The home of the cork oak.
1 million football fields – It may seem impossible but on a gigantic surface that big, the cork oak grows in Portugal, the largest producer and supplier of cork all over the world.
About half of the world’s annual cork demand comes from the Montados, the Portuguese cork oak forests. Flora and fauna have a natural and ongoing interplay: 160 species of bird and approximately 40 species of mammal are part of a healthy, wonderfully functioning ecosystem, of which there are only a few in Europe. More than 20,000 different plant species feel at home there.
The cork oak has a characteristic that distinguishes it from other plants: its precious bark is formed as quickly and in a thickness as in any other tree.
This valuable bark provides the actual cork material. The cork oak is peeled by hand and then processed further. Pro Climate – Harvesting instead of Cutting The cork oak tree does not have to be felled for the peeling of the bark because it is renewed again and again and is available every nine years for the harvest again.
For example, a 100 percent renewable raw material is produced for various branches of industry. Peeling the bark is another advantage: a peeled tree binds three times as much CO2 as an unused tree. Cork creek forests improve our ecological balance in a sustainable way. In addition, natural cork is 100% recyclable. * Source: Deutscher-Kork-Verband e.V.
A cork oak, whose bark is regularly harvested, binds even more than three times as much CO2 as an unused cork oak..
With an area of over 5.5 million ares in Portugal, Spain, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and France, the Mediterranean cork oak forests bind about fourteen million tons of CO2 per year.
The cork levels of Portugal alone account for almost five percent of the country’s CO2 emissions. Source: Deutscher-Kork-Verband e.V..
Cork oak forests form the economic basis for over 100,000 people. In Portugal alone, more than 28,052 people are employed in the cork sector.
A sustainable economy: careful handling of the environment is also economically indispensable. Source: Deutscher-Kork-Verband e.V.
There are 24 species of reptiles and amphibians, more than 160 bird species and 37 different mammals in the cork oaks.
The forests offer protection to a variety of endangered species, including the Iberian lynx.
This world’s most threatened species of cubs is only 150 specimens. Source: Deutscher-Kork-Verband e.V.
Cork? Cork! The harvest of the cork bark:CORK? Where does the bark of the cork oak grow and how is cork harvested? Answer gives this video to the cork oak forest and the harvest. CORK! Source: Deutscher-Kork-Verband e.V.
What makes KORXX different from the cork material you know from the DIY market?
The cork material from which the KORXX building blocks are manufactured can not be compared with the conventional cork material from the industry. The KORXX cork material is a special pressed cork material which is produced for PLES GmbH.
Conventional pressed cork material is not suitable for use for children’s toys due to certain pollutant emission levels. This is not due to the natural cork itself but to the substances which are still added to the cork to obtain a certain strength or other property.
These material properties are adapted to specific industrial requirements and have their use and justification but are not appropriate for children’s toys and certainly not for eco-friendly toys.
Through the use of modern technology and specialized knowledge, we are able to offer a premium toy that parents can trust. The high-quality and safe KORXX material is created by modern and gentle processing.
The KORXX products were tested by independent and certified test laboratories:
- SLG Testing and Certification GmbH
- ATIM – centro de apoio tecnológico à indústria metalomecânica
- INTERTEC-HESS GmbH
Quality:
Our goal is to offer the child a lot of fun while playing. If it is also produced with our planet in mind, we have done it right.
This also requires that all our products are natural and are only processed with materials that do not endanger or burden your child.
Material: cork granules pressed – cork is a natural material, which is free from pollutants. The product is durable and recyclable. It is produced from renewable raw materials.
Origin: The cork is obtained from a FSC certified forestry
Color: Highest industrial standard / 100% antiallergic / no detectable pollutants (aromas, plasticizers / phthalates, heavy metals).
And it should be fun! At its heart, playing means having fun without pursuing a goal. Parents should always consider this when they play with their children or stimulate them to play. The best are educational toys that are fun and versatile. Due to the infinite number of construction possibilities and the immersion in fantasy, KORXX is such an educationally valuable toy.
Through the building blocks, the children can develop solution approaches out of their own and thereby naturally strengthen their personality without being overwhelmed or excessively challenged. The different building blocks allow children the freedom to become creative themselves. Their abstraction ability is encouraged, as are their motor skills and Resilienz.
The nature of the blocks attract attention and arouse children’s curiosity.
The smaller the children, the clearer the forms should be, for perception is still developing. Educationally valuable toys help to stimulate the attention of the toddlers, to make them curious and to try them out. Coarse and fine motor skills are trained in a playful way and the memory is sensitized.
Educationally valuable toys stimulate imagination and creativity.
Your child can use KORXX building blocks differently every time they play with them. From the building blocks, your child can build towers, castles, bridges, streets or houses, or build various creative structures of his choice with the large building blocks in the garden.
Easy-to-use toys are the most powerful in creativity.
Source: elternwissen.com