s activity”. He also stresses, “in the future Amorim Cork Composites will continue to do what it does best: add value to cork in a competitive, differentiating and innovative manner”.