Once the most critical period of the pandemic was over, the economy recovered quickly, but was faced with the largest inflationary surge in decades, forcing central banks to reverse the direction of monetary policy and rapidly raise interest rates. The cork industry, like most economic activities, was affected by these phenomena. APCOR decided to develop, in this context, an updated portrait of the industry's situation as a strategic support tool for companies.

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"The Cork Sector: from Forest to Consumer" presents the cork sector in its main areas: the cork oak forest and production, the business structure, investment and innovation, foreign trade, and the main client industries - wine and construction; as well as an analysis of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that influence the sector. This study launched by APCOR was carried out by the Centro de Estudos de Gestão e Economia Aplicada, da Universidade Católica, as part of the Cork_Inov project.

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