June 2010 100PerCentCork.org Launches Pledge Drive to Reinforce Americans’ Overwhelming Preference for Natural Cork

December 2009 Quality of the cork stopper internacionally recognised

November 2009 APCOR acknowledged by the President of the Portuguese Republic

October 2009 Cork Shelter rewarded by Guggenheim

July 2009 International Campaign for Cork approved by the Portuguese Government

June 2009 Industrial Cork Complex is launched

May 2009 Drink wine sealed with cork - Environmental Association advice

July 2008 Cork exports register an increase in 2007

March 2008 Kaufland launches Wine & Cork Education Promotion

September 2007 How cork stoppers play a vital role in climate regulation

February 2007 The native Cork Oak has become the dominant tree species in Portugal

May 2006 APCOR Coordinates the 4th LIWSF Cork Recycling Drive

May 2006 APCOR  Driving to Revise OED Entry

April 2006 The Right to Choose: The Cork Campaign Looks to Retailers and Off-Licensees for Support

22 March 2006 “PUT A CORK IN IT” SAYS NEW SPANISH WINEMAKING LAW Spain’s winemaking regulators outlaw alternative closures in top Spanish wines

20 March 2006 U.S. CONSUMERS GIVE CORK THE SEAL OF APPROVAL - Nine out of ten customers think non-cork closures cheapen wine survey says

01 March 2006 ‘Let’s Talk Real Cork’ Mourinho to front UK Cork Campaign

14th March 2005 European Council Resolution advises the production of cork stoppers according to the International Code of Cork Stopper Manufacturing Practices (ICSMP)

22nd February 2005 Bag-a-Cork Recycling - Girl Guides Ontario and Iron Gate Cellarage launch a new environmental initiative

22nd July 2004 Dollar devaluation provokes decrease in cork exports

14th May 2004 APCOR TO RECYCLE EVEN MORE NATURAL CORKS AT THIS YEARS LIWSF

23 March 2004 Integrated cork and wine promotion

12th January 2004 Cork Exports reach 903 million euros

23 December 2003 Champagne and Cork: The combination for seasonal celebrations

19th of December 2003 Portuguese Cork Industry invests two millions euros towards modernizing the industry

5 December 2003 Corchiça Project promotes competitiveness within the Cork Industry Northern Alentejo and Spanish Estremadura regions

15th September 2003 Forest Fires have reduced impact on cork production

12 May 2003 APCOR to recycle even more real corks at this year's LIWSF

10 December 2002 APCOR Organises annual conference to analyse the future of the cork industry

14 November 2002 Cork Quality Council launches in South Africa

7 November 2002 Technical cork seminar in Argentina

22 July 2002 Research studies verify lower than assumed instances of tca-related taint in wine

12 July 2002 Cork panel members visit Portugal for first-ever meeting

12 June 2002 The Prince of Wales attacks systhetic wine stoppers in enrironmental award speech

21 May 2002 APCOR announces €2.5 million grant to fund research into solution to tca in cork

17 April 2002 "Drinking wine is a rite. The bottles and all the objects of this rite have a sort of sacredness

10th April 2002 Real cork - Irreplaceable campaign to recycle 30,000 real corks at the liwsf (21-23 May 2002)

18 March 2002 International Research reveals wine drinkers prefer real cork in their bottles

12 February 2002 APCOR lanches Cork Information Bureau World-wide

7 February 2002 138 Portuguese companies receive 'International code of cork stoppers manufacturing practices' accreditation

6 February 2002 APCOR and CTCOR to host british wine trade conference on recent evolution of wine closures

7 January 2002 Cork industry appoints McCann-Erickson WorldGroup to launch first ever global marketing campaign

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